#412 - Be Kind Rewind (Part Deux)
“We need you to land the plane.
- Surely you can't be serious?
I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.”
Goofball comedy? Does it still exist in the tradition of Airplane, Hot Shots, and Police Academy? Well, it really should.
It's just about still August, and the holiday vibes continue around here (do these kids ever go back to school?), so, apropos of the end of the summer, I thought I'd take another trip down memory lane and delve into the rich archives of Cut/daily.
But fear not!
There are some stupendous issues of Cut/daily lined up for September, so just sit tight for some original IP.
On the back of last week's issue of Cut/daily, we'll explore a detailed breakdown of Eddie Hamilton's 11+ timeline organising tactics, break open a barrel of post-production funnies, and devour a smörgåsbord of AI-related video editing insights.
But first...
It's time for another one-click survey!
How Eddie Does It - 11+ Ways to Organise Your Timeline
After watching Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 editor Eddie Hamilton's 22-minute timeline tour, you should be able to spot all 12 of his organisational techniques for keeping a timeline of this magnitude in check.
All of these are involved simultaneously:
- Clip Labelling
- Track Labelling
- Track Layout/Structure
- Markers
- Subcaps
- Colour Coding (clips, markers, stems etc.)
- Nested Clips
- Muting
- Sequence Division (Reels)
- Sequence Versioning
- Codec Choice
- Using the Timecode track to separate audio/video
If you missed last week's issue, #411 - Eddie Hamilton edits $180 million movies with this? then click through for 7 more useful insights.