I'm curious, first of all, if anybody else here has seen this movie. Came out in 2001, written and directed by Richard Linklater ("Slacker, "Dazed and Confused.) It's a deeply philosophical movie about dreams and reality. What made it work was that the entire movie is presented in rotoscoped animation, with each scene animated by a different artist using custom software by Bob Sabiston. It gives the movie a surreal, dream-like vibe. (Original trailer here.) I've loved it since I first saw it back in 2001. I hadn't watched it in many years (pre pandemic, I'm pretty sure), but have been watching it again over the past few days. I still really enjoy it. I'm bringing it up here because I'm curious: Could you today do exactly this style of animation entirely in Fusion?

If Fusion has ever felt confusing, this is one of the best beginner explanations I’ve seen. Casey Feris does a great job breaking down what Fusion actually is and how it works without making it feel complicated. He walks through the basics of nodes, how things connect together, and how Fusion fits into your normal editing workflow inside Resolve. If you’ve opened the Fusion page before and immediately thought “nope… not today”, this is a really good place to start. He also shows a few simple examples so you can see how things like effects, masks, and merges actually work together. Once you understand that basic structure, Fusion starts to make a lot more sense. This is a great foundational video if you want to eventually get into: - Motion graphics - Visual effects - Masks and compositing - Building graphics inside Resolve Give it a watch and let me know in the comments: Have you used Fusion much yet, or does it still feel pretty confusing? And if you watch the video, tell me if anything finally clicked for you.

Happy Friday everyone. Let’s hear the wins from this week, big or small. Did you finish a video? Solve a problem that had you stuck? Figure out a tool in Resolve that finally clicked? Drop your wins below so we can celebrate them together. Even the small ones count. Sometimes the real win is just opening Resolve and getting a little more comfortable on the timeline. 🤔 One question for the week: What’s one editing insight or realization you had recently? Maybe something that made your edits faster. Something that made Resolve less confusing. Or just a small shift in how you approach editing. Here’s mine. I realized this week I had been ignoring a shortcut that instantly zooms the timeline out so you can see the entire edit at once, and then with one key press jumps you right back to the exact zoom level and position you were at before. (SHIFT+Z) It’s such a small thing, but it makes it way easier to quickly check the full structure of an edit without losing your place on the timeline. Sometimes the best workflow improvements are just little shortcuts like that. Curious what clicked for you this week.

Editing can easily turn into “just get it done.” Another timeline. Another export. Another round of fixes. So here’s the nudge for this week: Try one new thing in Resolve. Not because you need it. Not because it’s efficient. Just because it’s interesting. Find a tutorial you’ve never tried. Test a feature you normally ignore. Experiment with an effect you’ve been curious about. Learning keeps editing from feeling mechanical. And sometimes the thing you try “just for fun” ends up becoming part of your real workflow later. COMMUNITY SHARE If you try something new this week, drop it below: • What tutorial did you follow? • What feature did you test? • What surprised you? Link it if you want. Let’s build a thread we can all pull ideas from. WINS FROM LAST WEEK @Benjamin Lanin built a custom arrow in Fusion after following a tutorial, even though he usually avoids Fusion because it can turn into a rabbit hole. @Neil Dasgupta committed to setting a clear editing goal for the next couple of months to stay accountable in his learning. Trying. Showing up. Taking one step forward. That’s real progress. THIS WEEK INSIDE RESOLVE SCHOOL Nothing heavy scheduled. No live calls. Later today, I’ll post a separate thread with three film frames you can vote on. I’ll recreate the winning look (color grade), record the process, and share the PowerGrade so you can experiment with it yourself. Keep an eye out for that post and cast your vote.

Before we talk about wins, quick permission slip: Not every week feels fast. Not every edit feels smooth. Not every timeline gets finished. Progress inside Resolve is often quieter than we expect. Now let’s capture what did move. What’s one win from this week? It can be small. • Opened Resolve even though you didn’t feel like it • Finished a rough cut • Tried the Structure Pass without jumping ahead • Cleaned up audio for the first time • Published something imperfect • Asked a question instead of staying stuck Small counts. If you want to go one level deeper: What felt easier this week than it did a month ago? Drop your win below. 👇 Doesn’t need to be polished.