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July 27, 2006
Arrrr-vid Editing from the Pros: Pirates of the Caribbean 2
Now that the biggest hit of the summer is out, and appears to be the biggest film of all time so far, the editors of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest can relax and enjoy its success. Editors Craig Wood and Stephen Rivkin share storytelling gold. They used Avid Film composer, Avid Unity, 3.5 Tb of storage and a six person editing team to tell a great story.
There were significant time constraints at the end of postproduction, which presented a challenge on the project - the editors had less than six weeks to work with the director to finish the cut. This time period was tight as a result of shooting delays (due to last year’s active hurricane season, which impacted filming in the Caribbean) and the preparation of a day-and-date release, which cut into the time usually reserved for final editing in order to prepare prints in multiple languages for a same-day, worldwide opening.
Take a few minutes and read Craig and Stephen's story about how they got started and what keeps them going and don’t forget to check out the story of how Avid was utilized to tell this great story!
Posted by MovingPicture at July 27, 2006 07:17 PM