This PowerPoint goes through some of the main aspects of post production which we will need to consider when making our short film.

1. HELK Productions
ASPECTS OF POST PRODUCTION

2. WHAT IS POST PRODUCTION?
Post-Production is a part filmmaking, video production and photograph which occurs in the
process predominantly after the filming but can be done in the process of while filming. It
normally occurs onsite for photo-shoots as they colour correct to make certain aspects of the
object or person to pop out and to make sure that only the object/person is where your eyes
land first, and it’s easier to make these changes when the object/person is there so that they
can be adjusted.
Post production can consist of:
1. Colour Correction
2. Sound Balancing
3. Titling
4. Effects
5. Sound Editing

3. COLOUR CORRECTION
Colour correction is a step which has a huge effect on the visual side of any production
because it can make completely change the atmosphere of a photo or clip, or even improve
the quality of it.
We’ve looked around and seen what software we could use to colour correct our film. We’ve
looked into the big players such as Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects and even Photoshop
for our posters and titles.
We’ve decided to go with Edius 7 Pro because of the interface of the software, it looks simple
and is perfect for us as we haven’t colour corrected a video before . We have decided to
colour correct on some test scenes to learn how to use the software and make sure we are
comfortable using it. It’s essential that we understand how to use this software as we will be
using it to make sure our film looks as though its set in the dark, even though we won’t be
filming in the dark because that would create problems with filming techniques.

4. SOUND BALANCING
Sound Balancing is a process of creating a soundtrack for a video, in silent films it’s essential
as it tells the story of what’s happening, it puts some emotion into the film. For films in general
it means balancing sound to make everything fit in with the scene. E.g. two characters are
talking, it’s being filmed from inside of the car, and a car goes past, to make it more natural we
would get sound of a car passing and add that in and turn down the levels to make it sound
natural. Sound Balancing helps enhance the video and create sound effects and make it fit
into the video and make it seem natural.
We’ve looked at Sound Balancing software's such as Audacity which is only able to edit sound
and BlackMagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve which has the capabilities of editing sound and
video and Edius 7 Pro which we decided to go with because we won’t need to make sure that
files are compatible with each other as the sound and video editing will be done in-house on
one software and again the interface makes it easier to control and edit with.

5. EFFECTS
• Audio – Sound editing is a key aspect of the film as it adds an additional feel to the film –
it adds to the Mis-en-scene of the film. Short films tend to use a lot of sound editing to
help to create stereotypes and introduce things quickly. Stereotypes and quick
introductions are essential in short films because there’s less time to establish certain
aspects of the film to the audience, but they still need to have an understanding of these
aspects.
• Visual editing – As I’ve stated above short films generally don’t have many visual effects
besides colour grading because they are usually of a lower budget, but it depends on the
type of film, e.g. if the short film is about a guy who has powers, it’s likely the editors will
put in laser eyes etc.

6. DIEGETIC SOUND
• Diegetic Sound – Diegetic sound is primarily generated by the objects and mainly
anything we see in the frame/Image, the sounds come from within the world of the
narrative. Diegetic sound tends to come from the sound in the location (Where it’s being
filmed), A characters ringtone will be classed as diegetic sound as the phone comes in to
the frame.
• Non-Diegetic Sound- Non Diegetic sound is sound which is generated outside of the
frame e.g. voice over or music
Most short films will stick to Diegetic sound and maybe add in music to the end when the
credit is rolling because they are often realistic in order to be gritty and hard-hitting, meaning
that non-diegetic sound would make the film less realistic and ruin the ambiance. For our film
we will need music, as the opening scene consists of one the characters singing along to a
song on the radio. We have sought out a song without any copyright laws that prevent us from
using it.