Today I shadowed the post-production team. This entails slicing footage to put together, editing scenes, color correcting, and so much more. I went through and talked to almost everyone in the post-production team and learned so much. First of all, it takes an insane amount of time and energy to simply organize all the footage that was captured. There are two people on staff whose only job is to download and organize all the footage. Then the offline editors (the ones who put the show together) have to watch hundreds of hours of footage to find the exact parts they want to use. Then once the network approves the “cut”, the video is shipped off to the online editors who add graphics, fix colors, blur faces/logos, and make everything coherent. The time and manpower that goes into the post-production was unimaginable. I also noticed how weirdly dark every editing room was. After talking to everyone, I watched a full episode of a show they produce and edit to see the final product. I never realized how much effort goes into putting the video together. Tomorrow I will spend the day with the audio team and sitting in on a meeting with the studio and their client!