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Issue #176 – Apprentices in Action

Weekly Newsletter

by L. Swift and Jeff McQ

 
Apprentices in Action
 

A Day in the Life of Our Students

   Film Connection student Peter Dubois (Las Vegas, NV), who apprentices with cinematographer Darko Nikolich, recently got some unexpected praise from his mentor: “About a month ago I showed my mentor Darko the completed interview that I shot with him two weeks prior. His response was overwhelmingly positive. He stated that he was genuinely surprised by how good the finished product was and that I had exceeded his expectations. There were a couple minor color correction issues I experienced from shooting on the two different Sony cameras, but nothing extremely glaring. My mentor said that I did an excellent job telling the story of my subject through editing and that the pacing of it was excellent.”     
Ableton mentor Alex Valente and Mike Menedjian at Abstract

Ableton mentor Alex Valente and Mike Menedjian at Abstract

Michael Menedjian (Los Angeles, CA) is expanding his knowledge of Ableton in rapid time, thanks to the guided instruction he’s getting at Abstract! So far, so good. Just finished my first month being a part of The Recording Connection…The entire staff is awesome at the Abstract Studio and they make it really easy for you to feel comfortable. I can now understand some of the concepts behind EQ and the importance of using effects like panning and velocity when I used to completely ignore them. The main thing I feel I have taken away in this last month was a much better understanding of Ableton. I no longer feel like I have hit a wall when I can’t figure something out on the first try. It still takes me much longer than I would like to do what I’m trying to do, but I can now see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.”  
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