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Movie Review - Purge Election Year 6.5/10
By: Sarah Mason on Jul 2, 2016 at 7:30:27 am
The third installment of THE PURGE franchise is out just in time to totally creep out your 4th of July! THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR stars Frank Grillo as the head of security for a US Senator running for President with an anti-purge platform. Her unpopular stances have made her a target for The Purge founders, The New Founding Fathers, (NFFA) and Grillo must get her through the night safely. Along their travels they meet up with a renegade gang of [also] anti purgers, and wrong place/wrong time good samaritans who come to their aid. The film is written and directed...
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Movie Review - Hunt for the Wilderpeople - 9.5/10
By: Sarah Mason on Jul 1, 2016 at 4:00:13 pm
HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE written and directed by New Zealand actor/writer/filmmaker Taika Waititi (WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS), is one of the best films of the Summer. Waititi adapted the screenplay from the novel by Barry Crump. It follows the story of Ricky Baker (Julian Dennison), a bad egg, who by circumstance finds himself on a journey into the New Zealand Bush with his newly adopted Foster "uncle" Hector, brilliantly played by the great Sam Neill....
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The Girls Are Back in Town! Game of Thrones Finale Recap
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 28, 2016 at 5:40:13 pm
If you've seen it, you're probably still screaming, crying, in shock, clapping for justice, or all of the above. Just when we thought we couldn't be dealt anymore justice than the Battle of the Bastards, entre The Winds of Winter! Game of Thrones rewards their loyal fans (like us) with an epic and unforgettable season finale. We recap in detail on this week's Harold & Maudecast "We Talk Thrones" episode, "The Girls are Back in Town!"...
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We Talk Thrones - The Girls Are Back In Town - GoTFinale
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 28, 2016 at 5:37:44 pm
If you've seen it, you're probably still screaming, crying, in shock, clapping for justice, or all of the above. Just when we thought we couldn't be dealt anymore justice than the Battle of the Bastards, entre The Winds of Winter! Game of Thrones rewards their loyal fans (like us) with an epic and unforgettable season finale. We recap in detail on this week's Harold & Maudecast "We Talk Thrones" episode, "The Girls are Back in Town!"...
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We Talk Thrones - S6X09 "The Battle of the Bastards"
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 21, 2016 at 2:01:39 pm
The Battle of the Bastards HOLY SHHHHHT! This week on We Talk Thrones, Game of Thrones, Season 6, Episode 9 "The Battle of the Bastards". Rarely do we get to say this but prepare ye for ULTIMATE JUSTICE! If you haven't seen the episode yet, our podcast is stock full of SPOILERS so be forewarned.
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We Talk Thrones - Battle of the Bastards
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 21, 2016 at 1:52:24 pm
The Battle of the Bastards HOLY SHHHHHT! In this week's episode of We Talk Thrones, Game of Thrones, Season 6, Episode 9 "The Battle of the Bastards" Rarely do we get to say this but this week, ULTIMATE JUSTICE! If you haven't seen the episode yet our podcast recap is stock full of SPOILERS so be forewarned. It was an extremely GIRL POWER episode with the Sansa & Daenery is proving to be the big winners in the Game of Thrones. Take a listen!...
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#MCS EP11: Canon C300 Mark II
By: Mathieu Marano on Jun 20, 2016 at 10:42:55 pm
For the 11th episode we brought in a Canon C300 mkII. Alexis Landriault of MainFilm showed us all the new features and specs. Following the classic C300, this new version has can record 4K images. It also has one of the best autofocus in the market. If you like the C300, you'll love the mkII's improvements....
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Weekly Episode - 271 "A Girl is Zelda"
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 19, 2016 at 10:53:30 am
So much going on this week's podcast! We Talk Thrones, Season 6, Ep 8 "No One', Our Summer horror movie reviews, THE CONJURING 2 & HUSH as well as our trip to the E3 Video Game Expo! It was like going to the chocolate factory, we literally stepped into a world of pure imagination in the Nintendo booth. Listen up for all the recaps, commentary and banter from the Harold & Maudecast....
