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Originally Posted by bizzle  The best advice I can think of is: Watch out for negative and toxic thoughts. Y
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I must say since re-cuts have become such a normal thing I have no emotions anymore when this happens. I open conformalizer do the re-cut and fix the transitions.
Yes it´s work and yes it has to be payed but it´s part of the job. In the end it´s not "my film" and ulimately not "my" work. It´s the work or collaboration that it takes to make the film (ideally) a better one than the previous version.
We aren´t working in a car workshop. Creative work needs some changes. It´s part of the process and I´m glad that there are tools like conformalizer that enable huge re-cuts in relatively short time. Years ago it was simply a PITA but at least Conformalizer does the tedious part automatically. I "negotiate" a workflow with the assistant editor at the beginning of a production to make sure the EDL-settings are correct and the VFX-naming is consistent (unike VK conformalizer does VFX-tracking!!!). Once setup there are little to no issues.
I´m always happy to receive picture re-cuts that improve the film.
If you waste your energy with bitterness and frustration over a re-cut you should think about a different job because there´s one thing for sure: "locked picture" is something that does not exist in reality anymore. I´ve recut films that were already out on the shelves of the DVD store.