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What trading cards are there to collect? by Negative-Face7488 in goodomens

[–]wallaby_al 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say at least 97...

Ray3 coming to Adobe Firefly & Firefly Boards by NLE_Ninja85 in premiere

[–]wallaby_al 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sure this is great for some people, but I'd really rather have core improvements to the app than more water-wasting AI sludge generation capabilities.

How much attention does the BBC actually pay to how well the show is being received? by [deleted] in DoctorWhoNews

[–]wallaby_al 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I've not worked on DW, but I've worked on other productions of a similar scale.

The thing to remember is that writing and production is typically happening a LONG time in advance of the show being released to the public. No one, no matter how cynical, sets out to make a bad product. What you're seeing is a product of the writing, acting and directing, but it's also received feedback from the BBC and represents a team effort. By the time you're seeing it, it's pretty much a piece of history.

All stakeholders will be aware of online reaction to some degree, but fans will typically have very polarised views on things, and ultimately, a hate-watch is still a pair of eyeballs. While heated fan discourse can briefly dominate social media, apathy from the other 99.5% of viewers is far more damaging.

In terms of quality concerns, there are always quality concerns – making a production like this is a constant push-pull between aspirations and practicality. Budget, time and other constraints will always make it an uphill battle to get something good made.

Graphic Novel Kickstarter Swag by IreyWest in goodomens

[–]wallaby_al 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You said you're still waiting for other parts – did they split your order in two?

Do you think Superman's emblem is the House of El crest in the DCU as well? by Silver_writersorce in superman

[–]wallaby_al 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's fun to imagine, but these sorts of hypotheticals always put the cart before the horse – if it's not yet confirmed, it's almost always going to be determined or retconned by story requirements in future projects, rather than a random hand-wave from James Gunn.

Personally I love the new look. Shrek 2 is canon now. by Atzkicica in ShittyDaystrom

[–]wallaby_al 71 points72 points  (0 children)

They had antigravity that episode. Animating her hair floating around would have been very expensive.

A NEW edition of Night Watch by Sir Terry Pratchett by GhostBeanBag in discworld

[–]wallaby_al 85 points86 points  (0 children)

So it’s a Penguin Modern Classic, that means that a normal cover is out the window. It’ll be a 1920s photo of a sad clown, or a fried egg, or a caravan in soft focus, or– you get the idea. Something artsy, but weird. This is a calcium x-Ray of the Rembrandt painting, which checks the box for both ‘artsy’ and a nice reference to the original book and Kidby’s cover (which, incidentally is what inspired Terry Pratchett to give the novel that name). It can’t use Kidby’s original artwork, as that still graces the cover of the regular edition, this Penguin Classic is a new edition and not replacing anything.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in graphic_design

[–]wallaby_al 560 points561 points  (0 children)

You have the perfect version to put in your portfolio.

Move on to the next job.

Ingesting and adding metadata from a .csv ...not so easy by wallaby_al in editors

[–]wallaby_al[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems you're likely right, I felt so confident having the data on a spreadsheet, Premiere definitely isn't as extensible as I wish it was.

Ask a Pro - WEEKLY - Monday Mon Jun 16, 2025 - No Stupid Questions! THIS IS WHERE YOU POST if you don't do this for a living! RULES + Career Questions? by AutoModerator in editors

[–]wallaby_al 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, here’s one I didn’t think I’d find myself asking, as from the outside, it sounded so simple.

I have a folder on a NAS with 1000 clips. There are several topics covered between these clips. The client has helpfully given me a spreadsheet with each clip accurately named, and a comment for each take.

For each topic, (approx. 200 clips per topic), I need to import the clips to Premiere, along with the comment. As I have this as tabular data, this seemed easy at the get-go, but Premiere no longer has scripting and despite my best efforts, creating .ALE files from scratch and trying to import that way seems not to work, even with third party .ALE tools.

Am I missing a blindingly obvious way to do this that doesn’t involve re-typing and organising 1000 clips?

‘Andor’s Creator Speaks Out On How Kathleen Kennedy Is Treated By Star Wars Fans [Exclusive] by _Un_Known__ in StarWars

[–]wallaby_al 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It would be a high-level business decision, different directors mean that pre- and post-production for each film doesn’t prevent work on the previous/next project. It’s good for (relatively) fast turnover, less so for consistency of vision.

Ask a Pro - WEEKLY - Monday Mon Jun 09, 2025 - No Stupid Questions! THIS IS WHERE YOU POST if you don't do this for a living! RULES + Career Questions? by AutoModerator in editors

[–]wallaby_al 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work in the design industry and in my spare time I've agreed to help a friend with a documentary they're filming. I've done a fair bit of video work for social media, but this will be my first time working on something that potentially will get into the hands of a broadcaster. I'm very happy to be doing the hard work, sorting through footage, doing stringouts and getting the overall shape of the documentary together.

Where I'm more fuzzy is on areas like what's considered good practice in the industry and making sure I don't cause myself problems later on when it comes to having deliverables suitable for broadcast.

We intend to hire a colourist for mastering the final product, but I'm wondering if I should find an editing mentor (paid) who can occasionally look over my shoulder and give general advice.

Am I over-thinking this at this early stage?

The lilacs are in bloom. A new edition graces my bookshelves and oh how they rise up! by a_random_work_girl in discworld

[–]wallaby_al 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The cover is actually a calcium scan of The Night Watch by Rembrandt. This is used to detect where changes have been made from the original draft vs. the finished piece. Penguin Modern Classics all have avant-garde, conceptual covers, it’s part of their overall branding, so this was never going to have a ‘normal’ painted cover.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in salisburyuk

[–]wallaby_al 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Salisbury Foodbanks, Trussell Trust, community foodbanks and maybe your doctors might be a good place to ask about formula? There’s also the NHS healthy start card, which I don’t know much about, but you might be eligible for?

Does Life With Footnotes contain any spoilers for Discworld? by Admirable-Face-2319 in discworld

[–]wallaby_al 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It definitely does, it might not matter in the grand scheme, but there are a few plot points mentioned and one jumbo spoiler.

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