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We Talk Thrones - S6X08 "No One"
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 19, 2016 at 10:50:02 am
This week on We Talk Thrones, Season 6 Episode 8 "No One". We find out that Arya's blind girl training really paid off, Jamie & Brienne are still a thing, The Hound is out for revenge, gets it, meets some old friends, Cersei's hopes for trial by combat are squashed by her son & Daenerys is back in town, and she's not too happy bout what they've done with the place. Listen up for all the details and our thoughts on where this is all going....
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E3 2016 Highlights
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 19, 2016 at 10:46:14 am
Much to see this year at the annual E3 Video Game Expo which took place from June 12-16 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The biggest buzz on the showfloor, no surprise...VR! Virtual Reality is here yawl. We recap all the cool games and announcement for this year's E3 including the return of Hideo Kojima with Death Stranding starring Norman Reedus exclusive for PS4, Zelda Breath of the Wild, God of War & much much more! Listen up for our full recap....
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We Talk Thrones - S6X08 "No One"
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 18, 2016 at 11:56:24 pm
This week on We Talk Thrones, Season 6 Episode 8 "No One". We find out that Arya's blind girl training really paid off, Jamie & Brienne are still a thing, The Hound is out for revenge, gets it, meets some old friends, Cersei's hopes for trial by combat are squashed by her son & Daenerys is back in town, and she's not too happy bout what they've done with the place. Listen up for all the details and our thoughts on where this is all going....
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Ep 271 A Girl is Zelda
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 18, 2016 at 3:46:05 pm
So much going on this week's podcast! We Talk Thrones, Season 6, Ep 8 "No One', Our Summer horror movie reviews, THE CONJURING 2 & HUSH as well as our trip to the E3 Video Game Expo! It was like going to the chocolate factory, we literally stepped into a world of pure imagination in the Nintendo booth. Listen up for all the fun details!...
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E3 Expo 2016 Highlights
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 18, 2016 at 3:22:48 pm
Much to see this year at the annual E3 Video Game Expo which took place from June 12-16 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The biggest buzz on the showfloor, no surprise...VR! Virtual Reality is here yawl. We recap all the cool games and announcement for this year's E3 including the return of Hideo Kojima with Death Stranding starring Norman Reedus exclusive for PS4, Zelda Breath of the Wild, God of War & much much more! Listen up for our full recap....
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We Talk Thrones - (S6X07) The Broken Man
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 10, 2016 at 1:12:48 pm
On this episode of our weekly podcast, "We Talk Thrones", we recap Game of Thrones, Season 6, Episode 7 "The Broken Man". The Hound is back! And Ian McShane finally appeared, but not for long. We find a new political contender in Lady Lyana of Bear Island and her possible running mate, Ser Davos. Arya runs into trouble with the witch from Hansel and Gretel, and Jamie squares off with the BlackFish. Listen for all the SPOILERS and details before Sunday night's new episode!
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Vittorio Storaro Master of Light and Shadow Goes Digital with Woody Allen
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 7, 2016 at 10:34:25 pm
Three time Oscar Winning Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (APOCALYPSE NOW, THE LAST EMPEROR, REDS) sits in the green room of the Paramount Theater about to speak before the first US screening of Woody Allen's new film, Café Society. Storaro not only brought his genius to the film as Cinematographer, he accomplished something no one else had done thus far -- got Woody Allen to go digital. Café Society was both Allen and Storaro's first full-length feature film shot on digital. Storaro, who in 1983 had tested early HD camera technology from Sony Professional, saw their vision for the future and believed...
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A Beautiful Planet, with Canon & Cinematographer James Neihouse, ASC
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 6, 2016 at 5:29:59 pm
We hit Cine Gear Expo and got extremely lucky thanks to our friends at Canon USA! We got to chat with James Neihouse, ASC, to discuss his experience making the IMAX film A BEAUTIFUL PLANET. The film, a collaboration between Canon and NASA, was shot from space (oh yeah), entirely on Canon EOS C500 and the Canon EOS 1D-C. A BEAUTIFUL PLANET is narrated by Jennifer Lawrence, and features footage filmed from space by the crew of the ISS. The film made its theatrical debut on April 29, 2016 in select cities and is currently screening on IMAX theaters across...
