Jonny Elwyn
@jonnyelwyn.bsky.social
Freelance Film editor sharing my learnings on all things Post Production, in detail http://jonnyelwyn.co.uk, in a weekly concise insight http://cut-daily.com
Today's Cut/daily is all about networking.
Before you run away - think of it as 'just showing up'...
Plus I share a new resource of places you can find online and IRL events to 'just show up' to...
It's free for everyone. And you can make it better...
Before you run away - think of it as 'just showing up'...
Plus I share a new resource of places you can find online and IRL events to 'just show up' to...
It's free for everyone. And you can make it better...
September 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Today's Cut/daily is all about networking.
Before you run away - think of it as 'just showing up'...
Plus I share a new resource of places you can find online and IRL events to 'just show up' to...
It's free for everyone. And you can make it better...
Before you run away - think of it as 'just showing up'...
Plus I share a new resource of places you can find online and IRL events to 'just show up' to...
It's free for everyone. And you can make it better...
If you're into the new-fangled social web technology
August 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
If you're into the new-fangled social web technology
Did you know that the editor of Dune, Arrival, Sicario and Blade Runner 2049 likes to watch Dance Moms?
"In the evening, I’ll take a break, go upstairs and watch half an episode of Dance Moms, then come back and carry on for an hour or two.
I love what I do, but it takes time."
– Joe Walker
"In the evening, I’ll take a break, go upstairs and watch half an episode of Dance Moms, then come back and carry on for an hour or two.
I love what I do, but it takes time."
– Joe Walker
August 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Did you know that the editor of Dune, Arrival, Sicario and Blade Runner 2049 likes to watch Dance Moms?
"In the evening, I’ll take a break, go upstairs and watch half an episode of Dance Moms, then come back and carry on for an hour or two.
I love what I do, but it takes time."
– Joe Walker
"In the evening, I’ll take a break, go upstairs and watch half an episode of Dance Moms, then come back and carry on for an hour or two.
I love what I do, but it takes time."
– Joe Walker
I wrote this 10 years ago. It's still relevant to anyone going freelance today.
You can read the first chapter of my ebook on being a freelance creative online for free here: jonnyelwyn.co.uk/how-to-be-a-...
Just hit the scrolly pdf embed thing.
You can read the first chapter of my ebook on being a freelance creative online for free here: jonnyelwyn.co.uk/how-to-be-a-...
Just hit the scrolly pdf embed thing.
August 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I wrote this 10 years ago. It's still relevant to anyone going freelance today.
You can read the first chapter of my ebook on being a freelance creative online for free here: jonnyelwyn.co.uk/how-to-be-a-...
Just hit the scrolly pdf embed thing.
You can read the first chapter of my ebook on being a freelance creative online for free here: jonnyelwyn.co.uk/how-to-be-a-...
Just hit the scrolly pdf embed thing.
"Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week" – Jay-Z
This week's issue of Cut/daily asks the question: Can I do this?
(which in this case is edit a feature doc in 6 weeks)
Plus some useful thoughts on Time Management.
Sign up and read it here - it's free!
www.cut-daily.com/458-can-i-do...
This week's issue of Cut/daily asks the question: Can I do this?
(which in this case is edit a feature doc in 6 weeks)
Plus some useful thoughts on Time Management.
Sign up and read it here - it's free!
www.cut-daily.com/458-can-i-do...
July 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
"Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week" – Jay-Z
This week's issue of Cut/daily asks the question: Can I do this?
(which in this case is edit a feature doc in 6 weeks)
Plus some useful thoughts on Time Management.
Sign up and read it here - it's free!
www.cut-daily.com/458-can-i-do...
This week's issue of Cut/daily asks the question: Can I do this?
(which in this case is edit a feature doc in 6 weeks)
Plus some useful thoughts on Time Management.
Sign up and read it here - it's free!
www.cut-daily.com/458-can-i-do...
One of the fun things about running This Week in Movie Trailers (TWMT) is pressing 'go' and watching every new trailer roll in...
Keep up to date with the biggest new projects by getting the top 10 most-watched trailers released each week in your inbox for free:
movietrailers.pro
Keep up to date with the biggest new projects by getting the top 10 most-watched trailers released each week in your inbox for free:
movietrailers.pro
July 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
One of the fun things about running This Week in Movie Trailers (TWMT) is pressing 'go' and watching every new trailer roll in...
Keep up to date with the biggest new projects by getting the top 10 most-watched trailers released each week in your inbox for free:
movietrailers.pro
Keep up to date with the biggest new projects by getting the top 10 most-watched trailers released each week in your inbox for free:
movietrailers.pro
A great week for trailer lovers!
Sign up for free at movietrailers.pro to watch them all
PLUS get the top 10 most-watched trailers in your inbox every week.
