Film editor, workflow enthusiast and occasional programmer.
I'm Evan Schiff, film editor of some things you've definitely seen and some things you should see. I also have a suite of online tools and an archive of articles on workflow that might help you get started as an assistant editor (either your own or someone else's).
Managing VFX is a daunting subject and a big task, even for smaller films. It’s also a difficult workflow to try to describe generically, but after many years of requests for a writeup on the job of a VFX Editor, I decided to give it a shot. Here goes…
Here's my attempt to write a somewhat future-proof guide to getting the materials of your film turned over to all the various departments that editors and assistant editors interact with.
On Star Trek Into Darkness, we put a lot of effort into creating and maintaining a running 5.1 temp mix inside Media Composer. This article gives you an in-depth look at the process, both technically and creatively, and the challenges we solved along the way.