Chapter 19: Postproduction Overview: Workflow and the Editing Stages
After the director has gleefully announced, “that’s a wrap,” after the data wrangler has backed up the last memory card three times, after all of the equipment has been packed up and returned, and after you shake the last hand at the wrap party, there’s still a long way to go before you’ve finished making your movie. The next step is postproduction. Post-production encompasses all of those creative and technical processes that go on after the shooting stops.
Short Film Examples
The Black Hole
Video Figures
Figures 19-5 and 22-11 with ID
High Resolution and Color Figures
Workflow for a simple project where all post-pro tasks are accomplished in your NLE: Shoot: Rec. 709 or Log. Edit and color grade: native footage in your NLE. Master: Native format. Release: Multiple formats.Workflow for a project using specialized, thirdparty platforms for complex tasks. In this case, the edited picture sequence is exported for color grading, graphics, and FX, while the audio sequence is exported separately for sound mixing. They are then re-integrated to create the master.This NLE preview window (left) shows the original Log footage clip and the sequence window (right) shows the same clip from the sequence timeline after a built-in LUT has been applied. See the color insert.Picture and audio paths for a 4K and 6K workflow. Shoot uncompressed 4K or 6K video; create low-res proxies for off-line editing (or record HD proxies in camera when available); conform back to high-res source; Master DCP and various formats. Audio is surround sound.
