Marcelo Lewin
Transitioning to Filmmaking: Golda Sound Design Breakdown
My sound design breakdown of a scene in the movie Golda for my Art and Craft of Film Editing class at UCLA Extension.
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Journal entries documenting what I'm doing to transition to filmmaking.
Doing this publicly to keep myself honest, motivated and accountable.
Marcelo Lewin
- Oct 29
Transitioning to Filmmaking: Forbidden Planet Edit Analysis
Check out my edit analysis for Forbidden Planet for my Art and Craft of Film Editing class at UCLA extension
Marcelo Lewin
- Oct 17
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 33: My Interview in the Amata World Podcast
I was interviewed last week all about AI and Filmmaking in the Amata World Podcast! Check it out!
Marcelo Lewin
- Oct 16
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 32: High Noon Continuity Editing Shot Breakdown
In one of my classes, I had to watch and do a shot breakdown of a classic continuity editing film from Hollywood's 1930s to 1960s era.
Marcelo Lewin
- Oct 12
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 31: Classic Continuity Editing
Continuity Editing helps maintain consistency of both time and space in a film and It helps ground audiences in the reality of the film.
Marcelo Lewin
- Oct 11
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 30: Adobe MAX Sneak Peaks
Adobe gave us a sneak peak at what their developers are working on and what may be coming soon to an Adobe app near you.
Marcelo Lewin
- Oct 10
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 29: Adobe MAX Day 2
Welcome back to day 2 of Adobe MAX. Another full day of networking, learning and of getting inspired!
Marcelo Lewin
- Oct 9
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 28: Adobe MAX Day 1
In the first day attending Adobe MAX, I met a bunch of people, took a class in Premiere Pro editing and attended the keynote.
Marcelo Lewin
- Oct 5
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 26: Connect & Configure Ultrastudio Monitor 3G to the Major NLE's
In this entry, I show you how to configure the UltraStudio Monitor 3G for each of the major NLEs so you can use your TV for timeline output.
Marcelo Lewin
- Oct 3
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 24: Watched The Silent Movie Golem: How He Came Into The World
This week in my Art and Craft of Film Editing class at UCLA Extension, we covered the silent era and how editing got started. I chose Golem.
Marcelo Lewin
- Oct 2
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 23: Using AI to Create Custom Titles
I needed help designing titles because frankly, my titles in my short film, The Adversarial, are a bit boring. So I turned to generative AI
Marcelo Lewin
- Oct 2
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 22: Resources for Learning Color Grading in DaVinci Resolve
I decided that I need to learn how to color correct in DaVinci Resolve and not in Premiere Pro or Avid, but where do I start?
Marcelo Lewin
- Sep 28
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 21: Man with a Movie Camera and Other Great Movies to Watch
The nice thing about attending a filmmaking program is getting to watch a lot of great movies you would never watch on your own.
Marcelo Lewin
- Sep 27
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 20: Working Remotely as a Film Editor
Today, I interviewed Joaquin Elizondo on my Transitioning to Filmmaking podcast as we spoke all about how to work remotely as a film editor.
Marcelo Lewin
- Sep 27
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 19: The Art & Craft of Film Editing
An overview and what I expect to get out of "The Art and Craft of Film Editing", one of my classes this Fall quarter at UCLA Extension.
Marcelo Lewin
- Sep 25
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 18: Avid Media Composer First Impressions
Today was my first real prolonged exposure to Avid beyond looking at it for 5 minutes and thinking, what do I do now, and then quitting.
Marcelo Lewin
- Sep 25
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 17: UCLA Extension Fall Quarter Begins
Today I begin my second (fall) quarter of the filmmaking program at UCLA Extension, with a focus on Post Production and Editing.
Marcelo Lewin
- Sep 21
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 16: Creating a Portfolio for My Projects
To get new clients or a new job in filmmaking, I needed to add a portfolio to my site to show off all the projects I've completed.
Marcelo Lewin
- Sep 21
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 15: Upscaling a Short Film Using AI
In this journal entry, I cover how I took the final denoised short film from yesterday's journal entry and upscaled it to 4K using AI.
Marcelo Lewin
- Sep 19
Transitioning to Filmmaking Day 14: Denoising a Short Film Using AI Part 2
In the previous journal entry, I covered Artemis, the AI model in Topaz AI. In this entry, I'll cover the Nyx AI Model for denoising.
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