Post-production

Post production is the general term for the last stage of film production in which photographed scenes (also called footage) are put together into a complete film.

Post production is in fact many different processes grouped under one name. These typically include:

• Editing the picture.
• Editing the soundtrack.
• Adding visual special effects - mainly Computer graphics and digital compositing.
• Adding audio sound effects - like ADR, Foley, and Sound Design.

Typically, the post production phase of creating a film is the longest part of film production, and can take several months to complete.

Other film production stages include (very broadly) - financing, writing the screenplay, rewriting the screenplay (repeat), and the actual shooting.

Major post-production companies

• Digital Domain
• Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Sound
• Framestore CFC
• Cinesite
• Soundelux