Podcasts by The Edit Bay
Stories from the edit bay. The bad clients, the disasters, the triumphs...the fun stuff.
Further podcasts by Shane Ross
Podcast on the topic TV und Film
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Ep. 057 - New Media Fumble from 2016-05-19T21:14:27
IN this episode, a New Media company bit of a bite more than it could chew.
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Ep. 056 - Missed Him By That Much from 2016-05-04T22:42:26
This one is about the time I was THIS CLOSE to meeting one of my favorite actors...
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Ep. 055 - What About That Shot? from 2016-04-20T21:34:06
In this episode, we get a little help from the camera operators.
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Ep. 054 - Screening Room Stories from 2016-04-05T15:30:13
I have a producer who tells the best Hollywood History stories. I share a couple.
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Ep. 053 - Puzzle from 2016-03-18T10:20:35
Using making a puzzle as a metaphor for cutting a documentary and reality show. No, really...it's a cool metaphor, as metaphors go. Here... "Editing a documentary is like assembling a 1000 piece p...
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Ep. 052 - Not Your Forte from 2016-03-03T23:13:19
In this episode, I talk about working on shows outside your normal field of work
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Ep. 051 - Music Editing from 2016-02-11T23:32:27
Editor's today need to know how to edit music, even if they aren't musician
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Ep. 50 - The Tablet Crowd from 2016-01-27T11:42:53
A network executive can't seem to tear his eyes away from his iPad while giving notes on a show.
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Ep. 49 - Easter Eggs from 2016-01-14T00:31:07
Many movies and TV shows have little easter eggs hidden in them...commercials too. I tell you a few examples of Easter eggs I and my fellow editors have planted.
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Ep. 48 - PREROLL from 2016-01-03T22:55:27
There is a difference in how news production and documentary production happens...here are two stories about how we learned this the hard way.
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Ep. 047 - Pigeon Holed from 2015-12-02T11:42:48
Editors are already pigeon holed into categories such as scripted or documentary or reality, but now we are being categorized by the TV networks we cut for.
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Ep. 046 - WHOOSH from 2015-11-17T22:59:37
In order to use that great sound effect you like, you first need to find it.
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Ep. 045 - Minecraft from 2014-05-26T17:51:03
My daughter describes how editing is like the game of Minecraft. Minus network notes…
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Ep. 044 - Speaking Up from 2013-10-28T23:09:44
Editors aren't button pushers, we are story tellers. And this is a story about when I had issues with a script...
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Ep. 043 - The Cutting Room from 2013-09-14T17:49:43
The cutting room isn't only my favorite place to work…other people like it too.
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Ep. 041 - More Than They Paid For from 2012-08-20T22:24:36
The danger of going above and beyond…
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Ep. 040 - Leave Us Editors Alone from 2012-08-02T01:20:47
Please don't sit next to us when we tackle the first edit. Leave us to our own devices.
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Ep. 039 - How It Ends Up Looking from 2012-07-20T15:41:25
Why what I see on TV ends up not looking anything like what I saw in my edit bay...
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Ep. 038 - A Note to Camera People from 2011-10-14T16:38:50
Camera people always leave me notes on the footage they shoot...this is my note to them.
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Ep. 037 - Getting Approval from 2011-09-20T12:11:24
TV Networks and film studios more and more want to "green light" the editor who is slated to work on projects.
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Ep. 035 - The Hammer from 2011-07-01T15:41:22
A blacksmith bucks the system by making a new hammer and changing the way blacksmithing is done. So does Apple
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Ep. 034 - Grinders from 2011-05-26T13:10:36
Do you have clients that work you to death, for little or no pay? Then you are working for a Grinder...
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Ep. 033 - Credits from 2011-05-13T11:12:36
Credits...all those names you see at the end of the show you watched. Some might be missing.
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Ep. 032 - The P Problem from 2011-04-22T15:40:56
In commercials, you have to do things perfectly. Like make sure that the driving car isn't in park...
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Ep. 031 - Laptop Editing from 2011-03-24T12:15
Editing with a laptop is pretty common nowadays. But it wasn't all that common in 2003, on the set of a David Mamet movie...
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Ep. 030 - Killing Babies from 2011-03-17T10:46:51
No, not ACTUAL babies. Segments of shows that you worked really hard on...poured your life into...don't work. You have to kill them.
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EP. 029 - Ad Contest from 2011-03-04T00:20:21
If you see an ad featuring an online contest...it's FAKE!
