Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I help editors level up into feature films, TV, and documentaries: skool.com/the-go-to-editor/about A Sound Pro shares best practices for equalizing audio in your film.
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Guest expert Mark Edward Lewis shows some easy ways to take advantage of the free DaVinci Resolve software, using one of the most powerful EQ tools around.
After nearly 30 years of writing and producing musical scores, re-recording mixing, developing sound design, editing, writing and directing, Mark has a unique perspective on how to create high production value for independent productions.
What makes Mark an invaluable resource is his mastery of all aspects of audio production. One of the new breed of directors who approaches storytelling from an “audio first” perspective, Mark’s projects have a flow, pacing and emotional impact that few directors possess. Always strongly adhering to the axiom, “Post production begins in pre-production” Mark has righted many adrift productions with his organization, creativity, ingenuity, and cross-discipline experience.
Mark has worked professionally in nearly every area of production and post production including event development, most recently as a post-production supervisor on the Avenger’s S.T.A.T.I.O.N. with Frank Serafine. In 2016, he was the main presenter for the “Sound Advice” tour in North America and Australia where he taught over 1,200 filmmakers about improving their production value with better sound.
#filmsound #equalizer #audiotutorial
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I help editors level up into feature films, TV, and documentaries: skool.com/the-go-to-editor/about A Sound Pro shares best practices for equalizing audio in your film.
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Guest expert Mark Edward Lewis shows some easy ways to take advantage of the free DaVinci Resolve software, using one of the most powerful EQ tools around.
After nearly 30 years of writing and producing musical scores, re-recording mixing, developing sound design, editing, writing and directing, Mark has a unique perspective on how to create high production value for independent productions.
What makes Mark an invaluable resource is his mastery of all aspects of audio production. One of the new breed of directors who approaches storytelling from an “audio first” perspective, Mark’s projects have a flow, pacing and emotional impact that few directors possess. Always strongly adhering to the axiom, “Post production begins in pre-production” Mark has righted many adrift productions with his organization, creativity, ingenuity, and cross-discipline experience.
Mark has worked professionally in nearly every area of production and post production including event development, most recently as a post-production supervisor on the Avenger’s S.T.A.T.I.O.N. with Frank Serafine. In 2016, he was the main presenter for the “Sound Advice” tour in North America and Australia where he taught over 1,200 filmmakers about improving their production value with better sound.
#filmsound #equalizer #audiotutorial
Check out my editing setup at kit.co/ThisGuyEdits
★- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ★
© Copyright 2019 This Guy Edits™

![7 Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai[2] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-2) (七人の侍 Shichinin no Samurai) is a 1954 Japanese epic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_film) samurai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_cinema) drama film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_(film_and_television)) co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa) . The story takes place in 1586[3] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-3) during the Sengoku Period (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_Period) of Japanese history (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_history) . It follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven rōnin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C5%8Dnin) (masterless samurai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai) ) to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops.
SCENE: The Last Fight: https://youtu.be/LMF1V_g_Uhk
Since its release, Seven Samurai has consistently ranked highly in critics lists of the greatest films (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_considered_the_best) , such as the BFIs Sight & Sound (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sight_%26_Sound) and Rotten Tomatoes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes) polls.[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-4) [5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-5) It was also voted the greatest foreign-language film in BBC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC) s 2018 international critics poll.[6] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-bbc-6) It has remained highly influential, often seen as one of the most remade, reworked, referenced films in cinema.[7] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai#cite_note-7) 7 Samurai (1954)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YJGtfxCTEi0/mqdefault.jpg)





![Apocalypse Now (1979)
In this episode:
How to control your algorithm, how to enhance the cut by not making the obvious choice and how to keep one small, exciting and impactful scene from affecting the overall story arc.
SCENE: https://youtu.be/Nf8RY88NGkE
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_film) war film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_film) about the Vietnam War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War) , directed, produced and co-written by Francis Ford Coppola (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ford_Coppola) . It stars Marlon Brando (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Brando) , Robert Duvall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Duvall) , Martin Sheen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sheen) , Frederic Forrest (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Forrest) , Albert Hall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hall_(actor)) , Sam Bottoms (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Bottoms) , Laurence Fishburne (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Fishburne) and Dennis Hopper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Hopper) . Harrison Ford (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Ford) also makes an appearance in a small role. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola and John Milius (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Milius) and narration written by Michael Herr (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Herr) , was loosely based on the 1899 novella Heart of Darkness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness) by Joseph Conrad (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Conrad) . The setting was changed from late 19th-century Congo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Free_State) to the Vietnam War (1969–70). The film follows a river journey from South Vietnam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam) into Cambodia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia) undertaken by Captain Benjamin L. Willard (a character based on Conrads Marlow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Marlow) and played by Sheen), who is on a secret mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz (Brando, with the character being based on Conrads Mr. Kurtz (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurtz_(Heart_of_Darkness)) ), a renegade Army Special Forces (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces) officer accused of murder and who is presumed insane.
Milius became interested in developing Heart of Darkness into a Vietnam War film. Coppola expressed interest and eventually decided to take on the project, with the filmmaker taking influence from Werner Herzog (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Herzog) s Aguirre, the Wrath of God (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aguirre,_the_Wrath_of_God) (1972).[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Now#cite_note-4) Initially set to be a five-month shoot, the film became noted for the problems encountered while making it for over a year, as chronicled in the documentary Apocalypse Now (1979)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_HNNH4iSpU0/mqdefault.jpg)


