Rick Young has worked in television and video production since the late 1980’s. He bought his first DV camera in 1997 and since then, has established himself as a single-operator Producer/Director with a passion for affordable filmmaking. Rick is the editor for Movie Machine, a website devoted to the art and technology of digital filmmaking. He is the author of numerous books including The Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X (Focal Press) and more.
You can find more about Rick at his Movie Machine site.
Introduction, Rick’s work 0’ 15â€
A citizen of the world 3’ 10â€
Growing up Australian 4’ 12â€
Career start 5’ 17â€
Democratization 10’ 10â€
Embracing Change 14’ 11â€
Evolving production styles and technology 15’ 22â€
Tape to Digital Evolution 17’ 56â€
Changing Economic Environment 26’ 05â€
Changing Expectations 31’ 38â€
Camera styles and preferences 34’ 06
4K uses and challenges 37’ 19â€
Most significant change in career so far? 39’ 00â€
Having backups 40’ 54â€
First NLE System 43’ 11â€
Biggest Change Expected 44’ 18â€
Editing by thought? 49’ 21â€
How Media Composer “ruined†editing 50’ 43â€
Career Advice to younger self 51’33â€