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We decided to take generative AI's pulse once again, as it (almost) becomes sentient ! Each of us also share one clip created with AI and discuss it, ultimately learning that our dear Piotr is a traitor to the show, since he distributed his own AI generated clips to advertise his (excellent) short film "Yellow Ticket" and probably made money off our sweaty backs (Piotr denies making any cent, but...

We invited Robert Frost, editor of Slow Horses, to talk about movie rating and film review sites. What are their pros and cons? Plus why wouldn't Erwann put a "heart" to his rating of Piotr's short film? All that and more in this episode. What do you think of movie rating systems and sites? Jim Cummings Reads Your Letterboxd Reviews: https://youtu.be/Nb23NWTkwYc -- We'd love to hear from you! Perh...

Piotr talks with filmmaker, Jim Cummings who shares his insights on indie film making, festival strategies, and online distribution. In this in-depth conversation, they discuss his experiences with releasing short films, navigating film festivals, and adapting to the evolving landscape of digital distribution. Jim also talks about his upcoming projects, the importance of craftsmanship in cinema, a...

Piotr, Ricardo & Erwann deconstruct their favorite action scenes (or not !) from an editing standpoint, what works and what doesn't, and why. They talk action in animated films, why John Woo is still the king of gunfights, and Gareth Evans' vicious and entertaining "finishing" moves. How about you, do you have a favorite movie kill in action films ? Here's the link to the youtube version: http...

Ricardo and Piotr ask Erwann to share tips on cutting action scenes, since he has worked many times with professional stuntman-turned-director Jean-Charles Rousseau. They discuss key tricks to make action look and sound better, while revisiting Erwann's shorts and famous action movies. Then they all fight each other to death to know who's the best editor. What's your favorite action film? -- We'd...

1st episode of a new year (2025) and a new season! Ricky, Piotr and Erwann do a 2024 year in review. The episode hits with Erwann playing "Love Theme from The Godfather" on a music box, he gifted the others for Christmas. Then he complains about not having a nickname. The boys discuss their goals for the year: Ricky and Erwann don't want to put things off and Piotr wants to get rejected more and s...

Episode 30: Piotr tries to sell Ricardo & Erwann on jumping ship and abandoning their NLE of choice for the upcoming, revolutionary (his words), cloud based NLE: "Sequence". Erwann details why Final Cut finally releasing a big update is something that gave him back hope in a better life, as Apple embraces AI to catch up to its competitors. Finally Ricardo talks about the polish Camerimage Film...

Episode 29: The gang investigates the Rashomon Effect ! They discuss the Kurosawa movie that started it all, the unreliable narrator theory, how the psychology field seized the term, and how Rashomon's legacy can be felt to this day in cinema, through movies like Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel" or David Fincher "Gone Girl". Ricardo also forces his co-hosts to listen to his painful childhood memorie...

Episode 28! Ricky, Piotr and Erwann have been giving each other feedback on their projects, so they talk about how to spare everyone’s feelings while giving constructive criticism. They wonder who to ask for feedback, what to really keep from the notes given, test screenings, and the insanity of rating movies with the thumbs up/thumbs down method that streaming services enjoy. Also, is "It’s borin...

A listener asked to hear more about editing techniques so Ricky and Piotr talk about the Kuleshov Effect or Editor’s Effect. Named after early 20th century Russian film maker and film theorist, Lev Kuleshov, the “Effect” or “Kuleshov Experiment” as it was also known as, was actually a demonstration proving the effectiveness of existing editing techniques.  Ricky and Piotr...

The theme of this week's episode is "With great power comes great responsibility" as Piotr and Ricky talking about a few of the new AI offerings from Adobe (Generative Extend and Firefly) and Flawless AI's DeepEditor. Without getting deep into describing Adobe's applications, simply put they're useful tools for filmmakers/ artists in a pinch. i,e,. giving that shot a little more tails, fixing some...

Episode 25 has Piotr, Ricky and Erwann chatting with Robert Frost, an editor on season 4 of Apple TV+'s, spy thriller, Slow Horses. Robert is a member of the British File Editors and was nominated in 2022 for the Breakthrough Editor category at the BFE Awards. Based in London, he previously assisted on several projects including Landscapers and Criminal UK, was an assembly editor on Season 3...

