The Terence and Philip Show

Episode 41: The fallout from Bunim Murray’s NLE choice

Terence — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:37:27 +0000

Starting with the decision to go to Media Composer at Bunim Murray, Terence and Philip discuss the state of NLEs today and the business behind them. Its a long show and it covers a lot.

Episode 40: Will we be outsourced or automated out of existence?

Terence — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:24:16 +0000

In this episode Terence and Philip discuss the outsourcing of editing jobs, remote (a.k.a cloud) editing and automation in production. What’s happening now and how will it evolve in the near future. Philip also sneaks in a preview of an interesting show he’ll be involved with in 2012.

Thanks Alex Talavera for editing and making us sound intelligent.

Episode 39: What is the future of the post house?

Terence — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:35:54 +0000

Starting with an article “Hollywood & the Job Crisis” that leads to be a discussion about constantly changing business model. Right now the model seems to be “how low can you go” which is ultimately self defeating. Where do you go from here? Talent and desire are what will sell. How did post houses get to this, and what will the future hold? What is your Unique Selling Proposition?

Many thanks to Curtis Fritsch for editing and making us sound smarter.

Episode 38: Three NLEs, three approaches to 64 bit.

Terence — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:25:03 +0000

In this episode Terence and Philip discuss the different approaches to updating their NLEs to 64bit modern architectures, with a particular emphasis on Media Composer 6, Avid’s just-released 64 bit update to the venerable Media Composer.

Thanks again to Curtis Fritsch for editing and making us sound smarter than we are.

Episode 37: Final Cut Pro X 10.0.1

Terence — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:29:47 +0000

The discussion starts with a discussion of the release of Final Cut Pro X 10.0.1. We know what features are in this release and what else is coming in “early 2012″ but what will Apple do for Version 2?

Terence and Philip discuss Intelligent Assistance’s new release Project X27 for transferring Final Cut Pro X XML to Final Cut Pro 7 XML for use in Color, Soundtrack Pro, Premiere Pro CS 5.5, OMF export and beyond. This leads to a discussion about the various flavors of XML and the differences in data structures between the two versions of Final Cut Pro. The differences between the publicly available FCPXML and the internal AXEL XML format used by Apple internally and for the Automatic Duck OMF/AAF export from Final Cut Pro X.

We briefly discuss the Automatic Duck changes in that context.

Back to the Final Cut Pro X discussion we talk about how fast Final Cut Pro X is in practical editing, and where the deal breakers may be for certain editors.

Many thanks to Curtis Fritsch for editing and making us sound smarter.

Episode 36: What’s interesting to us (Film is Dead)

Terence — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:50:24 +0000

A series of topics starting with large sensor cameras in production, the November 3 announcements from Canon Professional video, RED and Avid. Then on to the death of film, the cinema experience, and the problems of 3D.

We’ve been predicting the demise of the Mac Pro in the current form fact for some time, and during this early October recording, we discuss what has this week become rumor: the demise of the heavy iron workstation. (And the value of SSD.)

Terry reports from the Monitor shootout day sponsored by the Hollywood Post Alliance, and HPA sponsored workflows.

We also get onto the future of Apple after the loss of Steve Jobs (just like everyone else!), leading to a discussion of who invented what?

The implications of Siri for postproduction: specialist tools vs generalists tools.

Many thanks to Curtis Fritsch for editing and making us sound smarter.

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Episode 35: The Templatorization of “Creativity”

Terence — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:47:58 +0000

The trend toward basing creative endeavors on templates has been a trend for many years, culminating in Hollywood’s use of its history as templates for its current production.

Whether this is a good or bad thing depends on whether you value your personal creativity, or you’re pushing a budget to get a project finished.

Thanks to Curtis Fritsch for editing the show and making us sound intelligent.

Episode 34: Transmedia

Terence — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:52:36 +0000

In this show Terence and Philip tackle Transmedia, the successor to “multi-media”. Transmedia is the extension of a program to more ways for the audience to interact with the program, story and characters. Is Transmedia the future of television?

Thanks to Alpha Dogs intern Sean Yap for editing the show and making us sound intelligent.

Episode 33: Concepts of editing

Terence — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:22:44 +0000

In this episode Terence and Philip consider the concepts of editing introduced with Final Cut Pro X, and who it might be made for. One thing for sure, Philip doesn’t like you using the word “Prosumer”!