Take 20 seconds to scan, 20 minutes to enjoy everything...
Stay on top of the latest hit projects in a click.
Sign up for free at movietrailers.pro to watch them all
PLUS get the top 10 most-watched trailers in your inbox every week.
Take 20 seconds to scan, 20 minutes to enjoy everything...
Stay on top of the latest hit projects in a click.
June 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A great week for trailer lovers!
Sign up for free at movietrailers.pro to watch them all
PLUS get the top 10 most-watched trailers in your inbox every week.
Take 20 seconds to scan, 20 minutes to enjoy everything...
Stay on top of the latest hit projects in a click.
Sign up for free at movietrailers.pro to watch them all
PLUS get the top 10 most-watched trailers in your inbox every week.
Take 20 seconds to scan, 20 minutes to enjoy everything...
Stay on top of the latest hit projects in a click.
A great week to be watching trailers!
To mention just a few....
- Alien: Earth
- Eddington
- Brick
- Oh, Hi!
Watch them all at: movietrailers.pro
Plus, I found Architecton from A24 in the long list, and it looks incredible...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn7V...
To mention just a few....
- Alien: Earth
- Eddington
- Brick
- Oh, Hi!
Watch them all at: movietrailers.pro
Plus, I found Architecton from A24 in the long list, and it looks incredible...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn7V...
June 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A great week to be watching trailers!
To mention just a few....
- Alien: Earth
- Eddington
- Brick
- Oh, Hi!
Watch them all at: movietrailers.pro
Plus, I found Architecton from A24 in the long list, and it looks incredible...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn7V...
To mention just a few....
- Alien: Earth
- Eddington
- Brick
- Oh, Hi!
Watch them all at: movietrailers.pro
Plus, I found Architecton from A24 in the long list, and it looks incredible...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn7V...
This Friday's free issue of Cut/daily takes you inside a professional 1st Assistant Editor's complete workflow checklist.
Learn how to get it right when it counts!
Sign up for free today at www.cut-daily.com and read it fresh from your inbox on Friday...
Learn how to get it right when it counts!
Sign up for free today at www.cut-daily.com and read it fresh from your inbox on Friday...
June 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This Friday's free issue of Cut/daily takes you inside a professional 1st Assistant Editor's complete workflow checklist.
Learn how to get it right when it counts!
Sign up for free today at www.cut-daily.com and read it fresh from your inbox on Friday...
Learn how to get it right when it counts!
Sign up for free today at www.cut-daily.com and read it fresh from your inbox on Friday...
Want a fun start to your Monday?
Take this quick quiz and discover your editorial personality...
Which editor's pseudonym are you?
www.cut-daily.com/quiz
Take this quick quiz and discover your editorial personality...
Which editor's pseudonym are you?
www.cut-daily.com/quiz
June 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Want a fun start to your Monday?
Take this quick quiz and discover your editorial personality...
Which editor's pseudonym are you?
www.cut-daily.com/quiz
Take this quick quiz and discover your editorial personality...
Which editor's pseudonym are you?
www.cut-daily.com/quiz
For fun, I made a quiz...
cut-daily.com/quiz/
(Let me know if the questions are too easy - and send me some harder ones!)
cut-daily.com/quiz/
(Let me know if the questions are too easy - and send me some harder ones!)
May 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
For fun, I made a quiz...
cut-daily.com/quiz/
(Let me know if the questions are too easy - and send me some harder ones!)
cut-daily.com/quiz/
(Let me know if the questions are too easy - and send me some harder ones!)
May 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
5 Annoying Things Video Editors Do
(How many are you guilty of?)
#1. Not being open to trying things...
#2 - Unilaterally knowing better than Production
#3 - Grumbling about changes
#4 - Saying “We don't have that.”
#5 - Terrible Time Estimation
www.cut-daily.com/311-annoying...
(How many are you guilty of?)
#1. Not being open to trying things...
#2 - Unilaterally knowing better than Production
#3 - Grumbling about changes
#4 - Saying “We don't have that.”
#5 - Terrible Time Estimation
www.cut-daily.com/311-annoying...
May 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
5 Annoying Things Video Editors Do
(How many are you guilty of?)
#1. Not being open to trying things...
#2 - Unilaterally knowing better than Production
#3 - Grumbling about changes
#4 - Saying “We don't have that.”
#5 - Terrible Time Estimation
www.cut-daily.com/311-annoying...
(How many are you guilty of?)
#1. Not being open to trying things...
#2 - Unilaterally knowing better than Production
#3 - Grumbling about changes
#4 - Saying “We don't have that.”
#5 - Terrible Time Estimation
www.cut-daily.com/311-annoying...
