Avenue Productions are delighted to announce that the award winning ‘Warts & All’ short film, directed by Pat Shortt, will screen on Monday 15th December on RTÉ 2 at 11:30pm as part of the Shortscreen programme.
After a hugely successful festival, there is anticipated excitement in looking forward to the screening to a national audience.
Hugh congratuations to all the cast and crew and all those who worked so hard to bring this story to screen.
This is episode 2 of series 9 of Word On the Street, a production by Film CEL. LSAD’s in-house production unit.
I had the opportunity to write an article for the latest edition of the Assembled Magazine for the Irish Screen Editors Guild (ISE), about the challenges people with disabilities face when entering the post production industry. A recent graduate of mine from the Creative Broadcast & Film Production programme, Katie Quirke, also gave me a direct insight to the challenges and how things can be improved for editors with disabilities. This article and many others are now available to read from the ISE website HERE or by clicking the image above. Special thanks to Katie for allowing me to tell some of her story and to Shane Woods ISE for asking me to contribute to this issue.
Adobe have released their new mobile version of their flagship NLE, Adobe Premiere for iOS devices. This new iteration replaces the basic Adobe Rush app which didn’t take off as well as Adobe had anticipated all those years ago.
See the download info HERE
According to Wired:
ADOBE HAS HAD a busy year designing and redesigning a number of its most popular apps for mobile, and Premiere for iPhone is the latest—a mobile-first video editing workflow that adapts most of the tools from the desktop version of Premiere to a mobile user interface. You can trim, layer, edit, and even auto-generate captions, alongside all the basic editing features you’d expect, like color and exposure adjustments.
The automatic resizing feature is particularly nice, adapting videos to both horizontal and landscape platforms, making sure your subject is centered for both cuts. As with anything Adobe releases these days, there are plenty of AI-powered features, including the ability to generate backgrounds from a prompt and create sound effects from your voice.
Premiere for iPhone is free, though if you want to use the AI features, you’ll have to buy credits within the app. According to Adobe, the Android version is still under development. —Scott Gilbertson
Colin Michael has released a tutorial for iOS users on the app which can be viewed below:
It remains to be seen if this software will be adopted by mobile editors, as it has some stiff competition with Blackmagic’s Da Vinci Resolve for iOS.
Time will tell whether it fills a gap in the market or become another “Rush” ed project.
New DaVinci Resolve 20 training books now available! HERE
These step by step training guides are for both new and existing users. Using a project based approach, you will discover how to edit a sophisticated trailer for a documentary feature, grade your film using DaVinci Resolve’s legendary color correction tools, enhance your soundtracks with Fairlight and build custom visual effects using Fusion.
With The Beginner’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 20, you’ll learn how to:
In The Editor’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 20, you’ll discover how to:
The Fairlight Audio Guide to DaVinci Resolve 20 will show you how to:
In The Colorist Guide to DaVinci Resolve 20, you’ll learn how to:
The Visual Effects Guide to DaVinci Resolve 20 includes information on how to:
In Advanced Visual Effects Guide to DaVinci Resolve 20, you learn how to:
These books are designed for both beginners and professionals. Beginners will find clear and concise lessons to get you up and running quickly. If you’re a professional switching to DaVinci Resolve, you’ll find lessons that cover everything from the basics to working with audio, adding text, effects, and more. You’ll also find dozens of pro tips and tricks that will help you make the switch to DaVinci Resolve!
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The First 10 Minutes of Episode 1 of The Wayfinders has been released, giving viewers a sneek peek of the adventure the heros are taking. The link for this is HERE or the image above.
All episodes of series 1 will be released at the end of the year.
Taking place at the annual LSAD Graduation show at the Clare Street Campus, Limerick, will be the screening of end of year capstone projects from the 4th year Creative Broadcast & Film Production students.
There will be a series of short films, documentaries, portfolios and dissertations available to the public in a selected location in the campus, where the students themselves will also be in attendance to chat about their work and hopefully network too with visitors and even interested industry parties.
Why not come along to this event which is open from May 31st to June 8th 2025.
This highlights reel features a selection of content and programmes that were created by the 2025 crew of Film CEL. This years crew excelled themselves on all productions and projects, gaining experience on planning, camera operation, grip and rigging, lighting and sound and post production using Avid Media Composer.
This crew will continue as students in the year 4 of the Creative Broadcast and Film Production programme at LSAD, TUS where they will take these skills and develop new content and creative works for their final year.
Music track: Tell Me by Burgundy Source: https://freetouse.com/music Copyright Free Music for Video
Film CEL is an in-house production unit for the Creative Broadcast & Film Production Programme at LSAD, TUS.
As a long time user of DaVinci Resolve Studio, I value this NLE highly in both my professional work as well as an academic when instructing my students.
Recently with the release of the new public beta version of DaVinci Resolve 20, and its huge amount of new features, their announcement video claimed about a possible upgrade fee in the future. Resolve is loved by users for both its intuitive use as well as its non-subscription, and thus this announcement created a worry that this non-subscription platform was coming to an end. However Darren Mostyn, who i highly recommend editors and colourists follow his YouTube account (click his name to go to that account), managed to speak to a representative from BMD Europe and get a full definition of what this upgrade fee will actually be. Check out the video below:
This week came the announcement of a US production to begin filming their first series here in Limerick at Troy Studios. This comes on the back of a successful pilot which was produced at Troy Studios in 2023. Stephen Hall, was a graduate of the Creative Broadcast & Film Production programme at LSAD, TUS and is one of the producers of the programme. Paul C.Ryan, Film in Limerick Coordinator, explains more about this
As The Wayfinders begins filming at Troy Studios, Limerick and at locations in the region, we look back at the filming of the pilot episode.
Film in Limerick is proud to welcome back a major international production as filming begins on the epic fantasy series, The Wayfinders, at Troy Studios and on location throughout the region.
Set in a richly imagined world of myth, magic, and ancient conflict, The Wayfinders follows a band of unlikely heroes as they journey through a fractured realm in search of unity, purpose, and power. Featuring immersive storytelling, striking visuals, and a cast of both rising stars and familiar faces, the series promises to captivate fans of high fantasy worldwide.
Pre-production is now underway in Limerick, following the successful filming of the pilot episode in the region in October 2023. The pilot starred Mackenzie Crook (The Office, Pirates of the Caribbean) and was directed by Glen Winter (Smallville, Arrow, The Flash).
The production, from US-based Arrowstorm, and Limerick’s Dark Day Pictures, is expected to generate hundreds of local jobs and bring significant economic impact to the area.
Producer Stephen Hall of Dark Day Pictures added:
“We’re thrilled to bring The Wayfinders Season 1 back to Limerick and the region. As a Limerick local, it’s so exciting to be making our magical show in the region and putting our wonderful locations and talented crew front and center, on the world stage. The support from the councils, businesses and the community has been incredible. We have so much to offer in the Midwest, it’s quite special to build the film community here with the help of Film In Limerick and the talent of the local crew.”
With pre-production already underway, filming is set to begin later this month. Further announcements regarding casting and release dates are expected in the coming weeks.
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