FCPX used by professionals in China

Hi guys,

Just back from a film festival in China (one of their first editions, as the country in its very early stage regarding festivals).

I talked to an editor from a large studio there, she told me that professionals use FCPX in China. And amateurs and students use Premiere.

As you know China does things very differently from the West, and I would need fact checking on what she said, but if it is true, it is awesome for the future of FCPX.

Cheers
Manu

Hey Manu,

I am in contact with several people in China and I can confirm what you say.

- Since Bayiang Yu used FCP X to cut Tsui Hark's "Young Detective Dee, Rise Of The Sea Dragon" in 2013, FCP X has been very popular in the Chinese movie production market. "Young Detective Dee" (and not "Focus") was the very first big movie ever cut with FCP X and it also was a huge success with 98.4 million dollar box office worldwide. As a comparison: WTF made 24.9 million dollar box office.



- James Bayliss-Smith is an award-winning freelance Cameraman and Editor currently based out of Beijing working for ABC. He trains young editors and directors in 3-day courses in which they have to produce a completed short form documentary. He says they find FCP X fascinating because it is so fast and easy to learn.



- Also, many FCP X training books such as Edgar Rothermich's "Final Cut Pro X How It Works" have been translated into Chinese.



- National tv in China is still on legacy FCP, but looking into updating. All clear signs that FCP X is very popular there.

Wow that's fascinating Ronny, thanks for sharing !!

It's very, very, very good news !

Does James Bayliss-Smith speak mandarin ? Have you given workshops there ?

I do a lot of sports OBs in China. Most editors I meet use FCP X. For the speed and the really cool plugins that are made for X. We always have super tight turn around times and X is just right for the job.

I work in China with FCPX + motion5+ AE. But China's commercial use of PR and FCP7 more.

James Bayliss-Smith speaks some Mandarin. But many young people in China are quite fluent with English. No, I haven't given any workshops in China yet. But I am considering doing this in the near future.

To our Chinese friends here:

I would like to know more about your work, and about FCP X in China in general. Please send me an e-mail so we can start a little conversation: ronnycourtens@mac.com

Thank you!

This thread makes me happy

… that unconfirmed quote from Pierre Cardin comes to mind:
"If I only could sell a button to each Chinese …" :lol:


… smart move to localize FCPX to Chinese …
(if I remember correctly, Chinese was before Spanish!)

I work at a previs house in Los Angeles and our Chinese clients were indeed cutting on FCPX. I was completely shocked at the time, especially working in hollywood where the FCPX stigma still lingers almost 7 years later...