John Murphy

Film Editor

New trailer for Derelict

Here is the first trailer for the forthcoming Feature film Derelict which I edited last February. Its directed and produced by Drogheda native Frank Kelly (read his blog here) and its a tense taut crime thriller. It should be out some time later this year. You can follow the film on facebook here

June 2, 2012

Editing, Movies
Once Upon A Time I Went to the EuroVision

The Eurovision grand final is on today and for the people of Azerbaijan it presents a great opportunity for them to promote themselves and their country not just as a tourist destination but as a means to assert their country’s identity. For the first time all of Europe and some of the world is looking…

May 26, 2012

Editing, Television
Recording Marjorie Found

Since I started this blog 2 years ago now, I’ve spent time trying to track down all the little bits and pieces I’ve edited over the years, unfortunetly it would appear some of them have been lost into the ether. So I’m always delighted when something turns up unexpected, as was the case recently when…

May 26, 2012

Editing, Television
Great Chance to Score some Poitin

I’ll be heading to this event tomorrow night, its all in aid of my buddy Traolach’s film which he will be shooting in June. Its also a great chance to see one of the greatest films to ever come out of this country. At 7.30pm on Wednesday, 23rd May in the basement of Filmbase there…

May 22, 2012

Editing, Misc, Movies
Rás Tailtean Doc coming this Autumn to TG4

Here is the trailer to an upcoming documentary that I edited last year. It was a huge amount of fun to edit this story and it was a very enjoyable experience working with everyone involved. Its a cracking story that I think we’ve done justice to. Coming later this year… This documentary to be broadcast…

May 17, 2012

Editing, Television
Tuam Film School for Seconary School Students this Summer..

I was delighted to see an ad for this during the week. Its a film making course for secondary school students in the Tuam and North Galway area that runs during the summer. I would have loved this when I was in my secondary school pomp (and I had some serious pomp going on). The…

May 11, 2012

Misc
Digital Poster Teaser released for Derelict

Earlier this year I edited the feature film Derelict by producer/director Frank Kelly. I’ll be writing more about it in the coming months as it is currently still going through the final stages of post-production In the meantime, here’s the first teaser trailer for the film.

May 10, 2012

Uncategorized
Austerity be damned, these people need some of your cash

Roisin Stack has done a huge amount of work in Galway for the last number of years to promote theatre in the Galway area. As director of the Galway Theatre Festival, held each year in November, she has overseen the provision of a great platform that local theatre companies can use to promote and showcase…

May 6, 2012

Misc
Autodesk Smoke 2013 Changes Everything

Final Cut X was a major disappointment, both in terms of its User Interface and also the perceived lack of respect it showed to broadcast editors. The Big story from NAB this weekend, in amongst all the 4K announcements was that there is a new player in the NLE market, its always been there but…

April 17, 2012

Editing, Movies, Television
the end of DVD?

An interesting piece from MovieScope. what does this mean for my dvd collection? It was to be a revolution in the film industry. It would empower the consumer, allowing them to watch films on their own terms. It was to be a win for the little man against the corporate fat cats, the end of…

April 14, 2012

Movies