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Ep 270 Harold & Maude's Day Off - Movie Reviews
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 6, 2016 at 5:15:12 pm
This week on The Harold & Maudecast we review a whole bunch of movies -- THE LOBSTER, LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP, TEENAGE MUTANT TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES and THE FOREST. For individual reviews please visit, https://soundcloud.com/you/tracks
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Now Streaming Reviews - The Forest & Pride&Prejudice&Zombies
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 6, 2016 at 5:00:00 pm
On this episode of Justice & Doom Movie Reviews, we review two NOW STREAMING on Amazon films, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES and THE FOREST. Both horror genre, P&P&Z stars Lily James (Cinderella, Downton Abbey), as Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennet, but this Lizzie kicks zombie aaaasss. The film is based on Seth Grahame-Smith's graphic novel of the same name which is a new twist on Jane Austen's most beloved classic, Pride and Prejudice. Following the story of Lizzie and Darcy and the whole Bennet clan quite closely, it's a fun mash up for that very small niche of fans that...
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The Lobster Movie Review - 9/10
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 6, 2016 at 4:14:21 pm
On this episode of Justice & Doom NOW PLAYING reviews we talk THE LOBSTER! A film critically acclaimed by over a dozen festivals including Cannes where it won 3 Jury awards. This bizarre vision of a Dystopian society where single people are forced to find a mate within 45 days or be turned into an animal, lives up to the hype. Colin Farrell in a career best performance stars alongside Rachel Weisz, John C. Reilly, Lea Seydoux and an incredible supporting cast of vet actors. Director and Co-Writer, Yorgos Lanthimos, has been showered with awards and nominations the last few...
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Ep 269 Dragon Balls
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 2, 2016 at 12:29:23 am
This week we cover a lot of ground! We recap Game of Thrones, Season 6, Ep 6, "Blood of My Blood", Penny Dreadful, Season 3, Ep 5 and our review of XMEN Apocalypse. Enjoy!...
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XMen Apocalypse Movie Review 5.5/10
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 2, 2016 at 12:11:45 am
This week we review the highly anticipated new XMen movie, XMEN APOCALYPSE. Well, it was highly anticipated to those of us who watch the first trailer in Hall H at Comic Con 2015. Unfortunately, it does not live up to our own hype, or anyone else's. We did something we rarely do, DOOMED it. Listen to our review to find out why it received a 5.5/10, DOOM, on our Justice & Doom Movie Meter....
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We Talk Thrones - Blood of My Blood
By: Sarah Mason on Jun 1, 2016 at 11:59:43 pm
This week on We Talk Thrones, Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 6, "Blood of My Blood". Samwell takes Gilly back to meet mom and pop, doesn't go so well but he gains a lot of confidence and a big sword. Arya makes the decision not to kill her new buddy The Actress (Essie Davis), #wetoldyouso. The High Sparrow gives everyone in Kings Landing a lesson in how to play Thrones and Daenerys shows off some really big Dragon Balls.
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Ep 268 Hold the Door
By: Sarah Mason on May 26, 2016 at 4:56:09 pm
On this week's episode of The Harold & Maudecast's series, WE TALK THRONES, We talk Hodor! A moment of silence please, for our fallen friend. Episode 5 of Season 6 of Game of Thrones, "The Door" gives us Hodor's origin story, and it's awesome, in that way only Thrones can deliver.
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Sing Street Movie Review 9.5/10
By: Sarah Mason on May 26, 2016 at 3:56:52 pm
On this episode of Justice & Doom Movie Reviews we review the wonderful Irish Film, SING STREET, we loved this film! It is set in Dublin in 1985. In short, it's about a boy, who likes a girl, so he starts a band. It's a coming of age story beautifully written, directed and with stand out acting performances by Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton and a magnificent crew of young Irish actors. The cast includes Aidan Gillen (aka Little Finger from GAME OF THRONES) and Maria Doyle Kennedy (THE COMMITMENTS. The film premiered in March at the Dublin International...
