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Recommending Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
October 28, 2024
My father and I have been watching the new Netflix series Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War. Dad is 91 and lives in Maine; I’m 63 and live in San Francisco, so we would arrange daily calls to compare notes on each episode. Excuse me for a quick commercial break: we have two talented editors available soon! Dad and I were impressed with this documentary’s unbiased reporting of Soviet and American relations. For me, it fairly framed the Russian side of the story, for example, Putin’s deep humiliation when the Berlin wall went down. I had no idea!…
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Last Day for Documentary Seminar Sale
November 26, 2023
Today is the last day of our documentary seminar sale! Buy The Ultimate Guide to Structuring Your Documentary for $50 (formerly sold for $297.97). I’m also including for free my most popular seminar: “Editing the Character Driven Documentary” (do not buy from this page, just read it). You’ll also receive two bonus video tutorials on 1) Trailer Editing and 2) Cutting a Feature to a TV hour. This purchase comes with a lifetime, 100% money-back guarantee! Click here to buy The Ultimate Guide to Structuring Your Documentary for $50 and receive the other seminar and tutorials for free.
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Got Editorial Questions for Blog Talk Radio? Plus Webinar Recording!
November 13, 2023
I’m delighted to be interviewed by fundraising expert Carole Dean about documentary storytelling on Blog Talk Radio. Please join us on WED, Nov 15, at 9 a.m. PT. We’ll be discussing AI’s effect on documentary editing as well as solving common editorial problems. If you have an editorial question, please email by TUE along, and I’ll do my best to answer it! Also, here is the link to watch last week’s informative webinar with Keith Ochwat. The techniques for “cut till it bleeds” apply to any kind of cutting, not just for an hour-long cutdown of a feature film. I…
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FILMMAKING Seminar Sale Ends Tomorrow
May 31, 2023
Tomorrow is the last day to take advantage of the two-for-one sale on these acclaimed documentary filmmaking seminars. Buy The Ultimate Guide to Structuring Your Documentary and get Editing the Character-Driven Documentary for free (valued at $77.97). I’m also including my popular 2023 tutorial “Trailer Editing: Seven Essential Rules”. Buy these seminars for $50 here. They come with a full money-back guarantee; no questions asked! Also, at the bottom of our Testimonials page, you’ll find dozens of props for these seminars. Thank you to director Jeff Nachital for this one: “The Ultimate Guide to Structuring Your Documentary was an invaluable…
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Editing Addicts Seek Recovery
April 19, 2023
For those of us who love to cut documentaries, editing is like a dopamine hit. It’s addictive. As a young editor, I spent many late nights tinkering with a scene, which often lead to wasteful overcutting. Other problems crop up too. Ever feel like you’re meandering? Like a tipsy bar fly, the storyline meanders down allies and can’t find its way home. So, what’s the solution? If you’re going to edit yourself, hire a story consultant to guide you. What are the benefits? Like getting a “sponsor,” you’ll gain perspective from an expert. You’ll get clear on your film’s structure.…
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Free Webinar on Trailer Editing
August 18, 2022
Editing a trailer is not only important for a film’s distribution–but also as a fundraising tool aimed at gatekeepers. Join Keith Ochwat (Show&Tell) and I as we explain how to edit a trailer that will impress funders. We’ll also be inviting your questions about trailer editing! Register here for this free live webinar. It’s Thursday, 8/25 @ 1pm PT. And yes, this webinar will be recorded for those who have registered but can’t make it live!
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