Post-Production : You finally did it. You wrote your film, re-wrote it and honed the script. You auditioned a hundred actors to find just the right one for each character. You procured your crew and finally wrapped with the final shot. Now it's time to put it all together. by Rick Bennette

You finally did it. You wrote your film, re-wrote it and honed the script. You auditioned a hundred actors to find just the right one for each character. You procured your crew and finally wrapped with the final shot. Now it's time to put it all together. If all else was perfect to this point, now is where you make or break your film. It isn't just about syncing your audio and cutting your footage in sequence. Any film school student can do that. It's about the fine details that come with decades of experience. Like getting the perfect timing for the dialog, Laying in the scoring at just the precise moment to bring the emotion you envisioned to the shot. It's about telling your story while making the technical aspects of the film appear seamless. It doesn't happen overnight. And it doesn't happen with a first time editor. When it's important to get your film put together on time, on budget and on target, it's time to bring in the the pros. Editing on FCP 7 and Sony Vegas.