Section Three Review

Post

During post, the director gets a final chance to reinterpret the script by creating the director’s cut. During the postproduction period, you work closely with the editor to refine his assembly, and then the rest of the tasks are taken over by the postproduction supervisor, who sees that the final version of the episode is readied for delivery so that it can be shown or broadcast.

While you have been shooting, the editor has been working on his assembly. It is helpful that you know the editor’s vocabulary and process in order to best use your time together. It is important to be open to what the editor has done. Together, you will cut for story, cut for time, and then add temp music and sound effects. This cut will be ...

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