For the seven people in the world who haven’t yet seen The Force Awakens, I must warn you; here be (pretty minor) spoilers. I’ve done my best to avoid the biggest, but seriously, if you haven’t seen this film yet then I think you need to reevaluate your choices in life. Most of you readingContinue reading “The Other Mystery Box”
Category Archives: Filmmaking – General
No Such Thing As Too Easy To Use
Every day, we use complex machinery without thinking about its design. We turn a tap, and water comes out of the faucet. We pick up a phone and dial a number, and we’re connected. So simple that you don’t even remember learning how to do it. So why does editing software have to be complicated?Continue reading “No Such Thing As Too Easy To Use”
On Not Winning An Award
Losing sucks. It’s awful. Anyone who tells you different is lying. It hurts. I’m not talking about sports, where there are great stories of teams showing great character, determination and dignity in a hard fought defeat. At the most recent football World Cup, the US soccer team won over a legion of fans with theirContinue reading “On Not Winning An Award”
Whose Edit Is It Anyway
A real conversation from my office; My colleague Jess, on seeing a rough cut of an episode of our latest series; “That’s really good” Me: “Sarah (my assistant) cut that one”. Sarah: “Yeah, but you told me what to do”. Me: “That doesn’t matter, you still edited it”. This got me thinking about ownership ofContinue reading “Whose Edit Is It Anyway”
Restricted Intelligence 3
It’s becoming a yearly tradition; the sharing of the latest Restricted Intelligence trailer… This summer we completed work on Season 3 of Restricted Intelligence. It’s amazing to see how far it’s come in the now four years I’ve been at Twist and Shout, and the conversations we have about the direction it takes. Being ourContinue reading “Restricted Intelligence 3”