Post-Production Explained — Each Step of the Post-Production Process [Stages of Filmmaking, Ep 4]

Post production movies — A film isn’t done until it’s gone through post-production, and in this video we examine the various steps within the stage, from editing to sound design to VFX.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to Film Post-Production
01:00 - The Post-Production Process
03:07 - Chapter 1: Picture Editing
07:49 - Chapter 2: Additional Visuals
12:39 - Chapter 3: Sound
20:32 - Takeaways

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LEARN POST PRODUCTION

You’re just catching your breath from a demanding shoot. You’re on your last legs but you did it; you got everything you needed in the can. It’s time for post production.

POST PRODUCTION 101

The first step in post-production is picture editing. This is where the footage is placed together in a deliberate order, and it is completed by an editor. The editor is aided by an assistant editor (or multiple assistant editors) who helps organize footage. The editor will work through the cut in stages – first the assembly, then the rough cut, the fine cut, and finally, the final cut.

ADDITIONAL VISUALS IN THE POST PRODUCTION WORKFLOW

Nowadays, there is often visual effects work to be done. This isn’t relegated to just sci-fi and fantasy projects; VFX are all over almost every movie and TV show today. The process is overseen by the VFX supervisor.

Next up is coloring which is conducted by the colorist, who typically works very closely with the cinematographer and director to get footage looking right. A colorist has two primary jobs. First, they color correct, then there’s color grading, where the coloring can become more stylized.

AUDIO POST PRODUCTION PROCESS WORKFLOW IN FILM

Sound is overseen by the supervising sound editor. First is sound editing, where all the sounds are put in place. There’s also music, which has a team including a composer, music supervisor, music editor, and more. Once all the sounds are recorded and in place, it all needs to be mixed together by the re-recording mixer.

As you can see, there’s a lot of work that goes into post-production, and it can be a lengthy process involving hundreds of people. But it’s worth putting the time and money into it. Post-production makes or breaks a movie.

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"Hazy Sky" - nuer self
"Life's Journey Begins" - idokay
"A Battle in the East" - Rhythm Scott
"British News Team" - Lance Conrad
"1986" - Angel Salazar
"All Star" - ANBR
"From a Distance (Theme from Hit TV)" - Makeup And Vanity Set
"Inquisitions" - Kevin Graham
"Flare" - Theatre of Delays
"Binary Love" - Stanley Gurvich
"Wistful (Instrumental)" - Falls
"Still Need Syndrome" - Yarin Primak
"Dojo Tradition (Instrumental)" - In This World
"I Have a Plan" - Borrtex
"New World" - Ian Post
"Searching for E.T." - John Williams
"O Come Let Us Adore Him (Instrumental)" - Salt of the Sound
"Terminal" - Stanley Gurvich
"Merge" - Theatre of Delays
"Anime" - Magiksolo

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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to Film Post-Production
01:00 - The Post-Production Process
03:07 - Chapter 1: Picture Editing
07:49 - Chapter 2: Additional Visuals
12:39 - Chapter 3: Sound
20:32 - Takeaways

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[daniellatteo_thefilmmaker]

00:25 Most iconic and (sadly) frequent exchange between a filmmaker and his sound recordist. 😄

[bigsnap]

This was impressive. A balance of broad overview and some very important details. I was surprised to hear you mentioning conforming ( Color Grading process) and Compression ( Sound Editing). When you start hitting on stuff like that without getting into the weeds. You are really hitting on some important details that will provide the members of the audience who aren't familiar with these aspects of the process, the information they need to begin to take a deeper dive if they want to.

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This post-prod breakdown is so exciting! I want to be a picture editor and this definitely confirms that!

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I've always loved the technical details of filmmaking, but it's been years since I've been crewed on an actual set (and even when I was, it was small-time video production, not films). I love that you've included both the old and the modern techniques in this video. It helps an old-timer like me stay up to date on the industry.

Any plans to do more in-depth videos about editing? That was one of my favorite areas.

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Felt like a nice good afternoon TV episode... good vibes, loved it

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An interesting aspect maybe for episode 2 could be how to combine all the exports of all these departments together (conforms).
Many deliverables can be made, depending on where the film will be diffused, the type of audience, festival outputs. As well for archives, DCP files, etc.
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