Post-production

Post-production occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, videos, audio recordings, photography and digital art. It is the general term for all stages of production occurring after the actual end of shooting and/or recording the completed work.

Post-production is in fact many different processes grouped under one name. These typically include:

• Editing the picture / TV program
• Editing the soundtrack.
• Writing and recording the soundtrack music.
• Adding visual special effects - mainly computer generated imagery (CGI) and digital copy from which release prints will be made (although this may be made obsolete by digital cinema technologies).
• Transfer of film to Video or Data with a telecine and color corrector.

Typically, the post-production phase of creating a film takes longer than the actual shooting of the film, and can take several months to complete.

Other film production stages include (very broadly) - writing the screenplay, script development (rewriting), financing, pre-production, production and film distribution / marketing.

See also

• 2-pop
• Audio editing
• Cinematic techniques
• Film editing
• Film score
• Sound effect
• Special effect
• Pre-production
• Video editing
• List of film-related topics

Major post-production companies with articles on Wikipedia include:

• Moving Picture Company
• Ascent Media
• Cinesite
• Digital Domain
• EFilm
• Framestore CFC
• Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Sound
• Pinewood Studios Website
• Rushes Website
• Spot Welders Website
• Teatown Communications Group Website
• The Mill
• Weta Digital
• UNIT Post Production

External links

• UK Screen Association - Trade association representing the UK's post-production industry
• Audio Post-Production Forum