{"id":103989,"date":"2018-08-06T10:37:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T15:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=103989"},"modified":"2018-08-09T11:54:07","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T16:54:07","slug":"interview-bradley-olsen-fcpx-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/interview-bradley-olsen-fcpx-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Filmmaker Bradley Olsen and His FCPX Documentary “Off the Tracks”"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a new documentary, Off the Tracks, Bradley Olsen explores why Apple made those fateful decisions when designing Final Cut Pro X.<\/h2>\n

April 12, 2011. The date Apple unveiled what they anticipated was the future of video editing: FCPX. I was on a drive back from NAB when it all happened. I was sitting in the car\u2019s passenger seat\u00a0reading live updates from attendees on Twitter. Like many others, I was initially excited\u00a0about what seemed like the future of video editing. I learned how to edit on the older version of Final Cut, and I was\u00a0ready to embrace what was coming next.<\/p>\n

Leading up to\u00a0the release, skepticism started to grow. Then, FCPX was officially released. First impressions were tragic. I personally remember cutting one project with it and then promptly downloading Premiere Pro and never looking back. Apple expected some criticism from the filmmaking community\u00a0for their radical changes but not to this level. Final Cut\u2019s user base plummeted, and many users, just like me, quickly jumped ship\u00a0for Premiere.<\/p>\n

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Image via “Off the Tracks.”<\/p><\/div>\n

The best thing that ever happened to FCPX was that launch.<\/p>\n

\u2014Sam Mestman, President of LumaForge<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Years later, it seems like FCPX is finally making a comeback. Through vast updates, improved features, better performance, and a growing users base, it\u2019s becoming an NLE of choice once again.<\/p>\n

A new feature-length documentary by filmmaker and editor Bradley Olsen<\/a>, Off The Tracks<\/em><\/a>, explores the reasoning and logic behind Apple\u2019s bold decision to try\u00a0to revolutionize video editing. The film features the original Apple engineering team members behind FCPX as well as Hollywood editors, directors, and filmmakers. The film offers more insight into why Apple decided to flip Final Cut upside down and a look at those early filmmakers who chose to embrace the platform.<\/p>\n

We sat down with Olsen to discuss the film and the overall reactions to FCPX across the industry.<\/p>\n