Today, the Splice Here blog officially becomes Splice Now. The old name was taken from the last frame of the standard SMPTE Picture Academy — the leader that was once attached to the head of every reel of cut film in most US editing rooms. The new name doesn’t have the same historical resonance, but I hope it conveys a sense of the transformative energy that has been buffeting post production lately. (As I mentioned earlier, the name change was necessitated when a post house in Minneapolis trademarked the phrase “splice here,” making those words proprietary.)
Of course, we rarely splice anything physical anymore — we just attach strings of ones and zeros together. Splicing has become a metaphor, but it remains the essence of what we do, connecting material at just the right moment, creating conflict or synthesis, generating new ideas and manipulating space and time. Without it, filmmaking would be a very different animal.
Needless to say, the substance of this blog won’t change: I’ll continue to focus on digital post production from the unique perspective of the editing room, with a healthy dose of Media Composer technical tips. And as before, I’ll include occasional thoughts about media and society, as well.
Please be sure to update your bookmarks and RSS feeds. The old ones should continue to work for a while, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. The new url is http://splicenow.com. The new feed is feed://splicenow.com/feed/ (For more about RSS, click here.)
I’d like to take this moment to thank you, my readers. With file-based cameras taking over and competition heating up between editing system manufacturers, post production is experiencing yet another wave of change, and editors need all the information they can get. I hope to reward your loyalty with plenty of useful discussion here. Many thanks for your attention and for your comments.
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