
Forge a strong director-editor relationship by prioritizing compatibility and clear communication, balancing experience with creative rapport to protect your project's vision and pacing.
Establish a clear creative hierarchy in production and post-production, designating a single final say, often the showrunner or writer, to resolve disagreements and guide creative decisions.
Define creative tone as the film's guiding pace and mood, then hold a tone meeting with editor, composer, and sound designer to align post-production from the start.
Create a collaborative editing workflow: back up media, sync sound, and build a master project. Progress from editor's assembly to picture lock, then finalize a high-quality master.
Plan camera and editing specs before filming, setting consistent aspect ratio, resolution, frame rate, and color space. Align delivery format, proxies, and match sequence settings for seamless post-production.
Back up your footage; the data management technician safeguards two backups and organizes clips, while the digital intermediate technician may apply color adjustments for larger productions.
Sync the audio to the video and create proxies to keep editing smooth on lower-spec systems. Then online the offline cut using an EDL to replace proxies with high-resolution masters.
Watch the day’s footage to understand dailies and why they matter on large productions. Note takes, plan inserts, and share with the team to guide editing and maintain color consistency.
Learn to master slating and on-set notes to protect continuity, mark VFX and audio status, manage multi-camera takes, and relay director notes for faster editing.
Navigate the editors assembly as the skeleton edit, then progress through the director's cut and producer's cut, with final notes and re-edits before lock.
Define the final say with network and studio to lock the episode by the deadline, then run test viewings for brutally honest feedback to move forward.
Turnovers move your picture-locked edit to sound, music, and VFX by delivering QuickTime, EDL, and AAF; hand over master footage and plan ADR to keep post on track.
Lead a spotting meeting with the sound, music, and VFX teams to discuss each scene, define mood, instruments, and a cohesive theme, and clarify inside-film versus score outside-film music.
Plan and communicate VFX needs through spotting sessions, showing exact shots to vendors, and iterating on effects from explosions to removal and green screen to achieve the final vision.
Collaborate with a colorist during picture finishing to apply a color grade that sets mood with temperature and palette, while color correction maintains consistency and fixes issues.
Master sound in post-production by coordinating a professional sound mix that balances dialogue, score, and effects, ensures color consistency, and elevates production value for your project.
Sign off on sound, music, and visual effects during the review process to own the final creative decisions, set deadlines, and ensure delivery aligns with the picture lock.
Package and finalize all elements—color grade, sound mix, vfx, subtitles, and credits—into a final master, with a last review and multiple outputs for distribution.
Back up your footage and get your films out there to grow as a filmmaker by sharing work, gathering feedback, and inviting ratings and reviews.
Join filmmaker Scott Baker and post-production supervisor Ryan Bruner for an in depth study of how to take your film from raw camera footage to a finished product on the movie screen.
WHO IS THE CLASS FOR?
This one of a kind course is designed for aspiring Directors, Editors, Producers and Filmmakers who want to master the art of post-production and streamline their workflow from the moment the footage leaves to camera to the film's final output. Whether you're making your first short film or have years of experience directing and producing, understanding the Post-Production process, and being able to create an efficient workflow will make your life easier and ensure you can deliver the film on time and on budget.
WHY TAKE THIS COURSE?
The world of video is now moving faster than ever before, and everyone needs their content to reach their audience immediately. Being able to deliver that content quickly has become more important than ever before, and having an efficient workflow to follow will allow you do this on without thinking twice or wasting time.
We will explore the entire post-production process, learning how the different departments interact, the importance of Creative Hierarchy and how to navigate the complexities of Editing, Colour Correction, Sound Design, and Visual Effects.
Through real-world experience, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to structure a post-production pipeline that maximizes creativity and reduces stress while keeping to deadlines and budgets. This course will cover essential techniques for collaborating with a team and optimizing workflow by exploring how these industry standard processes that are used on large scale Hollywood blockbusters can be adapted and applied to smaller scale projects such as short films, music videos, and commercial work.
This course will save you time and money by taking advantage of our Experience in the Film Industry Dating back to 2009 as we share our knowledge, tips, tricks, and secrets we've learned to make sure you get your film projects on the right right, and help you become a more efficient and reliable filmmaking.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
Creative Hierarchy — Who has the final say on creative decisions and why this is so critical
Creating Workflows — Having a plan for everyone to follow and ensuring your team is working toward the same goal
Spotting Sessions— These will put your Composers, Sound Designers, and VFX Artists on the right path from the beginning
Editing Efficiency — Watching Dailies, Making Circle Takes, Creating Proxies, Properly Slating
Mastering & Packaging — Locators, formats, outputs... all the things to make sure your hard work gets seen the way it's meant to be
Post-Productions Roles & Careers — There are so many more careers within the film industry that don't get talked about, lets learn about those
Enroll today and get instant access:
Easy-to-watch video lessons
Downloadable resources
Premium instructor support
Lifetime access to course updates
Get Creative, Have Fun, and Take Risks
With a 30-day 100% money back guarantee, there is no risk!. Enroll now to take your filmmaking to the NEXT LEVEL.
See you in the classroom.
- Scott and Ryan