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Ep. 028 - Lost in Translation from 2011-02-10T18:49:36
A few issues I had in cutting documentaries where I didn't speak the language of the interviewees...
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Ep. 027 - Fresh Eyes from 2011-01-19T22:45:11
Sometimes an editor can get too involved in a project, and needs another set of eyes and opinion to help them tell the story right.
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Ep. 026 - The Wire from 2011-01-03T16:12:34
A comparison of how cops on the TV show THE WIRE are similar to those of us in post production.
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Ep. 025 - Show Stealing from 2010-04-22T22:57:13
A funny thing happened at a conference...we found out that a show we were doing for one network, was also being done by ANOTHER network...
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Ep. 024 - One Hell of an Online from 2010-03-28T23:10:18
Just when you thought a show was done...they PULL you back in! Creative notes given after the show was onlined and fully mixed.
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Ep. 023 - The New Job Jitters from 2010-03-04T17:34:17
I just got a new job, and I'm excited about it!
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Ep. 022 - Getting Notes from 2010-02-18T20:58:06
Some people start with lovely words, others shoot straight from the hip. Either way, the network gives you notes...
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Ep. 021 - TALENT from 2010-01-29T11:19:56
Not everyone has the talent to be the next big director...so go where your talent lies.
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Ep. 019 - The Assistant Editor from 2009-12-31T17:06:36
Assistant editors...unsung technical heroes. Oh, and I eat a cookie.
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Ep. 018 - Diplomacy from 2009-12-05T17:03:01
An editor has to deal with a "producer" who is not from the film industry. And try to show him why his cut is better.
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Ep. 017 - Footage on the Brain from 2009-11-17T09:24:14
It seems I can recall all the footage from shows I have worked on years before. And it is creeping into my everyday life.
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Ep. 016 - Rock and Roll Jesus from 2009-10-30T16:49:03
"I want you to rock and roll this documentary about Jesus..."
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Ep. 015 - Act One from 2009-10-15T01:20:30
The story about how I worked on one act for longer than I really should have.
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Ep. 014 - Fart Story from 2009-09-29T23:16:10
The story of how a fart got onto national television...
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Ep. SE01 - The 24p Monitoring Myth from 2009-08-04T22:57:17
You think you need TRUE 24p monitoring? Well you don't...and I show you why in this special VIDEO podcast.
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Ep. 013 - GettingStarted from 2009-05-13T23:40:38
All about how I got started in the biz, and tips for people who want to join the biz, or are in it but are feeling discouraged because they feel like they are going nowhere. Been there.
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Ep. 012- In Over Your Head from 2009-05-09T18:44:26
Ever land a job where some piece of equipment you are required to use is something you never used before? Me too!
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Ep. 011 - My MacGyver Moment from 2009-04-30T22:51:08
On the set there is a rewrite, and suddenly the playback footage doesn't match the script. What are you to do? Pull a MacGyver!
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Ep. 010 - Other Peoples Stories from 2009-04-23T21:17:08
NAB 2009 Special - While Shane is busy at NAB, he asked a couple of hid friends to tell stories of their own.
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Ep. 009 - Troubleshooting from 2009-04-14T13:14:56
Shane goes off script to do a live "talk" and tell two stories about troubleshooting computer issues.
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Ep. 008 - Working For Free from 2009-04-06T23:25:22
Everyone who works in film and TV works for free. Just...be careful.
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Ep. 007 - The Velcro Dog from 2009-03-31T22:39:49
Intentional mstakes. I did that on purpose...seriously.
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Ep. 006 - Knowing Actors from 2009-03-24T16:03:09
Ever talk to someone you worked with and thought you had met before, but never have? Me too.
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Ep. 005 - The Underbid from 2009-03-17T00:35:45
Bidding on an Agency job...and losing it for the oddest reasoning.
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Ep. 004 - Working From Home from 2009-03-10T16:23:18
The issues that working from home can be. Kids, wife, internet and video games.
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Ep. 003 - Temp Music from 2009-03-03T13:20:20
The dangers of using temporary music in your projects
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Ep. 002 - Getting Fired from 2009-02-24T10:24:18
Hey, everyone gets fired, right? This is about getting fired in L.A. Well, a couple stories about that.
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Ep. 002 - Getting Fired from 2009-02-24T10:24:18
Hey, everyone gets fired, right? This is about getting fired in L.A. Well, a couple stories about that.
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Ep. 001 - Working with the Director from 2009-02-18T12:53:18
Working with the director is a collaborative art. He can't always see the footage like you do.
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