Episode 32: Final Cut Pro X, and the response, a month later

Terence — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:49:29 +0000

In this episode Terence and Philip discuss how the postproduction landscape has changed a month after Final Cut Pro X was revealed. How has the competition responded and how has the Final Cut Pro community has reacted. Lots of discussion on the launch and subsequent response to Final Cut Pro X, touching on every aspect of the release.

Why is there an emotional connection with creatives and their tools? Where do Final Cut Pro 7 users go? Who is really focused on NLEs in professional postproduction? Oh, and yes, Philip has new software for Final Cut Pro X (inspired by Terry in part).

Many thanks to Isai Espinoza for editing the show again and making us sound smart.

Episode 31: Is Branded Media the future of Production Finance?

Philip — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:10:17 +0000

Sponsored movies of the 70′s and 80′s were the precursor to Branded Entertainment, and it’s a major way of getting funded today. But is it the future? Terence and Philip discuss examples and why it might be more successful.

Many thanks to Isai Espinoza for editing the show again and making us sound smart.

Episode 30: Final Cut Pro X

Terence — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:33:02 +0000

Maybe this should be Episode 3X!

Philip had one week’s early access to Final Cut Pro X and answers Terry’s questions in this 30th episode of The Terence and Philip Show.

Philip’s book, Conquering the metadata foundations of Final Cut Pro X is now available.

Many, many thanks to Isai Espinoza for editing the show again and making us sound smart, particularly on this show!! Thanks Isai, awesome job.

Episode 29: The Business of the Biz

Terence — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:21:10 +0000

In this episode Terence and Philip tackle the business side of the Biz: where we’re at, what being in business means and how to price yourself appropriately.

During the show Terry mentioned some online resources for calculating hourly rate, etc.

Calculate your business costs http://freelanceswitch.com/rates/

Cost of Doing Business calculator http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/business_practices/cdb/cdbcalc.cfm

Plumbing calculator (for when you decide to switch businesses!) http://www.masterplumbers.com/utilities/costcalc/

And thanks to Rob Birnholz of Absolute Motion Graphics for this pertinent comment:

Many thanks to Isai Espinoza for editing the show again and making us sound smart.

Episode 28: Video is just another form of literacy

Terence — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:31:49 +0000

In this episode of The Terence and Philip Show, the discussion revolves around the question of whether or not “video production” is ‘just another form of literacy’. Some will make their living based on their literary abilities; others use it very peripherally to how they earn a living.

Episode 27: Interns, Internships and Getting Started

Terence — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:02:15 +0000

In this episode Terence and Philip are joined by Alpha Dogs’ employee Isai Espinoza in a discussion about the value of Internships to both the employer and the intern, how to get the best out of an internship, and what’s in it for the employer. In typical fashion, this quickly leads to a discussion about breaking into the business, and what it takes to make it.

Many thanks to Isai Espinoza for not only joining us for the recording but for editing the show again and making us sound smart.

Episode 26: Is cloud editing the future of editing?

Terence — Tue, 03 May 2011 23:11:31 +0000

Is the cloud the future of editing: with a facility cloud or a remote cloud? How will the tape shortage change delivery into the cloud? How does cloud editing work? Will the cloud be suitable for archive? Will the cloud lead to outsourcing?

(Recorded before Apple’s NAB Final Cut Pro X preview was announced to be at the Supermeet.)

Many thanks to Isai Espinoza for editing the show again and making us sound smart.

Episode 25: NAB and Final Cut Pro X

Terence — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:00:36 +0000

In this Episode – recorded while Philip was still in Las Vegas before the NAB Show ended – Terence and Philip share their thoughts on the sneak peek of Final Cut Pro X. The good, the bad and the questions.

Many thanks to Isai Espinoza for editing the show again and making us sound smart and for turning this around so quickly.

Episode 24: The Netflix Advantage

Terence — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:25:58 +0000

Terence and Philip consider the changes to the financial dynamics caused by Netflix’s funding of House of Cards. Is Netflix a new studio model? Where’s the opportunity for innovation in programming if everything is data driven?

