Film Craft
Pricing and clearing archive footage for the edit
How licensed archive and stock footage is priced and cleared, when a clip carries a scene, and how an editor checks usability before the timeline.
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Film Craft
Directing, editing and the small choices that turn coverage into a scene.
Directing, editing and the small choices that turn coverage into a scene. Read the notes in order when you are planning a project, or jump into the decision that is closest to your next day on set.
Film Craft
Direct actors with playable objectives and clear stakes
A practical directing language for giving actors playable objectives, stakes and useful adjustments.
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Film Craft
Edit scenes around contrast, rhythm and audience attention
A scene-editing method for using shot length, reaction beats and sound bridges with purpose.
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