Post-Production

Kevin Barrientos Thanks for sharing this! I really enjoyed seeing how you approached the creature vocal, especially the use of the horse recordings as the organic foundation.

It would be really cool to see a short 3-5 minute video breaking down the process and letting us hear the different layers and processing as you build the sound. I think that would be really interesting for the post-production community to see and hear.

If you had one more day in the edit, what would you chase?

Maybe I could help

J.T Mack Hey! This sounds like a cool project, and it definitely sounds like the audio will need someone who’s comfortable with dialogue cleanup and restoration.

You may also have a better chance of finding someone interested by posting this in the Job Lounge. There are often people there looking for collaboration opportunities, especially projects where they can build out their portfolio and get credited.

Hope you find the right person for the sound side of the film!

While industry stars walk the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival, just down the canal at the Reply AI Film Festival, indie filmmakers and jurors revealed Hollywood’s open secret: studios are quietly using AI to plug budget gaps.

Vick S This is the tension I think the industry needs to have a more honest conversation about. Two things can be true at once: AI can create legitimate concerns around jobs, ownership, and creative rights, while also being a useful tool for independent filmmakers working with limited resources. The bigger question for me is how we use it responsibly without allowing efficiency to come at the expense of the people and creativity behind the work.

That's definitely the honest reality, Vick. And you hit the nail on the head, Cyrus Sales . The problem is that the executives of the industry's big studios, who are beholden to even larger corporations who prioritize their shareholders and profit margins above all else, are likely willing to do anything to cut expenses. Even if that means legions of crew and other people are replaced wholesale by AI.

It's the same with other industries too.

Most people, including creative people and those who truly enjoy their occupations, want to use AI responsibly. Just as a tool to assist them with research, menial tasks or maybe very rough conceptual imagery for those who can't draw and have no access to people who can.

But it's the executive class that would prefer to charge headfirst into an “AI-first” world, driven by the mouthwatering promise of more money through large-scale cuts to those expensive human workforces.

A R Mavero. I completely agree, the issue isn’t necessarily AI itself, but how it’s being used and who benefits from it. Most creatives seem open to AI as a tool for research, repetitive tasks, or rough concepts. The concern is when executives see it primarily as a way to cut costs and replace the people actually creating the work. That shift from AI as an assistive tool to a replacement strategy is where I think things get dangerous.

Heck Yeah! I waited 16 years for the technology! I made a monster movie shot on 35 mm film! I'm extremely great full that Universal put $300,000 + into digital scanning services which I had no money for. they also offered me a free mixing session, and color grading session. But, unfortunately they couldn't provide free visual effects work as this would cost approximately $20 million. who in their right mind would invest that kind of money on a film that was shot on a $600,000 budget? that's why I had to wait 16 years! AI is going to replace storyboard artists, screenplay writers, digital effects artists, compositors, rotoscope artists, colorists, sound editors, sound designers, animators, Matt painters, Matt artists, match movers, camera trackers. the list goes on. this stuff was invented not for Hollywood, but for guys like me who want to go up against Hollywood and make a Hollywood Blockbuster movie at a fraction of the budget because honestly no one would invest in me as a new filmmaker out of film School making an ambitious project. now I chose an ambitious project because I have a background in directing TV commercials and had an opportunity to learn how to do visual effects. unfortunately no mac, no PC can handle 12 MB of one frame x 24 seconds in a 10-second shot. I had to wait for PC technology. now Universal offered to edit the movie for me because they had $100,000 avid running on a Mac that was hooked up to $1 million dollar sand server. Anyway... if you're an independent movie maker or filmmaker of any kind, then you should embrace it because it's here to help you. if it takes your job away because you're one of these artists... then I'm sorry you need to get out of the industry or move on to something else. ask for the big studios, can you blame them? they're spending a lot of money to crank out a movie these days that frankly suck! I just saw a movie called onslaught that cost 15 million dollars, and frankly I could have made this movie on $5 million dollars. they rather put $15 million dollars into a well-established director then a director who knows how to keep a budget down and get the job done. so yeah kudos to AI. I look forward to it getting better!

