Behind the Seen: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Avid

Behind the Seen: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Avid

Actually, the real full title is Behind the Seen: How Walter Murch Edited Cold Mountain Using Apple’s Final Cut Pro and What This Means for Cinema but my subtitle choice is somewhat more direct, I feel.

As many of you desk jockeys know, Final Cut Pro is film editing software for Macs that costs less than $1000. Between that and the plummeting price of DV cameras, practically any college kid with either a) indulgent parents or b) one of those spiffy credit cards that they get offered at every turn, is suddenly, well potentially, capable of churning out a Hollywood quality picture.

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