The Render Bar
The Render Bar
Podcast Description
Dive into Hollywood's cutting rooms with Richard Sanchez, Erika Robbins, and Steve Jacks! These seasoned visual effects editors, boasting credits from "Bill & Ted Face The Music" to "Game of Thrones" and "The Mandalorian," share tales from the trenches of film and TV. Discover their personal journeys, industry insights, and hear from special guests who've shaped the world of cinema. From challenges to triumphs, they reveal all. Aspiring editor or film enthusiast, there's a seat for you at The Render Bar. Join the cinematic ride!
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The podcast covers an array of topics pertinent to film editing and visual effects, including the evolution of industry technology, the role of VFX editors, and mental health in high-pressure environments. Specific episodes delve into AI's impact on filmmaking, the importance of union protections, and personal stories that reflect on careers within the industry, such as the adaptation challenges of changing software versions or navigating the often unseen dynamics of workplace culture.
Dive into Hollywood’s cutting rooms with Richard Sanchez, Erika Robbins, and Steve Jacks! These seasoned visual effects editors, boasting credits from “Bill & Ted Face The Music” to “Game of Thrones” and “The Mandalorian,” share tales from the trenches of film and TV. Discover their personal journeys, industry insights, and hear from special guests who’ve shaped the world of cinema. From challenges to triumphs, they reveal all. Aspiring editor or film enthusiast, there’s a seat for you at The Render Bar. Join the cinematic ride!
New Avid, same existential dread.
In this episode, we complain (productively!) about everything from imposter syndrome on a new gig to the mild panic of walking into a job and realizing the Avid version is not the one you know. We talk adaptation, hesitation, and that weird sense of vertigo when your keyboard shortcuts betray you.
But we don’t stop at grumbling — we dig into what it actually means to be an editor in a film industry that’s evolving faster than your last export crashed.
A listener email from the UK sparks a reflection on the state of work on both sides of the pond. We ask: Who are you if you’re not editing? And can you unplug without completely unraveling?
Then it’s time to wrestle with the AI elephant in the room. From documentary ethics and VFX temp comps to authorship debates, Google’s VEO 3, and whether these generative tools are collaborators… or chaos agents. Plus: the role of editors in challenging a director’s vision, and how to stay curious even when you’re feeling cranky.
If you’ve ever stared into the timeline and wondered, “Is this me or is this the algorithm?” then you’re in the right place.
Pull up a seat at The Render Bar.
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