No brother... you are not alone. when I graduated Film School in 1996 I was directing TV commercials right off the cuff. my biggest clients were Delta airlines and Walt Disney theme parks. I was making $5,000 a week which back then was the lowest you can make as a TV director. my colleagues will make about $100,000 for commercial. I was the little guy. I told my boss back then if you don't start looking to help the smaller guy, you're going to be out of business he would only accept clients who had a million dollar budget or more. so one day I took one of his clients with his permission of course who had a $2,000 budget. so I shot the commercial on 16 mm and had the lab color correct it and transfer it to three quarter inch tape which I rented brought it home and back then I had a video toaster flyer and Adobe premiere 1.0 so I can only cut one minute down to 30 seconds which is all I needed to do for a commercial. I brought it back to my job and ran into the Scopes to see if I hit my ntsc levels and voila business took off. so you're actually talking to an ex flame artist as I learned flame from inferno, and eventually I purchased combustion added an accelerator card to my computer and presto I now had a flame on my computer and when auto desk found out, they got rid of combustion so fast cuz it was going to compete with their flame because that's the difference between flame and combustion was real time effects. I still do traditional roto, compositing, animation, masking, matting, because once I'm done then I'm running through AI which gets me the results that I need on the first try instead of using up all my credits. unfortunately, budgets haven't stayed the same, they're coming down so now a 30 second visual effect shot with hundreds of elements will only cost $100, my advice.. do something else just do that on the side.

J.T Mack This is a great way to build connections while also sharpening your skillset. I definitely respect the initiative! Keep putting yourself out there and connecting with other creatives, you never know what opportunities can come from it. What software do you primarily use for editing and color grading?

Yes they are completed,, I need some great trailers

Andrew Crutcher Hey! I’d be happy to assist. What are the two films about?

Depending on the budget, it may also be worth considering an experienced editor looking to break into cinematic trailers. I’ve found those collaborations can lead to some great partnerships but let’s get connected and see what can be done.

Hi, Andrew Crutcher . If you're still looking, I can help you create trailers.

My short film film editing reel is at

https://themavo.com/theservices/postproduction

Some samples of my motion graphics are at

https://eromav.com/motiongraphics

You can let me know via a dm or using one of the sites.

Sure we can talk

You can email me your contact information

Andrew Crutcher I sent you a message. I look forward to connecting.

Md. Rasel I think something didn't upload. Were you trying to share a project with us?

Thanks, Cyrus! I’ve updated the post and added the output video link. It should be visible now. Appreciate you pointing that out!

Md. Rasel You're welcome! It might be worth making a new post altogether. I don't think it's posting the link, alternatively you can drop it in the comment section and see if that works.

Josiah Cosgrove Do you have a link to your YouTube channel for us to view your previous work? Also, thank you for offering your service!

Cyrus Sales, here is the link to my channel: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC8xt6EkW2jNjEEspRnRrDZQ

Josiah Cosgrove Thank you!

Hey maybe we can talk I need some great trailers for the film market

Andrew Crutcher, I would LOVE to talk!

Elijah J. Yang YES! The Pixar bloopers were such a brilliant little extra because, like you said, the animators had to actually create them. That somehow makes the joke even better.

Jackie, I LOVE that you brought up The Carol Burnett Show! Tim Conway getting Harvey Korman to break character always makes me CRY with laughter. I'm a HUGE fan of the show. It's one of my go-to watches when I'm having a bad day. My husband helped track down the biggest DVD boxset he could find for me as a Christmas present a few years ago.

Yes! Leonardo DiCaprio actually cut his hand during the dinner-table scene, but stayed in character and kept going, and Tarantino ultimately used the take. I love that because it shows how sometimes the unexpected things that happen on set are better than what was planned.

Oops, forgot to tag you in that comment above, Mikka Hope. Sorry about that!

LOL! I guess I just got way too excited about that scene from Django.