Thanks David! That was very badly needed!
Shirley
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From: David Dawkins <dawk2@shaw.ca>
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Sent: Sat, Jul 6, 2013 7:07 pm
Subject: [Avid-L2] Off of FB's Edit Suite Stories
Olly Lambert
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The Official Christmas 2010 Top 13 Stories
In no particular order, my completely subjective pick of this
year's crop of edit suite stories...
Exec: And so these numbers at the bottom of the screen, we
won't see those in the final programme will we?
Editor: Nope, that's the timecode.
Exec: What's timecode?
(Robin Gray)
Anonymous male director writes: "my (male) editor had sat
working in silence for over an hour, and suddenly announced
the following: "Americans give really good head. They really
want to please their men. They do that thing that hookers do,
you know, cup your balls?". Silence.
Com Ed, Director and Editor sit down to watch first rough cut
of a film about heart transplants.
Com Ed: "Before we start, how many people die?"
Editor: "None".
Com Ed: "That could be a problem."
(Anonymous)
2 x 60 docs quality checked by a certain well known facility
in W1. The shows are presented and narrated by Stephen Hawking.
The films were rejected due to "constant distorted voice over
on tracks 1&2...."
(Anonymous)
Me to director after having viewed a sequence: "What do you
think?"
Director: Hmmmm....
Me: You don't like it do you?
Director: Not really.
Me: How do you want it then?
Director: Not like that.
(David Spragg)
I just walked past a bunch of execs/producers and overheard a
snippet of their conversation...
Lady 1: "And they all died".
Couple of seconds of silence.
Lady 2: "Did they sign release forms?"
Lady 1: "No"
Lady 2 "That's terrible"
(Merlin Hogarth)
Com Ed: "Drop that fat lady."
Ed: "What, the pregnant teacher?"
Com Ed: "Yeah, she's too fat. We don't want that kind of image."
(Andrew Shimer Wong)
Exec: yeah, that bloke is coming across as a bit of a bastard.
Director: That's because he's a complete bastard.
Exec: Sure, but can we make him come across as less of a bastard?
Anonymous
Comm Ed: "The presenters need to be more happy and cheerful,
to show that they're having fun. They also need to be more
downbeat and thoughtful, to show that they're serious
professionals. These two statements may appear to contradict
each other, but I'm sure you know what I mean."
(Darren Jonusas)
While freelancing at a well-know Manchester based TV company,
I stopped a technician failing a tape which he said was "soft
and grainy, with excessive gate weave, poor focus, dirt and
sparkle". I pointed out that since it was the only copy from
the World War One trenches it might be best to pass it.
(David Cunningham)
Director: You know that thing they do in R+B tracks where they
push a button (mimes turning a knob) and it turns the music
inside out? That's the effect I want here."
Editor: "Um, can you give me the name of a track where that
happens so I can hear what you mean?"
Director: "No. Don't you just have a button you can push
(mimes turning a knob again) that will do it?"
(Tim O'Donoghue)
Note of the day: "Change the V.O. line, 'That's like kicking a
retarded puppy" to "that's like clubbing a baby seal"? It's a
bit more sensitive"
(Jeremy LaLonde)
Technician: You know the thing about video?
Me: What?
Technician: It's shit.
(Mark Talbot-Butler)
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