1. Post Production Roles

2. Editor Editors responsibilities include:
Uploading and filing all footage
Logging all shots and selecting the best takes
Assembling the footage into a coherent story
Editors must have:
A good technical knowledge of the capabilities
of the editing software
A high level of creativity
Good problem-solving abilities
A strong sense of pace and timing
A good storytelling ability
Highly developed visual literacy

3. Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual effects supervisors must have:
A good understanding of
post-production effects software
A high level of creativity
The patience to work on the many
small details making up complex procedures
Good problem-solving abilities

4. Sound effects supervisor
Sound effects supervisors are responsible for:
Adding spot effects, such as car doors closing,
gunshots and explosions
Adding atmospheric effects, such as storm winds,
traffic noises or rain
Adding designed effects, such as the sounds of aliens
They must have:
Good aural skills and the ability to discern different
sound qualities
A high level of creativity
A good understanding of editing and effects software
Expertise in the digital manipulation of sound
A well-developed knowledge of music
Proficiency in the innovative use of Foley

5. Music Editor: Foley Artist Sound Designer
uses music to enhance the emotional impact of the film
selects the music
mixes the music tracks.
Foley Artist
records natural physical sounds
adds the sense of reality
places the sounds in perfect synchronisation
with the image on the screen.
ensure sound levels are appropriate to the
nature of the sound and the distance suggested
by the shot size
Sound Designer
The sound in a film is not necessarily a true
reflection of production sound, but
instead it is designed to sound real. This can mean
adding sounds in, or even taking sounds out.

6. Activities Choose one of the post production roles
Research your favourite movie and find out the person who undertook that pre production role in the movie
Research their career, detailing their education and training, previous roles, films they have worked on and any awards or recognition they have received. Include any interesting facts you come across about the work they do.