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Analysis

Seizures induced by extended periods of bright, flickering light, known as photosensitive epilepsy, is a genetic condition. It usually shows up in childhood, sometimes during the teenage years. And sometimes it lies dormant well into midlife until the perfect storm of flashing lights, quick cuts and intense, visceral drama unlocks it, like the birth scene in Twilight: Breaking Dawn has been doing recently for unsuspecting audience members.

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Walter Murch Talks FCPX

The good folks over at MacVideo sat down with legendary editor Walter Murch and had a nice, long discussion for all to see. Of course, everyone wanted to know what Murch thinks of Final Cut Pro X, and that’s one of the main topics of conversation in this three-part interview from MacVideo.

	Cinematographer Matty Libatique on Cowboys & Aliens The production team initially envisioned Cowboys & Aliens as a 3D movie, but the grit and sand of the desert threatened the mirror elements and day exteriors made a digital format seem unwise.
	Britney's Dance-Pop Apocalypse Rainfall Films needed to create 25 VFX shots in which Los Angeles would crumble and burn as if it were the apocalypse. And they needed to do it in five days.
	DP Magela Crosignani's No-Frills Romanticism for Mary Marie Crosignani tackled the microbudgeted project with a Panasonic HVX-200, a Redrock Micro 35mm lens adapter, and a set of Zeiss Distagon lenses.
	Tricks of the Light for Super 8 "Obviously, we didn’t have real trains crashing .... But we tried to pay homage to the Spielberg look of the classics like Close Encounters and E.T. We wanted that vibe.”
	Secrets of the Boardwalk Empire Main Titles Nucky Thompson rules the boardwalk in prohibition-era Atlantic City.

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• Director Frederick Wiseman on Burlesque Doc Crazy Horse

• Editor Lisa Bromwell on Cutting The Surrogate

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Creating a visual metaphor that tells a sweeping story while capturing the feel of a particularly tumultuous time in history in just minutes is no easy task.