Updated this post on DIY Custom Editing & Grading Gear
– WASD keycaps no longer exist
- Update to editing keypad design
- Magnetic and under-desk Stream Deck cradles
Plus a lot more nerdy fun!
bit.ly/CustomEditGear
– WASD keycaps no longer exist
- Update to editing keypad design
- Magnetic and under-desk Stream Deck cradles
Plus a lot more nerdy fun!
bit.ly/CustomEditGear
May 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Updated this post on DIY Custom Editing & Grading Gear
– WASD keycaps no longer exist
- Update to editing keypad design
- Magnetic and under-desk Stream Deck cradles
Plus a lot more nerdy fun!
bit.ly/CustomEditGear
– WASD keycaps no longer exist
- Update to editing keypad design
- Magnetic and under-desk Stream Deck cradles
Plus a lot more nerdy fun!
bit.ly/CustomEditGear
Watched Conclave and I keep coming back to the final trio of shots.
Such a great way to end the film.
Here's my interview with the Editor Nick Emerson for his Oscar-nominated work on the film.
Part of his advice?
"Cut for a reaction, not a line.”
www.cut-daily.com/435-cut-dail...
Such a great way to end the film.
Here's my interview with the Editor Nick Emerson for his Oscar-nominated work on the film.
Part of his advice?
"Cut for a reaction, not a line.”
www.cut-daily.com/435-cut-dail...
May 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Watched Conclave and I keep coming back to the final trio of shots.
Such a great way to end the film.
Here's my interview with the Editor Nick Emerson for his Oscar-nominated work on the film.
Part of his advice?
"Cut for a reaction, not a line.”
www.cut-daily.com/435-cut-dail...
Such a great way to end the film.
Here's my interview with the Editor Nick Emerson for his Oscar-nominated work on the film.
Part of his advice?
"Cut for a reaction, not a line.”
www.cut-daily.com/435-cut-dail...
Remote-Attended Edit Sessions:
How do you have the producer/director/client in the room with you but not w i t h you?
Two approaches:
1. DIY build using Sofi Marshall's excellent guide
2. Louper.io - fast, easy, secure, feature-packed.
www.cut-daily.com/449-remote-a...
How do you do it?
How do you have the producer/director/client in the room with you but not w i t h you?
Two approaches:
1. DIY build using Sofi Marshall's excellent guide
2. Louper.io - fast, easy, secure, feature-packed.
www.cut-daily.com/449-remote-a...
How do you do it?
May 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Remote-Attended Edit Sessions:
How do you have the producer/director/client in the room with you but not w i t h you?
Two approaches:
1. DIY build using Sofi Marshall's excellent guide
2. Louper.io - fast, easy, secure, feature-packed.
www.cut-daily.com/449-remote-a...
How do you do it?
How do you have the producer/director/client in the room with you but not w i t h you?
Two approaches:
1. DIY build using Sofi Marshall's excellent guide
2. Louper.io - fast, easy, secure, feature-packed.
www.cut-daily.com/449-remote-a...
How do you do it?
The next three weeks of Cut/daily:
Tomorrow - Remote Attended Edit Sessions - how to run your first one.
Next week - Cut/daily Meets... Luke Dunkley, Editor on Day of The Jackal
Week after - Editorial Alchemy - how to make boring things interesting.
www.cut-daily.com
Tomorrow - Remote Attended Edit Sessions - how to run your first one.
Next week - Cut/daily Meets... Luke Dunkley, Editor on Day of The Jackal
Week after - Editorial Alchemy - how to make boring things interesting.
www.cut-daily.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The next three weeks of Cut/daily:
Tomorrow - Remote Attended Edit Sessions - how to run your first one.
Next week - Cut/daily Meets... Luke Dunkley, Editor on Day of The Jackal
Week after - Editorial Alchemy - how to make boring things interesting.
www.cut-daily.com
Tomorrow - Remote Attended Edit Sessions - how to run your first one.
Next week - Cut/daily Meets... Luke Dunkley, Editor on Day of The Jackal
Week after - Editorial Alchemy - how to make boring things interesting.
www.cut-daily.com
This Friday's free issue of Cut/daily is all about remote attended video editing sessions.
How to do them.
What they cost.
Why they are good.
Sign up for free at www.cut-daily.com
How to do them.
What they cost.
Why they are good.
Sign up for free at www.cut-daily.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This Friday's free issue of Cut/daily is all about remote attended video editing sessions.
How to do them.
What they cost.
Why they are good.
Sign up for free at www.cut-daily.com
How to do them.
What they cost.
Why they are good.
Sign up for free at www.cut-daily.com
The last three issues of Cut/daily...
