Article Review

In the article I read, I learned that in so many cases, fixing everything in post can be so, so terrible. The amount of things that are capable of going wrong when trying to fix things in post is astounding. Somethings that are off can be fixed in post with very little to no worrying. However, as seen in the article, the amount of things that could ruin a project scale from about every situation you run into with a film. In cases with boom mics dipping into shots, it’s easier to just reshoot because having to conceal it via post can be very awful and time consuming or even impossible. Or for instance Auto White Balance can mess up a lot of shots.

I’ve previously learned a lot about the things mentioned in the article, but never have I heard of so many issues that can potentially go wrong with all of these things. When I’m working on the PSA, I will have to be very careful with the boom mic as to not let any part of the thing dip into the shot, and if it does, we have to notice and reshoot right away. For us, we would be utterly incapable of masking a boom mic in post, unless the other members of my group have some hidden talents they haven’t told me about, because I sure don’t. Also I will definitely make a conscious effort in order to make sure auto white balance is turned off; we should be able to hand that ourselves and do not want something of such insignificance as a setting turned on wrong completely dismantling our attempts at a wonderfully crafted shot. Cropping is also something we need to stay away from in post because it lowers resolution which can effect the general quality of the shot which is definitely not what we would want. I would also look into shooting in 4K because it can come in handy in case we need to crop. 

In so many cases, it would become so easy for us to just throw the list of repairs in the “post” basket. However I would really like to know what types of things are the smartest to save for post. While the article gives a sense for the kinds of things not to do in post, it doesn’t really highlight on any of the possible complications or errors that could be fixed in post. Personally I would like to know from a professional seeing as how the have everyday experience with the art of recording. What ways do they fix things and how many people do they have working on it? Our three person group is no way capable of producing the results one would expect from a well know production studio but I would like to know some techniques or sources of info that could help expand my knowledge and give me an idea of the things I could be doing to save myself time and money in the future while getting the best results. All of the things we could fix in post so far have been minor things but knowing which of them should be a priority would be helpful