Film Post-Production
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Completed edited film sequence with colour grade and sound mix delivered to broadcast or festival standard. Triad: technical execution artifact (finished cut — minimum 2 minutes — with colour grade applied and sound mixed: dialogue clearly audible and balanced, music bed at appropriate level for dialogue, sound effects present where relevant, and overall mix appropriate for the intended output medium — cinema, web, or broadcast), documentation/critique artifact (post-production decisions log: edit structure rationale — what was cut, what was kept, and the pacing decisions; colour grade intent with reference images — what look is being achieved and why; sound design choices and their narrative or emotional purpose), concept/ideation artifact (post-production brief: the tonal, emotional, and pacing objectives the post-production process was designed to achieve — the document that guided all editorial decisions). Proof Accessibility Rule applies: DaVinci Resolve free tier provides professional-grade editing, colour grading, and audio mixing in one application — no paid software required for this outcome. Studio critique: professional film editor, colourist, or film school tutor reviews the finished cut and post-production decisions. Proof: post-production brief, finished cut (video link), post-production decisions log, critique notes. Verifier: professional film editor or colourist, or film school tutor.
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Assemble a rough cut of your film using your circled takes and dailies notes as a guide. The rough cut should be complete story-to-end: every scene present, in order, even if timing is rough. Produce a structural notes document (minimum half page) identifying the three most significant problems in the rough cut.
Proof required
Submit: (1) a screen recording or export of your rough cut (unlisted YouTube link or shared video file), (2) structural notes document identifying three specific problems.
What gets checked
- Rough cut is complete — all scenes present, no black gaps or placeholder titles
- Structural notes identify three specific problems with time codes — not vague observations
- Problems are structural (scene order, pacing, story clarity) not just technical (shaky shot, bad audio)