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We Talk Thrones S6X4 - Reunited and it Feels So Good
By: Sarah Mason on May 17, 2016 at 5:05:14 pm
Epic and satisfying episode this week on Game of Thrones, Season 6, Episode 4 "The Book of the Stranger". Finally, a moment we've been waiting for - Starks Reunite! Sansa shows up at Castle Black just as Jon Snow is about to leave in a torched huff (I did my best and they murdered me, wah). Meanwhile in the other side of the Seven Kingdoms Daenerys shows the Khals exactly what it means to be The Unburnt.
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Game Review - Michonne Ep 2: Give No Shelter
By: Sarah Mason on May 16, 2016 at 2:15:16 pm
Welcome to Confession of a Basement Dweller Game Reviews! Jake Essoe reviews the second installment of the Telltale Games Mini-Series "The Walking Dead: Michonne". Take a listen to his in depth review of the game play as well as some useful hints. Enjoy!...
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EP 267 Game of Captains
By: Sarah Mason on May 14, 2016 at 5:56:04 pm
This week on Ep 267 of The Harold & Maudecast, "Game of Captains" we review Game of Thrones, Season 6, Ep 3 also our movie review of Captain America: Civil War and our preview of Summer 2016 upcoming moves. Listen now!...
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Ghosts of Thrones Past
By: Sarah Mason on May 14, 2016 at 5:51:39 pm
This week on WE TALK THRONES, "Ghosts of Thrones Past", recap of Game of Thrones, Season 6, Episode 3. Legendary actor Max Von Sydow takes Bran on a trip back in time to see a young Ned Stark discovering what we assume is the truth about Jon Snow's mother. Ramsay is given a bargaining tool, Arya's No Name Girl retrieves her sight, Jon Snow serves up justice (suck it Ollie), Cersei and Jamie conspire, we got it all. Listen now!...
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NAB Interviews - ProMAX Systems
By: Sarah Mason on May 12, 2016 at 11:35:09 am
Co-Host Jake Essoe, on behalf of Creative COW (www.creativecow.net) interviews ProMAX Systems CEO, Jess Hartmann about their exciting new ingest to archive shared storage solution unveiled at NAB 2016 - Platform Workflow Server V5.
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Jungle Book Movie Review - 8.5/10
By: Sarah Mason on May 11, 2016 at 4:07:44 pm
We review Jon Favreau's new adaptation of THE JUNGLE BOOK based on Rudyard Kipling's eponymous collective works and inspired by Walt Disney's 1967 animated film of the same name. The film stars Bill Murray, Sir Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson and newcomer Neel Sethi as Mowgli....
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Snell Advanced Media (SAM) NAB 2016 Interview
By: Sarah Mason on May 11, 2016 at 12:00:39 pm
The Harold & Maudecast Co-Host Jake Essoe speaks to Tim Felstead, Head of Product Marketing at Snell Advanced Media (SAM), about their newly introduced product line at NAB 2016. SAM is the fusion of Quantel and Snell "A new company that has the vision and technology to deliver business-transforming solutions"
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Making the Switch to X - A Comparative Study
By: Charlie Austin on May 10, 2016 at 2:05:41 pm
In a special NAB 2016 presentation at the FCP Exchange Workshop sponsored by FCPWORKS, Creative COW leader Charlie Austin compares FCP X to other NLEs from an editor's perspective. In addition to describing the “intangible” time saving benefits of working in FCP X vs. others, he also presents some unique benefits of FCP X that are impossible or impractical in other NLEs. Even if you prefer editing in other NLEs, Charlie describes some very compelling reasons to add FCP X to your workflow.
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Canon CITS NAB 2016 - The Best Customer Support in the Industry
By: Sarah Mason on May 10, 2016 at 2:03:00 pm
Jake Essoe, Co-Host of the Harold & Maudecast talks to Doris Higginbotham, president of Canon Information Technology Services, Inc. and members of her team at CITS to discuss her team's progressive employee programs enabling Canon to be a top leader in Customer Support.
