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W.S. Merwin Documentary

Andrew RiceGrading, Project News

The W.S. Merwin documentary I have been working on with Stefan Schaefer of Cicala Filmworks has been a long project. It is going on 3 years now, and we are approaching the ever moving finishing line. Its been an amazing project that I feel honored to be a part of. We world premiered our feature documentary EVEN THOUGH THE WHOLE WORLD …

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Every Board Has A Story

Andrew RiceEditing, Project News

Synopsis Every Board Has A Story is a multifaceted feature length documentary about the history of surf boards and the current efforts to produce environmentally friendly components.

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Turning Hawaii into the Old West

Andrew RiceGrading

…Green to brown in a few easy steps ***Before & After movie at the bottom of this post!*** Our latest project, a short film called The Roundup, posed some interesting hurdles for us to jump over in the world of Post.  I was lucky enough to work on this project with Stefan Schaefer of Cicala Filmworks.  Stefan and I have …

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*%$#! Apple – Apple reportedly questioning future of Mac Pro

Andrew RiceEditing

…Apple decides to stick it to the Pro’s, one more time! Apple reportedly questioning future of Mac Pro: Reported from Appleinsider First they screw Pro’s by releasing FCPX. Read more on my blog for how lame this product was! And don’t get me wrong, I have been a long time Apple Loyalist. I have been on an Apple since 1991, …

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The Grand Journey – FCP to AVID in a few easy steps

Andrew RiceEditing

…”Easy” is a relative term That’s right, “Easy” is a relative term, especially when switching to a new way of doing things, but using the same basic concepts.  What do I mean you ask?  Well, I am still editing video…something I have been doing since 1999, and the tools to accomplish this task in Media Composer are similar to the …

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Kenai Productions purchased our AVID license

Andrew RiceEditing

It’s Official – And we are stoked! Good bye Final Cut Pro…Hello AVID Media Composer! We made the switch, its official.  Funny, when people reference switching they usally mean switching “to Apple” not “away from Apple”.  Don’t get me wrong.  I still love my Mac Pro, and a lot of other things about Apple, and I will probably still be …

How Final Cut Pro X forced me to go Pro

Andrew RiceEditing

…and Become an AVID Editor. I was excited, yes I was, for the release of Apple’s Final Cut Pro X. I have been using the software since 2000. That’s over 10 years. I had invested lots of $ in the program, and also a lot in the many plugins I use. So when Apple said they were going to make …