So today we officially started the online of the film. For those of you unfamiliar with the post-production process I'll give you a little explanation of how it works. There are two different phases of post production in terms of the picture editing: Offline and Online. During the "offline" stage is when you do the actual editing - you chose your takes, cut the movie together. On a regular film that's not super effects heavy it's where you do the bulk of your work. It's the crafting of the performances and story. The "online" is when you do all your effects, colour correcting, etc….. It's the finishing process of the film in terms of the picture. Sound has a different process, but happens around the same time as the online.
So today what we did was the colour correct, and just a few little picture tweaks. I know what you're saying - colour correct? What was wrong with the colour? Well nothing, really. But every film and television show (scripted anyway) gets colour corrected. And when you see a highly stylized film, chances are that they REALLY colour corrected it. So we went through the entire film, scene by scene, and decided what the scene should look like in terms of the colour scheme. So they'll apply those looks to the entire film and then get to work on the other things that need to happen. Some titles, graphics, blurring, etc… Very boring to describe, but all necessary.
And while that's all happening our composers are working away on the score of the film. They sent me some stuff tonight and it's really coming along. Very exciting. Our projected schedule is to finish the film mid-March. Very exciting!
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