Today - How to get more out of Cut/daily (Archive tour)
Last week - How to actually use generative AI Video
Week before - Walter Murch's new book reviewed
Read these when you sign up PLUS you won't miss out on next week's free issue!
www.cut-daily.com
Today - How to get more out of Cut/daily (Archive tour)
Last week - How to actually use generative AI Video
Week before - Walter Murch's new book reviewed
Read these when you sign up PLUS you won't miss out on next week's free issue!
www.cut-daily.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The last three issues of Cut/daily...
Today - How to get more out of Cut/daily (Archive tour)
Last week - How to actually use generative AI Video
Week before - Walter Murch's new book reviewed
Read these when you sign up PLUS you won't miss out on next week's free issue!
www.cut-daily.com
Today - How to get more out of Cut/daily (Archive tour)
Last week - How to actually use generative AI Video
Week before - Walter Murch's new book reviewed
Read these when you sign up PLUS you won't miss out on next week's free issue!
www.cut-daily.com
Here's what I've discovered about using AI Video Generators.
It's harder than it looks (to get useful results) - but it can be done!
www.cut-daily.com/447-workflow...
It's harder than it looks (to get useful results) - but it can be done!
www.cut-daily.com/447-workflow...
May 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Here's what I've discovered about using AI Video Generators.
It's harder than it looks (to get useful results) - but it can be done!
www.cut-daily.com/447-workflow...
It's harder than it looks (to get useful results) - but it can be done!
www.cut-daily.com/447-workflow...
Poker Face Season 2's Trailer gained almost as many views this week (14M) as the new Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer did in 7 days (16.9M)
That's a HUGE win for any TV show let alone vs a Marvel blockbuster!
Track trailer stats = reveal hidden truths!
Data source: TWMT > movietrailers.pro
That's a HUGE win for any TV show let alone vs a Marvel blockbuster!
Track trailer stats = reveal hidden truths!
Data source: TWMT > movietrailers.pro
April 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Poker Face Season 2's Trailer gained almost as many views this week (14M) as the new Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer did in 7 days (16.9M)
That's a HUGE win for any TV show let alone vs a Marvel blockbuster!
Track trailer stats = reveal hidden truths!
Data source: TWMT > movietrailers.pro
That's a HUGE win for any TV show let alone vs a Marvel blockbuster!
Track trailer stats = reveal hidden truths!
Data source: TWMT > movietrailers.pro
It's been 33 years since Walter Murch last published a book.
This Friday's issue of Cut/daily will give you an inside look at what his new one is all about.
Sign up today for free - www.cut-daily.com - and find out why you need to read this book!
This Friday's issue of Cut/daily will give you an inside look at what his new one is all about.
Sign up today for free - www.cut-daily.com - and find out why you need to read this book!
April 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It's been 33 years since Walter Murch last published a book.
This Friday's issue of Cut/daily will give you an inside look at what his new one is all about.
Sign up today for free - www.cut-daily.com - and find out why you need to read this book!
This Friday's issue of Cut/daily will give you an inside look at what his new one is all about.
Sign up today for free - www.cut-daily.com - and find out why you need to read this book!
Really surprised that:
Wes Anderson's THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
beat out both
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning
and
Tron:Ares
For the most watched trailer on the internet this week.
Even more than the Superman sneak peek!
See the full list here:
movietrailers.pro
Wes Anderson's THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
beat out both
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning
and
Tron:Ares
For the most watched trailer on the internet this week.
Even more than the Superman sneak peek!
See the full list here:
movietrailers.pro
April 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Really surprised that:
Wes Anderson's THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
beat out both
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning
and
Tron:Ares
For the most watched trailer on the internet this week.
Even more than the Superman sneak peek!
See the full list here:
movietrailers.pro
Wes Anderson's THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
beat out both
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning
and
Tron:Ares
For the most watched trailer on the internet this week.
Even more than the Superman sneak peek!
See the full list here:
movietrailers.pro
Today's free issue of Cut/daily lists 12 core editing truths:
3. In the end you just have to give the client what they want.
5. Some of the best edits happen by accident. Accept the gift.
6. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Prep always pays off.
www.cut-daily.com/443-twelve-e...
3. In the end you just have to give the client what they want.
5. Some of the best edits happen by accident. Accept the gift.
6. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Prep always pays off.
www.cut-daily.com/443-twelve-e...
April 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Today's free issue of Cut/daily lists 12 core editing truths:
3. In the end you just have to give the client what they want.
5. Some of the best edits happen by accident. Accept the gift.
6. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Prep always pays off.
www.cut-daily.com/443-twelve-e...
3. In the end you just have to give the client what they want.
5. Some of the best edits happen by accident. Accept the gift.
6. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Prep always pays off.
www.cut-daily.com/443-twelve-e...