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I'm not involved in the film industry at a professional level and I don't have a really cool job. I drive a Taxi for a living. But when I'm not putting food on the table and paying the mortgage, I'm writing my screenplays and making short films in the hope that one day I can make films for a living, that's the dream.

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Article Comment – Music Track Not Long Enough for Your Video? This Is One of the Fastest Ways to Extend It

I never knew about this feature. It's great. When will it be in Premiere Pro. No one uses Audition, do they?

5 years ago
Article Comment – Watch: Emulate Paul Thomas Anderson's Shot List

I've tried a bunch of production apps over the years. I always end up just going back to pencil and paper. It's much faster and it actually aids the creative flow. Apps and computers hinder the creative flow. You can grab any old piece of paper anywhere and jot an idea down. What happens when you use apps? You end up digging through menus and using templates that never do 'everything' you need so you compromise, and then get out your pencil and paper.

5 years ago
Article Comment – These 3 Adobe Sneak Peeks Are a Big F*cking Deal for the Future of Post Production

Cloak looks amazing. I can see that effect being used a lot. It does all depend on how much processing power is required though. There are already a couple of plugins in AE that are every bit as impressive but just take for ever to use and are sometimes just impractical.

5 years ago
Article Comment – Why Screenwriting Rules are a Myth

This article is so spot on and resonates wildly with me from my experience at The University of Sunderland. We had a lecturer that taught us to write in a certain way. Never use 'pros' always keep the action what you can see show don't tell all of that. NEVER use flashback as it's a sign of a bad or inexperienced writer. All of these things were then as this article suggests then regurgitated as gospel by other and often on social media quite viciously. Now I just write the way I write and if others don't like it, that's their problem. You just can't write in such a limited way and entertain the reader. If the opening few pages grip the reader straight away no one will care. What they read your script thinks the stories amazing but then tell you to go away because the formattings not right. I don't think so.

5 years ago
Article Comment – Colin Trevorrow No Longer Directing 'Star Wars: Episode IX'

Why didn't they just let him finish the film. They made their choice they should have just stuck with it.

5 years ago
Article Comment – Colin Trevorrow No Longer Directing 'Star Wars: Episode IX'

They've offered "Guy Ritchie" the job...... Kidding HAHA.

5 years ago

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