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So you want to make a movie, huh?

Maybe you were inspired by the great works of Hitchcock or Steven Spielberg. Perhaps you’ve watched enough Pixar films and Simpsons' episodes that your friends declare you an expert in animation. Well, you’re in luck. You’ve discovered the perfect guide to making those dreams become a reality and you’re taking the right step by listening to this before you make your film.

This site is designed to make you think about story, it’ll guide your through the treacherous territory of modern production, and hopefully, make your film memorable to your audience.

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How-To Make a "Splinter" Pumpkin

This Halloween, the movie "Splinter" which I edited is being released in theaters.  In celebration for the big release, we put together this short video with star Jill Wagner that teaches you how to make a "Splinter" pumpkin!!  Totally inexpensive, totally cool looking, and a lot of fun.

-Dave

Splinter Podcast #2 Released

Splinter will be in theaters October 31st.

"Splinter" Film Podcast Released...

Director Toby Wilkins and Editor David Michael Maurer talk about the upcoming feature film on youtube.

"SPLINTER" is being release in theaters October 31st

The film "Splinter" which I edited for the last year with Toby Wilkins is coming soon to a movie theater near you. I'll keep you posted through this blog of the latest info as I find out more.

In the meantime, please enjoy the Splinter - Toby Wilkins' Blog.

The Television Academy Honors

Tonight I attended the inaugural Television Academy Honors that recognized television programs of the past year that have enlightened, educated, advocated and created awareness. "These programs prove that television can have a conscience, and can effect positive social change."

The evening started with a lovely cocktail party at the Beverly Hills Hotel, conversation with Hollywood's who who. I had a chance to meet power players from several networks...

Avid Releases Software Updates

Avid has releases new Software Updates...

Avid is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the following Customer Patch Releases (CPRs):
Avid® Media Composer® version 2.8.3
Avid NewsCutter® version 6.8.3
Avid Symphony™ version 1.8.3
Avid Xpress® Pro version 5.8.3
These releases are for software-only, Avid Adrenaline™-, Avid Mojo®- and Avid Mojo SDI-based systems running on Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs and PCs.

Customer Patch Releases are available from...

Avid Delivers Ultimate HD Editing Experience With Release

Read up, this is a major release folks and a great time to get into Avid systems, especially for students on the amazing pricepoints they're offering. -Dave

Avid Delivers Ultimate HD Editing Experience With Release
Company responds to customer demand for editing systems that offer greater speed, reliability, price-performance and creative freedom

LAS VEGAS, April 14, 2008 – Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today unveiled a new family of professional digital video editing systems that offer greater speed, responsiveness, reliability and price-performance – delivering an exceptional HD editing experience to media professionals. The new lineup, which includes next-generation versions of Avid® Media Composer® (v3.0), NewsCutter® (v7.0), and Symphony™ (v3.0) software, as well as new hardware configurations, Mojo DX and Nitris® DX, maximizes real-time performance for customers by intelligently using all available computing bandwidth to evenly disperse the processing of video and effects across the entire system. The result is an extremely fast and responsive HD editing experience that provides greater creative freedom and flexibility to end-users.

A great link to an awesome article about the big Avid presentation in Los Angeles...

Adobe Media Player Released

Adobe Systems recently released Adobe Media Player 1.0 which is pretty cool. The majors are all available including CBS, MTV Networks, Universal Music Group, PBS, CondéNet, and Scripps Networks.

Some of the major features (From Adobe's Site)...