We have put together a list of companies running Black Friday sales deals that will appeal to editors.
It's that time of year again, there are Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts to be had, so we thought we would put together a list so you don't have to go searching.
Keep coming back, the list isn't huge at the moment, but it will grow. Please let us know of any more great deals out there!
Hardware
OWC for Macs, storage, docks and more. Some big discounts to be found here.
Apogee 50% off refurb hardware & 40% off plugins
DJI Not to sure what's going on here, but giveaways & money off
GoPro $200 off a Hero10 Black with accessories.
Insta360 Up to 50% off 360 cameras
Monogram $100s off modular controls
Software
Adobe 40% off selected plans.
Accusonus 20% off yearly subscriptions.
Affinity 30% off everything including Designer & Photo.
BorisFX 50-25% off Continuum plugins for FCP.
Cinecolor Decent savings on LUT packs
Film Convert 40% off all plugins for FilmConvert and CineMatch
Hedge Up to 50% off filmmaking apps
Idustrial Revolution 20% off all Final Cut Pro plugins
iZotope Over $1000 off audio plugin bundles, but check compatibility
LenoFX 50% off all plugins.
MotionVFX 30% off and other time-dependent discounts
Pond5 25% off all media (Need to do this at cart)
Telestream 20% off Screenflow & Paks
Ulti.media Up to 50% off ultility apps for Final Cut Pro.
Videohive Up to 50% off
Training
Ripple Training 40% off tutorials and RippleLIVE plugins.
I am the Editor-in-Chief of FCP.co and have run the website since its inception ten years ago.
I have also worked as a broadcast and corporate editor for over 30 years, starting on one inch tape, working through many formats, right up to today's NLEs.
Under the name Idustrial Revolution, I have written and sold plugins for Final Cut Pro for 13 years.
I was made a Freeman of Lichfield through The Worshipful Company of Smiths (established 1601). Though I haven't yet tried to herd a flock of sheep through the city centre!
Current Editing
2020 has been busy, the beginning of the year was finishing off a new property series (cut on FCP) for Channel 4 called The Great House Giveaway. I also designed and built the majority of the graphics as Motion templates. It has been a great success and the shows grabbed more viewers in the 4pm weekday slot than any previous strand. It has been recommissioned by C4 for 60 episodes, including prime-time versions and five themed programmes. The shows have also been nominated for a 2021 BAFTA.
Although both were postponed to later in the year, I worked again on ITV's coverage of the Tour de France and La Vuelta. 2020 was my 25th year of editing the TdF and my 20th year as lead editor. The Tour was the first broadcast show to adopt FCPX working for multiple editors on shared storage.
BBC's Snooker has played a big part in my life, I've been editing tournament coverage since 1997. I'm proud to be part of a very creative team that has pioneered many new ideas and workflows that are now industry standard in sports' production. This is currently an Adobe Premiere edit.
Covid cancelled some of the regular corporate events that I edit such as trade shows & events. I was lucky however to edit, from home, on projects for Amazon Kindle, Amazon Black Friday, Mastercard and very proud to have helped local charitable trust Kendall & Wall secure lottery funding.
As for software, my weapon of choice is Final Cut Pro and Motion, but I also have a good knowledge and broadcast credits with Adobe Premiere Pro, MOGRT design and Photoshop.
Plugin Design & Development
I'm the creative force behind Idustrial Revolution, one of the oldest Final Cut Pro plugin developers. It hosts a range of commercial and free plugins on the site. One free plugin was downloaded over a thousand times within 24 hours of release.
I also take on custom work, whether it is adapting an existing plugin for a special use or designing new plugins for clients from scratch. Having a good knowledge of editing allows me to build-in flexibility and more importantly, usability.
FCP.co
Now in its 10th year and 4th redesign, running FCP.co has given me knowledge on how to run a large CMS- you are currently reading my bio from the database! Although it sounds corny, I am pretty well up on social media trends & techniques, especially in the video sector. The recent Covid restrictions has enabled live FCP.co shows online. This involves managing a Zoom Webinar through Restream.io to YouTube and Facebook.
The Future
I'm always open to new ideas and opportunities, so please get in touch at editor (at) fcp.co. I've judged film competitions, presented workflow techniques to international audiences and come up with ideas for TV shows and software programs!
