Q G CHRIS FOURNELLE POST PRODUCTION DIRECTOR / FRONTLINE

Q G  YOU’LL SAVE MONEY!!  YOU’LL SAVE TIME!!  YOU’LL SAVE YOUR SOURCES  YOU’LL SAVE YOUR SANITY WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop This isn’t rocket science 3

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Q G  Long industry experience  Became more efficient and cost effective over time  HD workflows largely the same as SD  Complacency builds up 5

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop  Still developing  Changes based on acquisition type and NLE  Not efficient (yet!) across production components  Archival questions  Consequences for mismanagement can be severe 6

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Q G Question Everything WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop  How are the files organized? How do WE want them to be organized?  How are the files safe guarded through the process?  How do we transfer that much footage?  How will this affect our efficiency?  How long will it take to ingest?  How does one just find a portion of the footage?  Can we work with the native codec or does it need to be transcoded? Do we keep the transcoded media? Does the transcoded media have links back to the original  Can our station archive file-based media? How will they archive it? Can I find it again? How long will it take for Archives to move the media in and out?  Can I restore program with file-based media easily?  How do we archive it internally?  How will the material be identified in an EDL?  How does the rest of FRONTLINE view the material as needed? 9

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop POST-PRODUCTIONARCHIVEACQUISITION 10

Q G Acquisition WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 11

Q G Acquisition  In-camera metadata entry WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 12

Q G Acquisition  In-camera metadata entry ○ Shot Flagging WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 13

Q G Acquisition  In-camera metadata entry ○ Shot Flagging User-generated clip naming ○ Health001, Health002, Health003 WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 14

Q G Acquisition  In-camera metadata entry  Media management on the go Card Labeling WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 15

Q G Acquisition  In-camera metadata entry  Media management on the go Card Labeling ○ Cam1Cd1 ○ Cam1Cd2 ○ Cam2Cd1 ○ Cam2Cd2 WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 16

Q G Acquisition  In-camera metadata entry  Media management on the go Card Labeling Content/Volume labeling WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 17

Q G Acquisition WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop  Create single folder PBS NOLA, Project Code, or Job Number Abbreviated working title Description 18

Q G Acquisition WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop  Create folders by type Standardized naming conventions Type, Resolution, Frame-rate 19

Q G Acquisition WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop  Create folders by card Assign unique number Continue numbers Add description Place ENTIRE card contents into this folder!! 20

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Camera Location Backup #1 Location Backup #2 ACQUISITION 21 ARCHIVEPOST-PRODUCTION

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Synk Pro 22

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Camera Location Backup #1 Location Backup #2 Offsite Raided Backup #2 Offline Editing Drive Offline Raided Backup #1 POST-PRODUCTION 23 ACQUISITIONARCHIVE

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop A Better Finder Renamer 24

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Camera Location Backup #1 Location Backup #2 Offsite Raided Backup #2 Offline Editing Drive Offline Raided Backup #1 Transcoded Media POST-PRODUCTION 25 ACQUISITIONARCHIVE

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Camera Location Backup #1 Location Backup #2 Offsite Raided Backup #2 Offline Editing Drive Offline Raided Backup #1 Transcoded Media POST-PRODUCTION 26 ACQUISITIONARCHIVE

Q G  In-house archival / storage  Ingest WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Offline Editing 27

Q G  In-house archival / storage  Ingest Different method by file-type WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Offline Editing 28

Q G  In-house archival / storage  Ingest Different method by file-type Organization WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Offline Editing 29

Q G  In-house archival / storage  Ingest Different method by file-type Organization Renaming clip ○ 34hgort9e305ld95 to Bill’s Interview WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Offline Editing 30

Q G  In-house archival / storage  Ingest Different method by file-type Organization Renaming clips Disks versus Drives WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Offline Editing 31

Q G Online Editing WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 32

Q G Online Editing WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 33

Q G Online Editing  Delivery: chickens come home to roost WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 34

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Offsite Raided Backup #2 Offline Editing Drive Offline Raided Backup #1 OFFLINE EDIT NLE Offline Transfer Drive Transcoded Media ONLINE EDIT Unity/San 35

Q G Online Editing  Delivery: chickens come home to roost  Ingest / access WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 36

Q G Online Editing  Delivery: chickens come home to roost  Ingest / access  Offline decisions affect online schedule WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop 37

Q G  Archive Backups vs. Production Backups WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Archival 38

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Camera Location Backup #1 Location Backup #2 Offsite Raided Backup #2 Offline Editing Drive Offline Raided Backup #1 Transcoded Media OFFLINE 39 ACQUISITIONARCHIVE

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Camera Location Backup #1 Location Backup #2 Offsite Raided Backup #2 Offline Editing Drive Offline Raided Backup #1 Transcoded Media Archive Raided Backup #1 Archive Raided Backup #2 Transcoded Media Archive Blue Ray Backup Station Backup LTO Tape Backup OFFLINEARCHIVE 40 ACQUISITION

Q G  Archive Backups vs. Production Backups  Storing and Restoring WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Archival 41

Q G  Archive Backups vs. Production Backups  Storing and Restoring  Additional Metadata WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Archival 42

Q G  Archive Backups vs. Production Backups  Storing and Restoring  Additional Metadata  Flexible WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Archival 43

Q G  Less time for your show  Less time and money available  You pay eventually  More to do, less time to do it WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Isn’t this what we pay you for? 44

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Program in Production Green Edited Master Textless Master WGBH SD Captioned Master PBS SD Captioned Master PBS SD Captioned Backup SD 16x9 Home Video FL Web Chapters PBS Station Preview Web Clone 45

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop Program in Production Green Edited Master PBS Cove Version Web Funder Sequence Packaged International Master Textless Master WGBH HD Captioned Master PBS HD Captioned Master PBS HD Captioned Backup SD 16x9 Captioned Master SD 16x9 iTunes / Home Video Audio Cast FL Web Chapters PBS Station Preview Web Version Press Preview (web) YouTube Version Tape Version Press Preview (tape) Web Select Screen Grabs Web Specially Produced Materials Partner Excerpts/Copies 46

Q G WGBH Public Television Quality Workshop  ORGANIZE Standardized Naming Convention Logic Tree Folder Structure  Not JUST about getting it done  Be PARANOID Test, test, test  Discuss with all departments BEFORE you shoot. Now What? 47

Q G QUESTIONS?