Happy holidays! I'd like to introduce myself! I'm an Editor and Post professional who has been in the Union for 12 years. I'm dedicated to my craft, and I would love to meet fellow filmmakers who still appreciate good filmmaking. Most of my work has been for Networks and Streamers. So often, we have to chose projects for income, and I'm not immune. That being said, I would love to meet filmmakers that would like to plan for post (in terms of script, shot lists and budget) in pre-production.
Right now, I'm writing on a pilot that is loosely based on a true story. I'm trying to reclaim my vision as a filmmaker, and not just an editor. However, editing has taught me SO much about filmmaking, as everything ends up in post. We see all of the scars along the way, as well as the triumphs. But I would love to normalize 'prevention', as opposed to 'fix it in post'. Fixing takes money and time;). Anyway, that's me! Best!
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Happy Holidays, Kathleen McAuley! It's great to meet you. I suggest adding more information to your profile bio. It’ll help you build relationships/network on here. You could add things to your bio like why you became an Editor/Post Producer/Filmmaker, your accomplishments, your goals, and what movies and shows you like.
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Hi Kathleen McAuley and happy holidays to you too.
I totally get what you mean about "fix it in post". I've done the post on most of the stuff that we've done and some on other stuff and every time someone says "we'll fix it in post" I ask them to take a look at my hair and the lack of it, because that's a result of what happens when you try to fix something that could easily be done in camera but hard to fix.
That's why I always say if we can do it without fixing it in post we should.
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Hello Vital Butinar! There can be a litany of issues that can halt a project in post, never to be finished because of the financial burden. Things like removing crew or items, ignoring eyeline, the 180 rule, and blocking are just a few that come to mind. Editing can take longer when fixing problems as opposed to contributing to the creativity. And yes, vanity issues can be costly when you have fix every shot that the performer is in. Most Indy filmmakers don't properly budget for post, if at all. That's why I made this post.
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Well thankfully I wanted to dive into almost every category of work when I figured that I wanted to be in filmmaking and my background education had provided me with a good base for it. So I kind of stuck with post production along with writing and directing. Now I don't do post on every project and I rarely work alone (my partner is a really great DP and editor/colorist), so it depends. But having knowledge in post helped a lot of times plan for various things.
It's funny I've talked with people and also my partner, she's really good at putting together various things, where I really enjoy putting together narrative stuff that had been scripted and shot, because it comes together so nicely.
Lately I've had the urge to dive deeper into 3D animation and have take to learning more about Blender. I've done 3D and even compositing in the past, but I'd like to know more.
What type of stuff do you do edit and produce?