As a director, staggering bloodied but unbowed from the wrapped set of your latest project, or as an editor about to enter the fray, we have a fairly strong belief that what you need when moving from production into post is a clear head, relaxed environment and frankly, a bit of peace and quiet.

This is the essence of what Oakslade Studios offers.

So rather than bog you down with technical specs (here if you really want them), we wanted to show you what we think Oakslade is all about. So we made a film about it, and you can find it here on the homepage.

We’re not in Soho, and we think that’s a good thing.

Another quick post pointing you toward something interesting. Studio Daily is a web resource for all kinds of production matters, from cutting edge technology to training resources to general production related material, but there was a post on there recently that caught our attention. We’ve waited until now because the responses seem to have petered out at last but it did provoke some interesting debate.

The short version is this “the availability and affordability of high end home editing systems means that the majority of the newest generation of editors don’t know squat about editing”.

The interesting distinction to be made is that it doesn’t say these people can’t edit, rather they don’t know, don’t understand or don’t care about the tricks of the trade, etiquette, useful planning techniques, technical details, traditions, inside-knowledge, trade secrets, workflows, standards, practices, finishing techniques, secret handshakes and (with a raised eyebrow) work ethics and that have built up over the last century.

If you’re an editor its worth a read, regardless of which side of the argument you fall down on. But if you’re not an editor then its absolutely worth a read because it explains the difference between editing and being an editor and demonstrates how hard it is to tell the difference between the two.

The Studio Daily blog is here.