{"id":6127,"date":"2014-03-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/creator\/?p=5444"},"modified":"2020-03-30T19:07:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T23:07:50","slug":"career-post-production-awesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/professional-development\/career-post-production-awesome","title":{"rendered":"Why a career in post-production is awesome"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently wrote a blog post<\/a> titled 7 Reasons to Avoid a Career in Post Production. It seems to have struck a nerve with people \u2013 for better and for worse – so I wanted to follow up with a post that explores why people stick with post. Despite all the downsides, what makes post production so rewarding?<\/p>\n

1. You are the masked super heroes of the entertainment business<\/strong><\/p>\n

Responding to the Bat Signal of \u201cFix it in Post\u201d you swoop in, accomplishing remarkable feats to rescue poor planning, shooting and acting from the clutches of mediocrity. Your work done, another project saved, you return to your Batcave, your secret identity intact.<\/p>\n

2. You get to dress comfortably at work<\/strong><\/p>\n

Suit, tie? Not a chance. Flannel and flip flops? Check and check. If you\u2019re going to be pulling an all-nighter to make your delivery schedule, you\u2019re going to be comfortable doing it, and no UPM in their right mind\u2019s going to tell you otherwise.<\/p>\n

3. You get to play with all the coolest toys<\/strong><\/p>\n

Post production is changing faster that any other aspect of the filmmaking process. Fifteen years ago everyone still shot on film and created interpositives and internegatives. Since then we\u2019ve had the emergence of film-quality digital cameras, Digital Intermediates, 3D, 4K. The list goes on and on. Sure, it\u2019s a pain to have to keep learning new systems and technologies, but it\u2019s also pretty cool, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

4. Your work is the emotional core of entertainment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Imagine, if you will, Star Wars without John Williams\u2019 epic score. Imagine Gollum as an animatronic doll or a guy in a rubber suit. I had a film professor play us the opening of Jaws with the sound off \u2013 the one where the midnight skinny dipper gets munched? The class wasn\u2019t tense and scared \u2013 they were laughing. A good script and good direction are certainly necessary, but the best project falls flat without the magic of post.<\/p>\n

5. You are actually writers in disguise<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can completely alter the story with some deft re-cutting. This goes double for \u201creality\u201d television where editors are literally writing the shows with their work. Need proof? Look no further than the last 10 years of history with editors and writers banding together for better treatment under the banner of the Writers Guild of America.<\/p>\n

6. You get the inside scoop on shows long before the public<\/strong><\/p>\n

We may be entertainment professionals, but we\u2019re all still fans too. Why did we get into this crazy business to begin with? Passion and love for film and television. To work on a fan favorite show or blockbuster movie, and be in \u201cthe know\u201d weeks or months before the public is a great feeling and will get you a lot of excited questions at your next dinner party \u2013 not that you\u2019d ever let any details slip.<\/p>\n

7. You are creatively and technically challenged every day<\/strong><\/p>\n

The hardest work is also the most rewarding. You will never be bored in a career in post. You need to bounce between solving creative story problems and crafting technical workarounds to make the vision a reality \u2013 all on an insane deadline. There\u2019s nothing like the feeling of thinking outside the box and coming up with a last minute hail mary that saves the day.<\/p>\n

You may not get nearly the credit (or pay) you deserve, but there\u2019s something about post production that keeps you coming back for more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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