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Post-production House is part of the process of filmmaking, video production, audio production, and photography. Post-production includes all stages of production occurring after principal photography or recording individual program segments.

The first part of the post-production process is the traditional non-linear (analog) film editing at the outset of post-production has mostly been replaced by digital or video editing software that operates as a non-linear editing (NLE) system. The advantage of being able to have this non-linear capacity is in the flexibility for editing scenes out of order, making creative changes at will, carefully shaping the film in a thoughtful, meaningful way for emotional effect. Once the production team is satisfied with the picture editing, the picture editing is said to be “locked.” At this point begins the turnover process, where the picture is prepared for lab and color finishing and the sound is “spotted” and turnover to the composer and sound designers for sound design, composing and sound mixing. [3]

Post-production consists of many different processes grouped under one name. These typically include:

• When content is shot on film it is typically transferred to video, DPX, OpenEXR with a telecine or a more modern motion picture film scanner.
• Editing the content of the film or dramatic television program.
• Writing, recording and re-recording, and editing the soundtrack.
• Adding visual effects– mainly computer-generated imagery (CGI) which is then composited into the frame.
• Sound design, sound effects, ADR, foley, and music, culminating in a process known as sound re-recording or mixing with 5.1 & 7.1 Dolby Atmos professional audio
  Stereoscopic 3D conversion in the case of content that was shot in 2D which is scheduled to have a 3D release
  Color grading(and color correction) in a color suite.
• Subtitling, closed captioning, or dubbing

The post-production phase of creating a film usually takes longer than the actual shooting of the film and can take several months to complete because it includes the complete editing, color correction, and the addition of music and sound. The process of editing a movie is also seen as the second directing because through post-production it is possible to change the intention of the movie. Furthermore, through the use of color grading tools and the addition of music and sound, the atmosphere of the movie can be heavily influenced. For instance, a blue-tinted movie is associated with a cold atmosphere and the choice of music and sound increases the effect of the shown scenes to the audience.