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Post-production is part of the filmmaking process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, advertising, videos, audio recordings, photography and digital art. It is term for all stages of production occurring after the actual end of shooting and/or recording the completed work.

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

• Editing the picture / television program
• Writing, (re-)recording, and editing the soundtrack.
• Adding visual special effects - mainly computer-generated imagery (CGI) and digital copy from which release prints will be made (although this may be made obsolete by digital-cinema technologies).
• Transfer of film to Video or Data with a telecine and Color grading.

Typically, the post-production phase of creating a film takes longer than the actual shooting of the film, and can take several months to complete.

Other film-production stages include (very broadly) - writing the screenplay, script development (rewriting), financing, pre-production, production and film distribution / marketing.

See also

• 2-pop
• Audio editing
• Cinematic techniques
• Film editing
• Film score
• Sound effect
• Special effect
• Pre-production
• Video editing
• List of film-related topics

Post-production companies

• Ascent Media
• Cinesite
• Digital Domain
• EFilm
• Framestore CFC
• Moving Picture Company
• Warner Bros Motion Picture Imaging (MPI)
• BBC Resources BBC Studios & Post Production

External links

• UK Screen Association - Trade association representing the UK's post-production industry