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360° Virtual Reality with FCPX
By: FCPWORKS on May 10, 2016 at 2:02:51 pm
Alex Gollner and Tim Dashwood presented all you need to know about working with VR 360° video in Final Cut Pro X and Motion. Alex explained the art of spherical video from first principles. He showed how editors can learn specialised tools that use 'equirectangular' video, effects and graphic overlays to tell stories that play out all around you. Alex also explained how editors can share their work with millions of smartphone users around the world. Tim then gave a quick rundown of the science of high-end VR video effects that are available for Final Cut Pro X today. dashwood3d.com
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Motion Power Tips
By: FCPWORKS on May 10, 2016 at 1:57:51 pm
Mark Spencer showed us why every Final Cut Editor should have Motion as part of their toolbox, even if they have no desire to become motion graphics artists. He gave examples demonstrating how easy it can be to publish Motion templates to Final Cut Pro X, to modify existing titles, transitions, and effects to make them more powerful, and how to use Motion to create visual effects like screen replacements and object removal.
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Day Three: Editing on DaVinci Resolve 12.5
By: walter biscardi on May 10, 2016 at 1:56:10 pm
It s Day Three of my real world editing on DaVinci Resolve 12.5 and this is going to be the longest blog yet as I want to show you guys a lot of the little things that are making editing in Resolve a pleasure. I know there are a lot of questions still out there whether this is really a professional editor. For me it s the small things that separate the applications making life efficient and fun for the the editor. I also had a pleasant surprise today. Alexis Van Hurkman, the man who literally wrote the manual on...
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Automatic Duck— New Product Reveal
By: FCPWORKS on May 10, 2016 at 1:55:10 pm
Wes Plate, the founder and president of Automatic Duck, Inc., gave the world premiere public demonstration of their coming-soon app Xsend Motion. This new translator converts timelines from FCPX to Motion 5, like the Send to Motion feature users miss from the old days of Final Cut Pro Studio. automaticduck.com
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Color Finale
By: FCPWORKS on May 10, 2016 at 1:52:25 pm
Denver Riddle develops and demonstrates this color grading plugin which brings the deep power of color correction right into Final Cut Pro X and unveils a brand new version of his product. try.colorgradingcentral.com/colorfinale/
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Final Cut Pro X Power Tips
By: FCPWORKS on May 10, 2016 at 1:49:52 pm
In his FCP X Power Tips session, Steve Martin from Rippletraining.com will organize, rate, edit, trim, add transitions, work with music, retime and apply a LUT to a short film without touching the mouse even once (well, maybe just once). Steve's session effectively buries the notion that FCP X is primarily a mouse-driven application.
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NAB 2016 : 360 and VR rigs for Blackmagic cameras by 360 Design
By: Mathieu Marano on May 10, 2016 at 1:48:34 pm
We were at the Supermeet in Las Vegas where we met Alx Klive of 360 Design who builds 360 rigs for the Blackmagic micro cinema camera and the Blackmagic micro Studio camera 4K. The have a 3 camera and a 4 camera model that they sell fully equipped with lens and all. Here is our interview.
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Inverleigh TV NAS Case Study
By: FCPWORKS on May 10, 2016 at 1:47:34 pm
Sam Mestman presents a look inside the adoption of Final Cut Pro X by the Inverleigh in Melbourne. Put to the highest broadcast and professional standards over a rigorous series of tests, Final Cut Pro X passed with flying colors. Learn the process from A to Z. As part of the discussion, Philip Hodgetts shows off Magic Keywords in Lumberjack System! lumberjacksystem.com
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M|Replay: Instant Replay for the Rest of Us
By: FCPWORKS on May 10, 2016 at 1:39:37 pm
Pierre Chevalier presented Softron’s broadcast software solutions on the Mac. He demonstrated M|Replay, the first instant replay software on the Mac. M|Replay is a major game changer for the industry as it allows the modern broadcasters to use the Mac for every step of a production. The demo showed how easy instant replay can be with M|Replay. softron.tv
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Large scale television production edited on location
By: FCPWORKS on May 10, 2016 at 1:26:31 pm
When one of largest production companies in Denmark, Metronome Productions (a part of Endemol Shine Group), set out to produce what was to become one of the highest rated television series on Danish TV2, they turned to Final Cut Pro X. Having been an integral part of Metronome's post-production for years, Final Cut Pro X proved to be the most flexible, fastest and most reliable NLE for this enormous task. Heads of Metronome's Final Cut Pro Team Ryan Velin and Mads Larsen Nielsen will talk about using Final Cut Pro X on a large scale production and they will show...
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