Last night I went to a seminar at Tekserve, New York’s nice Mac store as opposed to the megahip Apple store in Soho and of course the new glass monolith on Fifth Avenue. I love Apple products, I truly do. I don’t consider myself a cult member but I find them user friendly (for the most part), plug and play which is what it should be. I just can’t enter the Apple stores. It is everything that is wrong with buying their products. It has become the weigh station for all the flotsam who desperately need to check their MySpace account, e-mail or take a shit. It’s what Starbucks has become. Yeah, the coffee’s good but why is that guy in the corner masturbating into a napkin? Does that chick really need to set up her psychology practice right here near the India Arie CDs? What do you mean they’re raising their prices?
Okay, I’m back. So I went to Tekserve. I’m looking to get more into color grading but I’m at a crossroads right now. I have a decent system. It’s your basic offline configuration but it’s an HD world we live in so that only means one thing. If I want to take this post-production business to the next level I will have to at some point invest in a fully uncompressed HD system. Do I have about $20-$25K to do it right? Hell no! It would require a loan. I can see I’m not the only one thinking about an antiquated system. Right, the seminar. It was taught by Alexis Van Hurkman. He’s written some books. He’s worked on some films. Taught me a few things. Overall I came out with the thought that, yeah, the 3-Way Color Correction tool in Final Cut Pro is pretty powerful. Now it’s even better with the new 5.1.2 update. This is funny because there are rumblings out there that say the opposite. This issue might have a lot to do with what was improved with the new update. The old scopes only read 16 scanlines where the new and improved read everything. The time was right too. I’m starting a new project next week that is being shot on the HVX200/P2 jammee. HD native on my little system. Yes, it will present some issues like monitoring. I only have one Cinema Display. You need two for any serious color work to see detail along with soft focus issues.
Anyway, just some thoughts on “a” future. All this as I try to juggle working on a new screenplay that has been just circling around my head. That’s the tough part. I’ve said this before. It’s left brain, right brain. The editing stuff is very technical and all about tools that change overnight. Where screenwriting is about digging deep and finding new ways to tell a story. Blah blah blah. Why couldn’t I have just stuck with driving a cab. Maybe I’ll go get an application at the Apple store?
Oh yeah, did I mention we’re thinking about having kids?
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So much has been written about the city and its power to inspire. As the 44th New York Film Festival kicks off today and runs through October 15th the Mayor’s Office of Theater, Film and Broadcasting announced it is celebrating its 40th year anniversary. Check out this interactive map and remember all the great images of New York City that have been captured on screen. Okay, hit the Gershwin!
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