NAB Day Two: Really, was that day two that just went by?

I ran into the Kevin Smith talk at the avid booth quite by accident, but glad i did.

Make no mistake, it was a commercial for Avid, but an effective one.

Very interesting to hear the description of watching Clerks be edited on a traditional 6 plate film editor (gosh, i remember those). then just a couple years later, seeing a friend of his edit another of his films on an avid. it was akin to watching someone play a video game; he basically pushed the guy out of the way and started cutting the film himself.

it also gave him the instant gratification of taking a day's shoot, editing it together that night, returning to the set the next morning and showing the cast & crew "this is what I'm thinking..."

also, in the same vein, how he can edit the final film again and again. his view was that once a film hits home video release, that's the final, final can't make anymore changes cut.

He talked about how the critics always say "his films play to his audience." To which he says, "well, duh." that's a statement you make when you've learned what you can do, what you can't, and are comfortable with the answer.

It was cool to hear him talk. To me, he's more relate-able than Mary Hart (NAB hall of fame lunch). but then again, one prolly relates more to people that you could/want to be (a potty-mouthed niche film director) rather than someone you are not (a female anchor).

gotta go, my monorail pass runs out in 33 minutes, and it's a 20 minute walk to the tram station.