Post Production for Film & TV
The filmmaking process unfolds in three distinct stages: pre-production, production, and post-production. Post-production stands out as a gratifying creative endeavor capable of transforming a good film or television program into something truly exceptional. Opting for a role as an editor means your interpretation ultimately graces the screen, marking the culmination of this final and often most inventive phase of the process.
At Futureworks, we take the lead in nurturing dedicated and passionate students in the craft of filmmaking. Collaborating with award-winning professionals and providing access to industry-standard equipment and cutting-edge software, we ensure that every student has the opportunity to fully realize their creative potential.
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Brandon French on our BA (Hons) Post Production for Film & TV: Brandon talks through his use of technical skills in Avid as well as his creative choices when editing this fight scene together. he goes in depth about his use of audio and how this was used to enhance the narrative and the action taking place as well as the use of the software.
Will Whittaker on our BA (Hons) Post Production in Film & TV (Year 1): Will used Avid Media Composer to edit together using a number of new and different techniques a visually entertaining fight scene. The impact effects that have been added were constructed in Avid using zoom and blur effects as well as then using sound effects to help reinforce the action of the fight scene. Will took another stance on the footage and manipulated it to look as if the female lead had glitched. Clever editing techniques such as dropped frames, jump cuts and black screen to emphasis audio.
Dylan White on our BA (Hons) Post Production in Film & TV (Year 1): Dylan explains in this director commentary how and why he edited his assessment in a certain way. He also explains and shows exactly how he has edited in unfamiliar software Avid Media Composer.
Keane Malia on our BA (Hons) Post Production in Film & TV (Year 1): Keane completed a difficult 15s trailer from a nearly 3hr film. The difficulty with this project is to select what is appropriate for the audience and to choose just the right clips. 15s duration is similar to a YouTube advertisement.
Marcus Galvin on our BA (Hons) Post Production in Film & TV (Year 2): Marcus created three stunning adverts using Da Vinci Resolve, for both the whisper fan and the Audi car footage. His whisper fan especially shows a great understanding of editing with rhythm and pace. He showed a good understanding and a keen interest in the development of adverts and researched into how best to approach the different durations for different products. More subtle with the fan to reflect the product and more high octane for the car.
Ella Harris on our BA (Hons) Post Production in Film & TV (Year 2): Ella she has created a set of three advertisements for the Audi car brand. Using selected footage, music and sound bites and effects she has made three stunning and informative adverts. Technical skill used are editing in Da Vinci, colour grading, title creation and effects and transitions.
Oren Stott on our BA (Hons) Post Production in Film & TV (Year 2): Oren has worked with selected Audi car footage to create three different adverts for different platforms (15s, 30s and 60s). Each has a unique style to it, using different music and effects. He has utilised the effects and transitions in Da Vinci to create some visually stunning cuts between the car shots. This is after a 13 week semester in learning Da Vinci, the level of technical skill is amazing.
Cameron Finnigan on our BA (Hons) Post Production in Film & TV (Year 1): Cameron in this video talks about the processes and technical skills he has used to create his first semester’s work using Avid Media Composer. The video shows his project alongside clips from the trailers that he made for a well known film.
William Whittaker on our BA (Hons) Post Production in Film & TV (Year 2): William took a new stance on the pre-existing music video for this band, by adapting it for a modern generation and reflecting on the use of screen time effecting relationship / friendships. He used excellent in editing VFX and motion graphic as well as split screen and colour grading to get across this message. All completed in Da Vinci Resolve