Episode 24! Erwann screams for 25 minutes about how director’s cuts are ruining his childhood, while Ricardo pretends that #allcutsmatter. Piotr quotes Leonardo Da Vinci to sound smarter than the rest the other two. In other words, the three talk about the how and why of certain director's cuts and their own experiences with project versions. They cover Blade Runner, Star Wars, Justice League, Jam...

This episode has a video component to it as Ricky, Piotr and Erwann watch old edits and discuss their significance and what they learn from them. Erwann shares "Drift," the first action short he cut; Ricky a Halloween promo for the Starz network and Piotr a Maths Pathway awareness documentary. You can watch the episode on our Youtube channel. FYI - We've shared Ricky and Erwann's full edits, which...

In episode 22, Erwann introduces Piotr and Ricardo to French cinema by sharing his utter lack of knowledge of his own country’s movies and directors. He gets into the movies that made him and hopes to inspire the viewers to follow his recommendations. Piotr also shares a couple of French movies he enjoys, while Ricardo repeatedly repeats « Amelie » and « 400 Blows » to make it look like he knows F...

Episode 21 and Erwann is back from his vacation! He shares with Piotr and Rick how it’s been cutting a TV series for the first time. Erwann talks about how he got the job, creating the films grammar, working with a progressive shortage of coverage and other challenges, plus working with a composer for the first time. The discussion leads Piotr into mentioning the latest video from E...

We’re out of our teens into our twenties this season. Episode 20! Piotr and Ricky respond to a listener question about how editing informed Piotr directing his short film, “Yellow Ticket.” Prepare for some good anecdotes, plus a George Romero reference. Piotr congratulates Ricky on winning Besting Editing for his work on “Holding These Moments” at the Palma Film Festival in Mallorca...

In episode 19, Ricky and Piotr start off by making fun of Erwann then talk about Camerimage International Film Festival in Torún, Poland. Hopefully Ricky can attend with Piotr this November. After that they give shout-outs to podcast listeners Khalid and Robert for sending in constructive feedback and thanks. If you guys are reading this description you are much appreciate.&nbs...

Ricky and Piotr suspect that Erwann is competing in the Olympics so they talk about 8 Productivity Hacks for Editors without him. These hacks aren’t dependent on software or hardware so editors of every skill level can benefit from them. Piotr and Ricky also discuss the impact of Meta’s new opensource AI rotoscoping model: SAM 2, Yellow Ticket screening at the Bridge Film Fest in Ve...

Piotr and Ricky talk with editor-author-podcast host Steve Hullfish, ACE about his latest book, Art of the Cut, Vol. 2.  They get into how he prepares for interviews, how over 360 interviews with top editors have influenced his own work and the 3 common traits of great editors. Steve also shares the edit/ film making books he always goes back to, a great bad-client story and how he...

In this quick episode, Piotr uses learning to ride his electric unicycle BACKWARDS as an analogy to discuss with Ricky the way we learn editing. The words intentionally, incidentally, experimentally and accidentally are thrown around, but what it boils down to is that being a good editor isn't something you learn in a book; It's something that comes with years of doing it repeatedly; finding out n...

Episode 15 is all about Erwann and Piotr’s gear. They talk about what equipment they use in their home suites and even what they bring to onsite jobs. Erwann loves his mouse and so does Piotr! They run through their headphones, speakers, mics, keyboards, monitors and even touch on control surfaces, stream decks, kitchen timers and something about a new foot pedal contraption. To be...

Piotr, Ricky & Erwann talk about movies that inspire them in their work as editors as well as the ones that made them fall in love with editing in the first place. — Here are the links to most things mentioned in the episode: The Killer (1989): https://letterboxd.com/film/the-killer/ The Big Short (2015): https://letterboxd.com/film/the-big-short/ The Limey (1999): https://letterboxd.com/film/...

Piotr, Ricky & Erwann prove that editors can read in episode 13.  The dudes talk about the list of books they use for reference and inspiration in their work. Titles such as Art of The Cut by Steve Hullfish, In The Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch and Paul Hirsch’s A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far Far Away - just to name a few.   Ricky stumbles through a...

Episode 12 - the Writing episode! Ricky is traveling Stateside so Erwann and Piotr talking about writing and how editing IS writing. Erwann shares his enjoyment of writing and the projects he's written and currently writing, including a feature. Piotr discloses that he's working on expanding Yellow Ticket into a feature. They touch on writing within your budget, following your instinct and to neve...