I'm making this up as I go!
So the last week saw me take on another editing gig.
I'm not sure I'm allowed to say what it is yet, but what I *can* say is that it's creator owned and that I'll be digging into the first script shortly after sending this newsletter out.
Editing is something I kind of fell into. I'm not sure many people aspire to get into this #makecomics racket with the express intent of being an editor.
But, lets imagine for one second that someone did. Where would they go?
There's the Comics Experience course on editing and project management. But after that, they'd kind of come up dry. They might find a few articles here and there on the role of an editor, but not much in the way of guidance or answers to even the most basic of questions. It's not like there's a Comic Writer Services equivalent for editors (plug plug).
When editing became a more realistic concept for me I didn't really have any resources to turn to either. After searching fruitlessly I ended up merely emailing a bunch of well established editors and picking their brains. That's all been on my mind again lately and I think in future editions of this newsletter I want to get into the nitty-gritty of what I do process wise as an editor as well as maybe providing a framework or a few tips to those crazy enough to want to take editing seriously as an option.
The only thing currently stopping me is the fact I am but a wet behind the ears rookie at this thing so far. I'd feel a bit of an imposter laying down my editing tenets
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This week has been an odd one in terms of entertainment input. I realized I still had the first season of the Leftovers to watch after it was gifted to me from *last* Christmas. I re-watched the pilot this week and still enjoyed it. Enjoyed is probably the wrong word to use. The pilot is almost drowning in melancholia and grief, but there's enough there to encourage viewers to go further.
I also began watching the Planet of The Apes series after getting the box-set on Blu-Ray recently. The first movie still holds up, although the cleaned up picture does not treat the makeup effects kindly. There are some problematic scenes with Nova, the mute woman character, that are very much of their time but this is offset by the strong-willed Zera. A principled scientist standing up against the narrow minded patriarchy suddenly became very topical again, eh?
I watched the second one, Beneath The Planet of the Apes, last night. It's an odd, dissonant film. The first half is like a tired greatest hits package as another stranded astronaut essentially retraces the steps of the Heston character from the first movie. Then you get into the back half of the second act and there are mutants, psychic powers, religious commentary and one of the bleakest endings ever put against a major studio picture. I love it for that second half. Go out swinging.
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Only three links this week, I'm afraid.
The Daily 202: 11 stories from President Trump’s first 100 hours that deserve more attention
The Washington Post has been doing some really strong stuff in the wake of Trump's election. This piece details some of the stories that you may have missed in his first 100 hours amidst the lies and insanity.
Just 5 Clicks on an Internet Survey Inspired Trump’s Claim Millions Voted Illegally
The Intercept is another place doing good things in the face of bigotry and stupidity. This story hunts down the source of those scurrilous claims of voter fraud by the dickhead in chief.
The Untold Story of the Bastille Day Attacker
GQ paints a picture not of a radicalized zealot, but a deeply disturbed man looking for an excuse.
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Okay, to the editor's cave I go. More next week!
Until then...
I'm not sure I'm allowed to say what it is yet, but what I *can* say is that it's creator owned and that I'll be digging into the first script shortly after sending this newsletter out.
Editing is something I kind of fell into. I'm not sure many people aspire to get into this #makecomics racket with the express intent of being an editor.
But, lets imagine for one second that someone did. Where would they go?
There's the Comics Experience course on editing and project management. But after that, they'd kind of come up dry. They might find a few articles here and there on the role of an editor, but not much in the way of guidance or answers to even the most basic of questions. It's not like there's a Comic Writer Services equivalent for editors (plug plug).
When editing became a more realistic concept for me I didn't really have any resources to turn to either. After searching fruitlessly I ended up merely emailing a bunch of well established editors and picking their brains. That's all been on my mind again lately and I think in future editions of this newsletter I want to get into the nitty-gritty of what I do process wise as an editor as well as maybe providing a framework or a few tips to those crazy enough to want to take editing seriously as an option.
The only thing currently stopping me is the fact I am but a wet behind the ears rookie at this thing so far. I'd feel a bit of an imposter laying down my editing tenets
###
This week has been an odd one in terms of entertainment input. I realized I still had the first season of the Leftovers to watch after it was gifted to me from *last* Christmas. I re-watched the pilot this week and still enjoyed it. Enjoyed is probably the wrong word to use. The pilot is almost drowning in melancholia and grief, but there's enough there to encourage viewers to go further.
I also began watching the Planet of The Apes series after getting the box-set on Blu-Ray recently. The first movie still holds up, although the cleaned up picture does not treat the makeup effects kindly. There are some problematic scenes with Nova, the mute woman character, that are very much of their time but this is offset by the strong-willed Zera. A principled scientist standing up against the narrow minded patriarchy suddenly became very topical again, eh?
I watched the second one, Beneath The Planet of the Apes, last night. It's an odd, dissonant film. The first half is like a tired greatest hits package as another stranded astronaut essentially retraces the steps of the Heston character from the first movie. Then you get into the back half of the second act and there are mutants, psychic powers, religious commentary and one of the bleakest endings ever put against a major studio picture. I love it for that second half. Go out swinging.
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Only three links this week, I'm afraid.
The Daily 202: 11 stories from President Trump’s first 100 hours that deserve more attention
The Washington Post has been doing some really strong stuff in the wake of Trump's election. This piece details some of the stories that you may have missed in his first 100 hours amidst the lies and insanity.
Just 5 Clicks on an Internet Survey Inspired Trump’s Claim Millions Voted Illegally
The Intercept is another place doing good things in the face of bigotry and stupidity. This story hunts down the source of those scurrilous claims of voter fraud by the dickhead in chief.
The Untold Story of the Bastille Day Attacker
GQ paints a picture not of a radicalized zealot, but a deeply disturbed man looking for an excuse.
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Okay, to the editor's cave I go. More next week!
Until then...
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