Hello Kendo
Hi. I’m Christopher Martinez, editor of some of your favorite No Reservations shows. And Sweden.
Yeah, Sweden. I’d appreciate you not sharing with me any further insights on the
that show until after publication of my 3 volume critical analysis/after action report with
the working title, “Sweden: An ABBA Joke Too Far”.
Moving on…
For no particularly good reason I’ve been allowed to accompany the ABNR crew on the
shoot for the upcoming Japan show which I’ll start editing when we return.
Yeah, Sweden. I’d appreciate you not sharing with me any further insights on the
that show until after publication of my 3 volume critical analysis/after action report with
the working title, “Sweden: An ABBA Joke Too Far”.
Moving on…
For no particularly good reason I’ve been allowed to accompany the ABNR crew on the
shoot for the upcoming Japan show which I’ll start editing when we return.
Actually Chris and Lydia are aware of my longstanding interest in Japan
though to be honest I may have failed to mention that it’s primarily in the 10th century
Heian Period but hey, I’m here now and that’s what’s important.
Our first day of shooting brought us to the Budokan which, as an American, I of
course associate with a really old Cheap Trick record but which the Japanese
associate with serious cultural stuff like Sumo wrestling and Kendo.
We’re here to do a segment with Kendo master Tadao Toda.
My work, in a few weeks, will be to make the above statement meaningful to you.
Kendo can be misunderstood as Japanese swordplay with bamboo practice swords.
This is akin to describing the sun as a big light bulb that doesn’t work at night.
Tadao Toda will be harder to express.
Telling you that he’s won the national championship 8 times won’t do it.
Two things that won’t be in the final edit might help.
Firstly. From the moment we got there and met him, everyone on the crew started
referring to him as “The Master”. No one told us to. It was just closest you could get
to describing this “presence”.
All of those martial arts movies are trying to fake what Tadao Toda actually is.
Secondly. Standing just outside the door to the dojo were a few officials of the
National Kendo Association. Guys who are around Kendo every day of the week.
You might expect them to be talking shop, on the phone or reading the paper.
No way.
You would swear that the world’s biggest baseball fans were getting to watch Babe Ruth
take batting practice. Ninety minutes or pure pleasure watching the master show how it’s done.
My work is cut out for me.
COMING UP!!! I’ll try to write something about Tony and the crew and their zany hijinx on the road.
though to be honest I may have failed to mention that it’s primarily in the 10th century
Heian Period but hey, I’m here now and that’s what’s important.
Our first day of shooting brought us to the Budokan which, as an American, I ofcourse associate with a really old Cheap Trick record but which the Japanese
associate with serious cultural stuff like Sumo wrestling and Kendo.
We’re here to do a segment with Kendo master Tadao Toda.
My work, in a few weeks, will be to make the above statement meaningful to you.
Kendo can be misunderstood as Japanese swordplay with bamboo practice swords.
This is akin to describing the sun as a big light bulb that doesn’t work at night.
Tadao Toda will be harder to express.
Telling you that he’s won the national championship 8 times won’t do it.
Two things that won’t be in the final edit might help.
Firstly. From the moment we got there and met him, everyone on the crew started
referring to him as “The Master”. No one told us to. It was just closest you could get
to describing this “presence”.
All of those martial arts movies are trying to fake what Tadao Toda actually is.
Secondly. Standing just outside the door to the dojo were a few officials of theNational Kendo Association. Guys who are around Kendo every day of the week.
You might expect them to be talking shop, on the phone or reading the paper.
No way.
You would swear that the world’s biggest baseball fans were getting to watch Babe Ruth
take batting practice. Ninety minutes or pure pleasure watching the master show how it’s done.
My work is cut out for me.
COMING UP!!! I’ll try to write something about Tony and the crew and their zany hijinx on the road.
I think it's wonderful that you are editing the shows. I love them, myself. I can't wait to see the Japanese show.
However, that said, I have to comment because I am an editor in writing, and the quotations you use are not correct. The end quotes always go on the outside of the punctuation mark. So, when you quote something like "this," make sure the punctuation is inside the final end quote marks. Sorry, to tell you that, but it is a "pet peeve."
Have fun editing the next episode. Wow another show on Japan, first the Osaka episode.
Is the next NR episode going to be in Tokoyo? Just curious.
Hi! whatever you do, you do it great. Good luck!
Tech Question:
Do you use Final Cut or an Avid product to edit?
Thanks..
Sorry to bother you but i have a small question......was the trip worth it?
Chris: IMHO there was nothing wrong with the show on Sweden. This was the first episode of ABNR I had ever seen, and I loved it to death. After several years, I am *still* craving one of those hot dogs with mashed potatoes and shrimp salad, not to mention whatever it was those bikers were drinking!
Hi. OK. 6 replies to 6 comments in reverse order.
6) Mitch-Yes, I think Sweden was a slyly funny episode but many fans have ranked it their least favorite. The drink was (I think) vodka and licorice and I don't eat meat and I wanted the hot dog.
5 )Frankie-Totally worth it. This should be a great show.
4) Russ-Primarily Avid on a Unity server (allowing simutaneous input, output and editing on multiple workstations) at Postworks NYC.
A (very) few shows done on Final Cut and finished on Avid.
3) Martha-Thank you very much.
2) June-Mostly Tokyo. A little Kyoto. Hopefully, a deeper look into Japan but still with lots of food and fun.
1) Shannon-Ignoring the fact that you are talking to someone who thinks "Hi. OK. and Yeah, Sweden." are sentences, I don't get the logic of putting the period (end of sentence/thought) within what I would consider a grammatical modifier (title/statement indicator). Tradition or logic?
Mind you, I have an ongoing argument with my father about the word "ongoing" which he refuses to recognize as a word.
back to work, christopher martinez
Shannon:
Punctuation inside quotes is an American tradition; however, the British standard allows punctuation to come after closing quotes if it isn't part of the quoted material. In either case, there are exceptions to the rules, allowing puctuation to come both before and after end quotes.
If you want to be a well-qualified grammar Nazi, here's the backstory: on a printing press, the period and comma were more fragile than end quotes, and were thus protected by preceding placement.
So, Chris-- once it was logic, now it is only a tradition. (Unless you are blogging from a printing press?)
gb and shannon,
My commitment to British punctuation standards is legendary.
Indeed, I've been banned from a dozen New York bars over
my willingness to protect and defend those standards
"by any means necessary".
OK. Really? I do care about what is both traditional and appropriate and I think this is an interesting discussion. Let me suggest this.
Our "print" medium here is not the page but the screen. As we
push more pixels onto the screen to see more info, it is harder to
make out certain small punctuation marks and the period is
easier to make out after the quotes. Don't take my word for it.
Try it and see. Still, if I were to use a full sentence quote, I
would feel compelled to include the period within the quotes.
Thank you for giving me the history (gb) and raising the issue
(shannon).
The Swedish episode of ABNR was the first I'd ever seen and I was pleasantly surprised. Do you happen to know what the "swedish piss pot" is really called and where a non-Swede could find one? Seems like they might come in handy when hiking/camping. Thanks. Looking forward to watching the next episode.
I HATE ABBA so that jokes for me where amusing, since that day i dream of trowing an axe at ABBA records. in other words, be aware that any anti-ABBA comment, joke or whatever will be supported by me and surelly by other guys, mostly smart ones.
What type of cameras do you use?
How long does it take to edit a show?