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Avid Everywhere Prepares Tomorrow's Filmmakers for Success at the Savannah Film Festival
Lebental and Ticknor gave attendees insight into how they've embraced Avid EverywhereTM to create some of the biggest movies using Avid Artist® Suite creative tools powered by the Avid MediaCentral™ Platform. The top 20 SCAD students received additional one-on-one time with Lebental and Ticknor as part of an editorial master class.
Lebental has been editing feature films for over 20 years, working with some of Hollywood's top movie studios and directors. His long-time collaboration with
Throughout his career, Lebental has continued to support and mentor students and aspiring professionals, taking pleasure in fostering a new generation of editors. "I had a great time speaking at the
Based at Sony Pictures since 1990, Ticknor is a veteran sound supervisor, re-recording mixer and sound designer with more than 100 feature film and television credits, including Surf's Up, Flags of our Fathers, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, and Spider-Man. He serves as the re-recording FX mixer on many of the films he designs and/or supervises.
"Nothing gives me more pleasure than passing along my knowledge of working in the film industry and how it's evolving," said Ticknor. "I've been in design and mixing for the past 26 years with Sony. When I entered the business, no one used a computer. Today, I can confidently say that there's one industry standard, and that's Avid. I was fortunate to learn from some of the best people in the industry, and what makes the industry so strong is that willingness to share. I always look forward to inspiring young minds and passing along a few stories."
"Today's film students face a very challenging and competitive environment when they transition into real-world careers," said
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