Decentralising Post Production Post Pandemic
Prior to the pandemic, directors, producers and production crew would spend hours in editing rooms discussing and experimenting new ideas. The shift to a truly remote work environment has caused many creatives to notice much more dramatic changes than they expected.
Every crisis offers new opportunities. Currently, it indicates that the post production industry can accept a shift to a decentralised workforce. In this way, productions on a lower budget would be able to connect with industry professionals outside their own geographic region or country. But this comes with its own unique challenges. Your team are trying to contribute their ideas and overcome technical hurdles with everyone separated from each other. It is likely that editors who work long hours both at home and in the office already have equipment capable of doing the most basic tasks they need. Those less technically included face a few challenges. Here are some of the common challenges of remote post production.
Speed
For remote post-production workflow to work, it is imperative that every member of your team has their own remote equipment with bare minimum specs. Slow internet speed and computer with not enough memory and graphics capabilities will break the production workflow.
Sharing seamlessly and securely
In remote collaboration, lots of files need to be shared, and they are enormous in file size. You’ll need to find some file sharing methods that will allow your team to share files of all sizes seamlessly and securely. Post production creatives need to access those original massive files. System like the Blackmagic Cloud Store can easily handles lots of simultaneous users. Handle large media files that need to be shared between multiple DaVinci Resolve users for editing, colour correction, audio post and VFX work. Seamlessly and securely.
Managing projects real time
It’s a constant battle to make collaboration tools work for creatives as they struggle with lag, file-transfer issues and inadequate project management tools. Cloud-based collaboration platform like Frame.io enables creative team to stay connected without needing to download the massive files. Frame-accurate comments can be made on a precise single video frame or across a segment of a video. Comments and approvals can be made in real time by approved individuals anywhere, even using their mobile devices.
Conclusion
As the “new normal” for creative teams spread out across the country or continent, exciting tools and technology are constantly being developed to help remote teams collaborate more effectively. The question becomes, are you ready to adapt? It’s time to embrace the decentralisation and solidify the future of your post production business.
