Post-Production

                                      Post-Production 

Post-production takes place after the pre-production process as it is primarily part of filmmaking and video production the procedure itself however will involve the editing and the assembling of all the scenes that was previously filmed. The director will be working and instructing a group of editors throughout the whole process to ensure that everything goes to plan such as the structure of the storyline and to make sure that the contents of the programme or film follows alongside the rules and guidelines of regulators like Ofcom.

Directors and editors will usually use an edit decision list (EDL) which is used for including visual effects and transferring colour on to the picture TV programmes and films. Basically these parts of the process will the involvement of creating HD and/ or 3D visual effects and resolutions.

They will then begin transferring the colour on to the programme where they will transfer the colour motion picture film on to the video or a DPX (Digital Picture Exchange) along with correcting the grading of colour at the same time. The next stage was to include the visual special effects or in other words computer generated imagery (CGI) on each scene of the programme/ films such as explosions, gun shots, blood splatter and other essentials that they use to construct an action scene to suit the theme and mise en scene of the genre that an audience can relate to. The addition of special effects normally has the involvement of copy right as directors may plan to include media news materials within their programme especially if it was based on a true story or real life where they will need permission in order to obtain it.

Next the directors and editors will work on the sound design, sound effects and ADR (or referred as Dubbing) when establishing the uses of diegetic and non- diegetic sounds in all the scenes of their TV programme or film. Similar to editing of visual effects the directors and editors will ensure that the diegetic sounds such as the dialogue of characters and the sounds of the surrounding environment like traffic, radio/stereos and gun fire are understandable towards the audience without the necessary of background noise and interference. They will also have to make sure that the dialogue follows the rules and guidelines of Ofcom and other regulating organisations to prevent offence and distress towards viewers.

At the same time the director and the editors will include a range of non-diegetic sounds like theme/ mood music and commentary of characters where again will ensure that is understandable towards viewers and it follows the regulation of regulators like Ofcom. The music that directors plan to use in their diegetic sounds (e.g. radio/ stereo, nightclub music) and non-diegetic sounds (e.g. theme/ mood music) they will face the involvement of copyright where they will need to contact various artists or producers that own the soundtracks in order for their permission to use it in their programme or film. The editors and the director will also re-record and edit the diegetic and non-diegetic sounds by combing and mixing these elements to create appropriate sounds that are understood towards audiences, that is follows the rules of regulators and ensuring that is suitable for the theme of the scene and genre.


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