Philip’s NAB session on “Growing and Monetizing an Audience” is mentioned. If you want to go and haven’t yet registered register at http://bit.ly/NABSM08 to get the discount automatically, or at http://www.nabshow/register using the code SM08.

Late breaking – Google is also getting into the content business. (If you hit the WSJ paywall, head to news.google.com and search for “Google to revamp YouTube with Channels”)

Episode 23: The tape shortage crisis and what it means

Terence — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:26:46 +0000

Terence and Philip start discussing the tape shortage crisis – particularly HDCAM SR – caused by the situation in Japan: is tape dead, or will it merely lead to a resurgence of D5? Who’s accepting file-based delivery, is that even practical, and who gets to drive the need for tape delivery?

Remember, “No-one ever voluntarily changes their workflow”!

Considerations of tape shortage leads to discussion on archiving non-tape sources, and the issues surrounding that. What do we do in a world with tape shortage and ever increasing costs of hard drives?

Many thanks to Isai Espinoza for editing the show again and making us sound smart.

Episode 22: Thunderbolt and Lightpeak

Terence — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:36:41 +0000

You’ve likely heard about the new interconnect technology called Thunderbolt now that it is released, but Lightpeak during development at Intel. With two 10 Gbit/sec channels this has some interconnect power, at budget pricing. It’ll make a big difference when momentum gathers.

We also talk about the implications for hardware design, and whether or not there will be need for a “tower” configuration in the future.

[Update 4/6] Apple sure look like they’re spreading Thunderbolt across their entire product line, not just Macs: Apple expanding Thunderbolt team for new devices equipped with high-speed ports. and Apple patents Hybrid USB 3.0/Display Port Connector. Thunderbolt connects via DisplayPort.

Many thanks to Isai Espinoza for editing the show again and making us sound smart.

Episode 21: Talking about the “new” Final Cut Pro

Terence — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:47:47 +0000

This is the show where we talk for twenty eight and a half minutes about a version of Final Cut Pro that neither of us have seen, nor have any real information about. We make some intelligent guesses on what to expect.

Many thanks to Isai Espinoza for editing the show and making us sound smart.

Episode 20: How good is “good enough”?

Terence — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:01:09 +0000

With the advent of high quality acquisition tools for relatively little money, is there really a role for the highest quality production outside of niches?

Terry and Philip have different understandings and it makes for an interesting show.

Episode 19: Starting over in a “Green field” revisited.

Terence — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:35:57 +0000

We originally talked about the concept of starting over in production with a Green field – no established starting points – in episode 11. In this episode we take it a little deeper as Terry and Philip revisit the subject.

Another longish show, so put on a render, pull out the snow blower or take a long walk.

Episode 18: What’s coming in 2011

Terence — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:04:22 +0000

In this episode Terence and Philip, with Greg Huson from Secret HQ, look forward to what we can expect in 2011. You might want to pace yourself on this one as we’ve set a new record for show length.

What will the Microsoft Kinect be used for? Who’ll be releasing new software this year – will we see new versions of Media Composer, Final Cut Pro or Adobe Creative Suite? Will Avid open up to 3rd party hardware? What will be in those releases? Is this the year Metadata (finally) takes off?

How many movies have to not make money from 3D before the fad is over? Or will 3D TV spark 3D production? Will we see RED Epic this year and will it be a success? What will develop with large sensor cameras?

How will the collapse of State Governments affect production subsidies? Will runaway production come back to LA?

When will the tipping point come when distribution breaks out of broadcast and cable channel models? Is ivi going to be ruled legal? What’s the future of Netflix? Is a social network a replacement for channel guides?

What do we wish we could predit for this year? More use of metadata for production automation and where it comes from? What if we didn’t do a first string-out manually? This leads to a discussion of the philosophy of editing.

What will be this year’s surprise? Another DSLR? Another daVinci/Smoke on Mac?

What will happen in distribution? What’s the future of DVD Extras?

What isn’t going to happen that needs to happen?

Episode 17: Look back on 2010

Terence — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:23:12 +0000

In this episode, Terence and Philip – with able assistance from Secret HQ’s Greg Huson – take a look back on what changed in 2010: cheaper (and great) technology, large sensors, 3D, the state of the business, distribution options and more.

There’s a lot in this show from Resolve to dissolve.