In addition to Adobe’s CS6 Production Suite, I just picked up Avid Media Composer 6.5. As we read articles from professional production magazines in my Advanced Video Post Production class, I’m realizing that a lot of professional work is done on Avid. Despite that, nearly all of our editing bays and edit labs have FCP 7, and only a few have the Adobe CS6 Production Suite. We’ve mentioned Avid briefly, but without the actual program, it’s difficult for the professor to really teach us anything about it.

The hyper-intelligent serial murderer is a staple of procedural crime dramas and horror films alike, serving as the antagonist to the hero or as the horrific villain. This character evens ventures into anti-hero territory on shows like Dexter. And I’m tired of seeing it. It’s lazy writing, because these shows and movies recycle the exact same plot infinitely. It’s also incredibly unrealistic.