From Still to Motion: A photographer’s guide to creating video with your DSLR

Part IV. Postproduction

You’ve put in a lot of effort to get to this point. You’ve planned the project, lit the shots, captured great sound, and used artistic composition. Now it’s time to do something with all that effort. That’s where postproduction kicks in—and truly it’s a vital stage of the project. When finished, you’ll be able to view the completed project that you’ve imagined in your head.

Postproduction can seem intimidating but if approached in a methodical way it can be straightforward. Like photography, the process begins with media management and then takes you into the heart of postproduction—editing. From there you can polish your ...