This opening session sets the tone for the week ahead, introducing key themes, sharing what to expect, and bringing everyone together to start the workshop with energy, connection.

To kick off the plenary sessions of the workshop, this session will give an overview of the 5 days to come and how we approach the online workshop situation. 

As technology has developed in the past years and keeps developing from here on, the knowledge on how to handle the workflow, the budget and the schedule is what is often lagging behind. Getting a better understanding of this and keeping the focus on the creative work is the goal for the days to come.

The post schedule is one of the 3 vital columns to manage post-production, together with the post budget & the workflow. In this session Neeltje will introduce rules of thumb for timing and go through the steps to take to get to a detailed post schedule.

The post-production budget tells the story of your project in financial terms. This session will go through the approach and principles of writing that story, in order to realize a balanced budget that will deliver on creative ambitions within project realities. This session is the third column to plan post-production, in addition to planning the workflow and scheduling the project. 

Unlock the world of music in film! This workshop supports producers to confidently navigate music rights from understanding the rights behind a song to licensing, contracts, fees, and finding the perfect track. Learn who you’ll collaborate with and how to make the most of those partnerships. Gain the know-how to bring music into your film smoothly and creatively at every stage of the production.

"The post starts before the shoot“ has become a standard phrase at the workshop. In this plenary, Miga will explain the workflow and go through the entire process. Starting in pre-production when the format is decided and the camera is chosen, going through the process of testing and getting ready for production.

The VFX producer's perspective from inquiry to delivery.

In this session the sound workflow will be discussed from the post supervisor's perspective to understand the different roles and how to collaborate on different topics. We will go through the sound team, turnovers, ADR, loop groups, foley and especially the core of the creative sound design.

With no two projects being alike, it is vital to create a bespoke workflow and find individual solutions for every show. Joining the dots of the whole sound pro- cess from pre-production through to mix and delivery has both creative and budgetary benefits.

This session will identify how to establish important communication across departments and make the most of all opportunities for sound throughout the film-making process.

We’ll be looking into the various roles within a sound editorial team, pro-active schedule and budget planning and how to make the best use of resources to deliver a first-rate soundtrack. 

This session delves into the different aspects of sustainability and post production.

We explore themes such as: What are the aspects that make a "greener post production"? What are the most important measures we can take? What is the role of energy consumption? And what are the most important questions to ask as a producer or filmmaker, going into the post production phase of the project?

The DCP has been a standard for cinema projection ever since 35mm prints declined. But how does a DCP really work and what do you need to make one? Will the DCP remain the most important delivery format for film with recent releases on streaming platforms only - or using both. Neeltje van der Heijden will go through the steps of making a DCP and how this is related to the delivery elements for a VOD platform: the IMF.  Encryption will be covered as well as handling different playlists and subtitles within a DCP and an IMF. In addition, the main delivery elements in today’s world for mastering and archiving will be explained: the DCDM & the DSM.

Organizing deliverables for a digital project, especially in a co-production, is one of the most challenging tasks when completing a film. The numerous formats and ever increasing demands from world sales and distributors and changes in how films are released are adding to the complexity. Neeltje van der Heijden will show you how to put together a comprehensible list, and walk-through the different elements. With all that is required - which materials do you really need and what could you negotiate out of your delivery schedule.

The transition from the picture lock to the final stage of image post-production is driven by the conforming process. From there, the colorist takes over in the search for the final look, bridging the gap between the technical and the creative sides, while managing the human aspect of the "therapy session" that grading really is. 

Petra Lisson will highlight the role of the producer and post supervisor in the grading process and how they can and should be involved.

While the workshop focuses on best-practices and doing things in an ideal setup, this session will give some ideas and different approaches for projects on smaller or micro budgets. All this with a strategy to not sacrifice the creative work or the standard of delivery that can be done, in case this is needed or a sale happens only at the end of a project.