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Biography
By Martin Sitter
Michael Wohl is a pioneer of desktop video, and a man of true vision. This was obvious to me the first time I read his seminal book, Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro ... a book that sat center stage on my desk for a long time and one I feel no video editor should be without. Michael knows Final Cut Pro like few others!
Indeed, if you want to know the true history of Final Cut Pro, ask Michael Wohl. Michael was one of the original designers of Final Cut Pro, when Macromedia started developing the application in 1995 (long before Apple purchased the program). Instrumental to the development and design of this awesome video editing application, Michael was involved in all aspects of its design until several years after Apple acquired the software, at which point he left to pursue his other passion as a film director.
These days, Michael is better known as a respected, award-winning editor and filmmaker with more than fifteen years of experience telling visual stories. His most recent film, Artistic License, has played at more than 20 film festivals, winning awards at 10 of them, including Best Comedy at Austin Film Festival, Sedona Film Festival, the New York Television Festival and others.
Prior to that, Wohl wrote, produced, directed, and edited WANT, an “edgy, stylized, and thought provoking?? film about dot-com mania and sex addiction set during the internet boom of 1999. The film has played at festivals including Cinequest Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, IFP Central Standard Film Festival, Victoria Independent Film Festival and the Canned Film Festival.
An earlier film, Theatereality (1993) won the coveted CINE Eagle award and played in many festivals around the world including Valladolid, Manchester, and Mill Valley Film Festival.
Michael has authored several books on editing and storytelling, including volumes in the Apple Pro Training Series, and has taught filmmaking and editing classes at UCLA, AFI, San Francisco State, and other universities. He has also taught seminars at tradeshows (NAB, DV Expo, Macworld, etc.), and film festivals (SXSW, Cinequest, Victoria, etc).
There is no doubt in my mind that Michael is one of the most talented editors and educators around, and I'm extremely pleased to present his Final Cut Pro tutorials here at macProVideo.com!