Film editing with Albert Brooks

As an editor do you feel like you can tell the differnece between movies edited the old fashioned way and ones edited using software?

thanks for the discouraging words :)

but i think ill manage. I'm not in it for the money but a good paying career comes 2nd to my passion of storytelling. Im now a pro at AVID, FCP, VEGAS, AFTEREFFECTS, PHOTOSHOP AND MAYA,
I am not at all concerned about " the powers that are don't care how good or dedicated to the job I am" but how cheap my rate is. u might be a professional but you are nothing like me because in ur mind you are average, in my mind i know it takes more than what you've got.

not "any kid" can do what i do, that is insulting and you should think before you state something stupid like that. I've gone to technical school and prior to that i've been editing for more than 3 years so i think i know more than the average "kid"/you can be in the industry for 30 years for all i care, but if u think in terms of how much profit one makes or what program is better or in a general despondent and skeptical attitude , then my friend u're in the wrong biz & u forgot what its about.

Wow, you've got a lot of hostility and anger there. Sorry that my post caused that for you. Wasn't my intention at all.

whatever you're intentions were, it came off very arrogant &i don't like arrogant people that think boundaries can't be broken.

hostility and anger? no, im just annoyed. I'm a very ambitious person that doesn't like it when other people tell a person something can't be done no matter how hard you try. that is just plain ridiculous and i wouldn't have the nerve to say things like that. it's a very black and white way of thinking and I can never be that obtuse and shallow.

take care.

@mamakunem - i think all that mongobobo meant was this: editing used to be a very specific craft that paid highly because it was hard to do, and now, pretty much anyone can learn to edit so long as they have a computer and some spare time. It's made editors much less in demand, because the industry is overflowing with them.

It's the same as modern home recording techniques allow any musician to put music out if they want, what with myspace, youtube and various other platforms.. and didgital photography has taken a lot of the skill out of photography, so now anyone can take great pictures etc etc.. i don't think mongobobo was being harsh, he was simply letting you know what the industry was like