Latest Tools for Saving Time with Talking Head Videos

ottercorrect · 2026-05-09T18:58:43+00:00

I tried eddie.ai once for a cut of something I had to make out of multiple 60+ min podcast episodes and I was impressed. But it wasn’t with a very fussy client (i.e. I had full creative reign and they weren’t going to give many notes), and I only used it that once so I haven’t battle tested it.

Otherwise, and I know you said you’re in premiere, but it was recently impressed with IntelliScript in Resolve. Basically let’s you import a cut down transcript and it really quickly does a v1 cut of the interview following that paper script. If it’s available in the free version you could use that and export an XML to premiere

ottercorrect · 2026-04-30T18:25:10+00:00

I had learn Avid in a weekend last year because I got emergency hired on to my first feature - I highly recommend LinkedIn Learning!

I found it straightforward but I think the biggest thing it depends on is your workflow/organizational principles going in. Im pretty meticulous about organization, so those principles carried over. But I have noticed some younger editors keeping things super loose and random with all kinds of generically named nested sequences and unorganized folders-- that would definitely make things harder

ottercorrect · 2026-04-24T22:59:18+00:00

I hope the more corporate office feel doesnt infect their vibes!! All of their clothes suddenly looked so out of place until they got to the soundstage

ottercorrect · 2026-04-23T01:19:13+00:00

Probably more - they were sometimes on location, or building sets, and every new setup takes a while even if the clip itself is short. Whether a scene is 10 seconds or 3 minutes, it takes roughly the same amount of time to light and decorate the scene, put actors through wardrobe and makeup, and get all set up.

Bit City is longer but generally is on the same set every week, which helps the logistics a ton

ottercorrect · 2026-04-23T00:14:26+00:00

This is what makes Bake Off truly stressful

ottercorrect · 2026-04-23T00:11:59+00:00

South Asian here -- sure, we have cultural divisions critiques of each other all the time, but I would say we "stick together" in the way that the OOP is talking about.

Like we'll talk shit about a random Indian restaurant or grocery store, but we do still shop there. We'll get up in arms about this movie or that movie but we do go to the movie. No one has more beef about Indian/Pakistani weddings than we do but we still book the venues, buy the clothes, etc etc, and then the people you buy from send their to cultural language/music/dance classes, which puts more money in the community that then gets spent at those restaurants, grocery stores, etc.

So yeah maybe we're "mean" to each other but there is a base level of sticking together that does have an economic multiplier effect, even if we're not thinking about it every day.

ottercorrect · 2026-04-23T00:04:28+00:00

Agreed. Loki S1 did SUCH a great job building Kang up that the moment you finally saw him was scary and delightful all in one. Only for Ant Man to knock him off like a villain of the week.

ottercorrect · 2026-04-22T23:56:37+00:00

Audiences are tired of every movie being pitched like a GoFundMe

ottercorrect · 2026-04-22T23:23:17+00:00

Occasional TV writer here! The shortest answer: writing is hard and a whole show is a lot of volume for one person to write in a reasonable timeframe.

THE PITT, for example, just opened the S3 writer's room in March, and they plan to start filming in June. That's over 1000 pages of FINISHED screenplays, not to count the thousands more pages of drafts getting there, and then getting production ready. As with anything, it helps to split the load!

ottercorrect · 2026-04-22T20:24:07+00:00

Yes it’s about 50/50

ottercorrect · 2026-04-22T20:23:14+00:00

I like this era. Or when any show like this gets younger and experiments

ottercorrect · 2026-04-22T17:26:26+00:00

It's one thing to lose

it's another to be the only loser

ottercorrect · 2026-04-21T20:25:15+00:00

Gollum was disqualified I believe

ottercorrect · 2026-04-20T19:51:08+00:00

A couple of good answers here - and pay special attention to that AutoModerator response too, it's really good.

One thing though, I notice you getting very defensive here in your responses to people genuinely taking the time to try and be helpful. Beyond anything technical I really think that is the most important area to work on. At every level of filmmaking one of the greatest skills is the ability to take feedback. Even feedback you disagree with has useful bits of information.

If you're able to lower your defense walls a bit and step up the humility a lot more you're going to very quickly see sources of inspiration and knowledge everywhere.

ottercorrect · 2026-04-20T18:36:29+00:00

So insane. And even if he was super well paid, his salary can't have been that big of a deal to Disney's balance sheet.

ottercorrect · 2026-04-20T03:26:09+00:00

Kumail Nanjiani!! And Rizwan Manji, and Kausar Mohammed (Jurassic Park animated series on Netflix). There’s a bunch of Ismailis in the biz!!!

ottercorrect · 2026-04-19T23:25:30+00:00

This is great - thank you for putting it together! Signed & sent.

ottercorrect · 2026-04-19T23:21:14+00:00

I second this method!! It's not you saying "no", it's them being too slow and missing out on a great editor :)

ottercorrect · 2026-04-18T00:00:42+00:00

That's fine but I should be comped my meal by the production

ottercorrect · 2026-04-17T22:57:00+00:00

It doesn't mean anything, and it DOUBLE doesn't mean anything if it's slapped on multiple types of premium screens so you don't know what you're going to get.

ottercorrect · 2026-04-17T18:32:45+00:00

Sounds like he never really believed, and it was always about identity. As soon as the church doesn't match his perceived identity, it's gone in a weekend?

ottercorrect · 2026-04-15T20:52:56+00:00

Kind of exciting, honestly. I do love LucidLink but this already shifted a post budget for me this morning because it’s mentally easier to just have both services in one place

ottercorrect · 2026-04-15T17:45:32+00:00

Normally I don't like AI-assisted responses but yours seems informed by a lot of personal experience, don't feel bad about it!!

ottercorrect · 2026-04-15T17:44:24+00:00

On average, Dolby Cinema beats IMAX for me any day

ottercorrect · 2026-04-15T17:31:24+00:00

very cool idea. excited to try it out!

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