Scott,
I'm with you on the #2 (can't speak of #1 because I have been on Avid products most of my career). I have a buddy that is a BIG FCP fan, and I have told him that I'm waiting to learn it (again, because I cut on version
1.2 & I have ver. 4.5 on my Powerbook) because EVERY job that I have been asked to work on FCP, the people only want to pay up to $15/hr.
Until the owners of this system start respecting the HUMAN Editor (as opposed to the Editing SYSTEM) as the creative part of the system and pay them accordingly, I refuse to work on the system (for work, I enjoy doing my own projects on FCP though.)
Cheers!
Paul
On 10/31/05, Scott Malkie <ltc.vitc(at)gmail.com> wrote:
/rant
2. My other gripe is not with the system itself, but with its perception and the perception/reality of a number of its operators. So many schools have FCP labs these days that it is the first-and-only introduction to 'editing' that many college students get. So they learn what all the buttons do, what all the menu options mean, and maybe cut a student film or two - and poof! when they graduate, they're Editors. With a capital E. And they act like it. Now, I've got no issue with talented people being proud of their talents, no matter what their age or experience - but there is still very much a learning curve when it comes to the 'real world.' My biggest gripe, and it may just be me, but when I hear "I know how to edit with Final Cut Pro", I really assume they mean not just technically how to do it, but creatively how to tell a story, and socially how to keep the client (no matter what type of client) happy while they work, how to prep deliverables like OMFs/EDLs,etc., how to just ... be an Editor. Often times I'm disappointed by people who "know" Final Cut - but they don't "know" editing. And I've heard that perception echoed a number of times. Oh well.
/end rant
