Collection: Fitness In Post

• “The Force Awakens” Associate Editor Julian Smirke

  

  Editor Julian Smirke is convinced that he ended up being an assistant and then associate editor on Star Wars: The Force Awakens because of sheer luck and nothing more. But I don’t believe in luck. I believe that luck should be redefined as “when hard work meets opportunity.”

  zackarnoldstg

  February 8, 2016

  Build Your Network, Figuring out what I want, Getting my foot in the door, Navigate Your Career

  I’m not good enough and feel like a fraud, I’m scared it’s too late

• How to Systematize Meal Planning

  

  Many who work in post live off Chinese takeout, pizza delivery, and Hot Pockets. There is a better way, and it starts with systematizing meal planning. Learn how with Prep Dish.

  zackarnoldstg

  January 27, 2016

  Managing my mental and emotional health, Take Care of Yourself

  I’m exhausted and have no energy

• From NHL Hockey Player to Editing Sharknado 2

  

  Editor Vashi Nedomansky explains how he uses his experience in the NHL to stay fit and be an invaluable asset in the cutting room.

  zackarnoldstg

  January 20, 2016

  Better managing my time so I can create, Do Your Best Creative Work, Making a mid-career pivot, Navigate Your Career

  I struggle to focus

• How to Diagnose, Reduce, and Eliminate Chronic Pains

  

  Sitting while reading this? That probably means you experience chronic pain in at least one key area. Let’s show you how to fix that pain.

  zackarnoldstg

  January 13, 2016

  Moving my body more and managing chronic pain, Take Care of Yourself

  I’m exhausted and have no energy

• Using Yoga to Master Your Edit Suite

  

  It’s more then pretzel stretches and hand stands. Learn how yoga can help you become a psychological ninja and master of your edit suite.

  zackarnoldstg

  December 16, 2015

  Do Your Best Creative Work, Managing my mental and emotional health, Moving my body more and managing chronic pain, Take Care of Yourself

  I struggle to focus, I’m burned out

• Do You Really Need to Go to Film School?

  

  Film school or no film school is a hotly debated topic and one I discuss at length with Eddie Hamilton, editor of Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

  zackarnoldstg

  December 9, 2015

  Be Inspired!, Getting my foot in the door, I want to learn from industry legends, Navigate Your Career

  I’m not good enough and feel like a fraud, I’m scared it’s too late

• Making the Jump From Assistant Editor to Editor

  

  Minority Report editor Tyler Cook and Empire editor Zack Arnold discuss what it takes to make the jump from assistant to sitting in the editor’s chair.

  zackarnoldstg

  November 24, 2015

  Getting my foot in the door, Making a mid-career pivot, Navigate Your Career

  I’m not good enough and feel like a fraud, I’m scared it’s too late

• Behind the Empire Editorial Workflow

  

  Learn every step of our workflow at Empire from day one on the job until we deliver a locked episode, and every checklist in between.

  zackarnoldstg

  October 22, 2015

  Better managing my time so I can create, Do Your Best Creative Work, Starting or finishing an important creative project

  I struggle to focus

• Minimizing Distractions to Maximize Focus

  

  Jeff Greenberg is a master trainer that travels worldwide teaching editors how to become NLE ninjas and he drops knowledge bombs like nobody’s business. He is an author, educator, consultant, and Zen film geek. If you are not familiar with Jeff’s work, you need to get familiar with him if you hope to become a…

  zackarnoldstg

  October 5, 2015

  Do Your Best Creative Work, Learning how to focus and avoid distractions, Moving my body more and managing chronic pain, Take Care of Yourself

  I struggle to focus, I’m exhausted and have no energy

• Minimizing Paperwork to Maximize Creativity

  

  Editor Zack Arnold talks with Asian Efficiency expert Zack Sexton about how to go paperless and manage documents so you can spend more time being creative.

  zackarnoldstg

  September 28, 2015

  Better managing my time so I can create, Do Your Best Creative Work

  I struggle to focus