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Jay Ankeney is a free-lance editor and post production consultant based in Los Angeles. Write him at 220 39th St. (upper), Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.
Avid's 'New Thinking'—An Update
by Jay Ankeney, 11.18.2008
It is rare to have an industry as influential as post production for primetime broadcasting that is dominated as significantly as Avid rules over TV production and post. More...
Emmy Winning Editor 'Recounts' Experiences
by Jay Ankeney, 10.15.2008
During a presidential campaign as tumultuous as the Watergate era, HBO has given us "Recount," the best political film since "All the President's Men." More...
The Art of Editing
by Jay Ankeney, 08.20.2008
As much as music composition, classical painting or the eternal spirit of dance, editing is an art form in and of itself. More...
Editing the Generation Gap
by Jay Ankeney, 05.28.2008
It is the duty of every generation to create its own sense of style, just to make sure the footsteps they are following in are headed down their own signature path. More...
State of the Edit Report: What’s Ahead for 2008
by Jay Ankeney, 04.14.2008
The second annual State of the Edit Report asked edit system manufacturers who are exhibiting at NAB to comment on where editing is today, and where post production is headed in general. More...
What Editors Want in 2008
by Jay Ankeney, 02.20.2008
Every year our annual Editor Roundup asks digicutters in various facets of our craft where they would like post-production technology to go and what would make their editing life more creative. As usual, this year’s harvest More...
Post-Production Codecs
by Jay Ankeney, 12.05.2007
One of the greatest gifts editors received during the year past is a second compression codec designed specifically for post production. By bringing out ProRes 422 as part of its Final Cut Studio 2 software suite, Apple has More...
2007 Emmy Award Winning Editors
by Jay Ankeney, 10.17.2007
Fortunately, the members of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences did see this $40 million, five-hour production, because on Sept. 8 at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the More...
The Mystery of Mastering
by Jay Ankeney, 08.22.2007
With high-definition screens becoming commonplace in home theaters, and everyone migrating to digital reception whether they want to or not, the signature “look” of TV shows is becoming as important as the auteur visual concepts More...
Rookies Score Big at Super Bowl XLI
by Jay Ankeney, 04.16.2007
The ads of Super Bowl XLI were the gift that kept on giving. More...
What Editors Wish For in The New Year
by Jay Ankeney, 01.24.2007
The beginning of a new year is a time to look forward. So for this year's "Editor's Wish List," I was able to harvest some terrific suggestions from a variety of innovative post pros about what they would like someone to come up More...
Tapeless: From the Field To the Edit Suite
by Jay Ankeney, 09.20.2006
We've all wanted to go tapeless ever since the CMX-600 dangled that tantalizing possibility before our editing eyes in 1971. More...
The Power and Speed of Laptop Editing Increases
by Jay Ankeney, 06.28.2006
Do you remember the early days of mobile video editing? More...
Post Production Thrives At NAB2006
by Jay Ankeney, 05.24.2006
As HD production was seen as a mainstay at NAB2006, the challenge of wrestling with it in post took center stage. More...