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South West Second Post Scheme
Second Post offers freelance assistant editors and employees in the post production sector the opportunity to access a tailored programme of professional skills development at a subsidized rate, in order for them to take the next step to being freelance editors.
The scheme is supported and funded by the Skillset TV Freelance Fund and delivered by South West Screen. Freelancers are able to access the scheme using their own financial contribution or through company sponsorship.
The pilot scheme is taking place over 6-months and is delivered through industry trainers and mentors, training is offered as masterclasses, workshops, peer review groups and online forums.
Each Second Post Masterclass is open to freelancers who are not on the scheme, tickets cost just £45 each. For more information contact Sas Bonser.
October 2008
Masterclass 1: High Definition
Tutor: Neil Hatton, Azimuth Post Production, Soho
- How and why did HD evolve?
- How will a move to the HD format affect the Editor's job?
- How does HD production compare with standard TV and affect conversion between formats
- Offline and conforming HD
- Render times
- File sizes
- Sound Issues
November 2008
Masterclass 2: Workflows
Tutor: Jamie Lawrence, Films at 59
- A Detailed look at the 4 most common workflows (Digi, HD, P2 etc)
- Trouble shooting the problems of shooting and how to deal with the after effects
- Knowing when to flag audio
- Visual drop out to the online
- The dubbing editor: sometimes footage can not be mended in the final stages of post
- Offline and conforming
- Local and shared storage, brief overview of scusi, firewire, LAN share, XSan, Unity and what difference it makes to the editor
January 2009
Masterclass 3: Essential Guide to Freelancing As an Editor
Friday 23 January 2009 - 6pm to 9pm
Tutor: Denise Perrin, Offline Editor
- Self-marketing
- Making yourself employable
- Future-proofing your skills with new technologies and keeping up to date
- Self reliance
Masterclass 4: Effects
Saturday 24 January 2009 - 11am to 3pm
Tutor: Simon Walker, Zero One, Soho
- Why use them and what is appropriate?
- What can the Editor realistically achieve?
- What has the cameraperson done and how has this limited you now?
- What do you need to work with to attain the effects you want?
- File types, colour depth and compression limitations
February 2009
Workshop: Knowing the Systems
Date TBC
An intensive hands-on session (for participants only) in Operational Skills focusing on trouble shooting on Final Cut Pro & Avid.
- The pitfalls of offline editing, versioning and how to reversion for different platforms
- How to basic track lay as you go
- Good housekeeping: Naming and numbering all tracks as you go
- Re-sizing shots as you go
- Basic colour correction
March 2009
Masterclass 5: Working with Directors and Storytelling
Date TBC
Tutor: Denise Perrin, Offline Editor
- What are the roles of Directors (Producers & other clients) in the edit? How can you best work with them? Building & maintaining successful relationships.
- How to negotiate, compromise and understand the power structure when it comes to storytelling
- Dealing with changes from execs, commissioners etc
- Being left alone - interpreting notes
April 2009
Masterclass 6: Media Management
Date TBC
Tutor: Rick Horne, TwoFour Digital, Plymouth
- The importance of Metadata, Timecode, File Naming etc
- EDLs, XMLs and digital pipelines
- Exporting and encoding to different file formats (e.g. split track Quick Times: ideal for importing into Pro Tool Audio systems for voice over sessions)
- Authoring DVDs from Final Cut Pro
- Blacking your own tape stock