Summary: It’s Halloween time and episode 128 is our annual “spooky” take on the unscripted film and television business. This episode’s question was inspired by a Producing Unscripted podcast listener named Justin, who wrote in with a question about editing. We’re just beginning post-production on our brand new TV series (more coming soon!) and facing a TERRIFYING amount of footage. So we decided to focus today’s episode on three spine-tingling things that can haunt you in post-production. Now…curl up under your blanket, embrace the horror, and listen…IF YOU DARE!<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Post-Production: Full of Terrors…<br> Truth be told, there is so much about post production that can make your hair stand on end. Just some of what we talk about today:<br> <br> * Fighting the “ghost in the machine”<br> * Protecting your work…especially when thing get scary!<br> * Avoiding horrifying mistakes – and fixing them when they inevitably happen<br> * Facing nightmarish deadlines while staying sane and doing good work<br> * The spooky truth about style – what it does for production, and what inspires it<br> * And…the two of us make way too many Halloween puns!<br> <br> So be brave and hit that giant play button at the top of this page!<br> A Spooky Question from Justin…<br> Again, special thanks to <a href="https://producingunscripted.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Producing Unscripted </a>podcast listener Justin, who wrote in with the question that reminded us just how scary it is to take hundreds – or thousands – of hours of footage, and start to put it together. Justin had this question:<br> Can you talk more about string-out edits? Specifically, I’m wondering where you put B-Roll…if it’s a linear edit… or do you have the B-Roll in parallel video tracks, in the approximate place they are slated to go? How does that work in your production pipeline at the string-out stage?<br> <br> Great question, Justin! We answer that on today’s podcast, too!<br> <br> A Quick Announcement…<br> We told you in our <a href="https://producingunscripted.com/3-things-ted-lasso-can-teach-you-about-making-tv-film/">last episode</a> that we’re working on a top-secret new TV series. We STILL can’t tell you what that is, but…thanks to <a href="https://deadline.com/2020/10/investigation-discovery-acast-true-crime-podcasts-red-flags-the-clown-and-the-candyman-unraveled-1234604531/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this Deadline Hollywood article</a>, we can tell you about ANOTHER project and that our next major <a href="https://producingunscripted.com/joke-productions/">Joke Productions</a> release…is a podcast! <br> A true crime podcast named Unraveled for <a href="https://producingunscripted.com/deadly-recall/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Investigation Discovery</a>. The podcast is hosted by true crime investigators, producers, and podcasters Billy Jensen and Alexis Linkletter. <br> Alexis, you’ll remember, has worked with us for years and gave <a href="https://producingunscripted.com/casting-true-crime/">GREAT advice about casting true crime series</a> when she was on this podcast. <br> From the Deadline Hollywood article:<br> <br> Unraveled will launch in early 2021 and will be hosted by investigative journalists Billy Jensen (Murder Squad) and Alexis Linkletter (The First Degree). With a series of episodes dedicated to one captivating true crime topic, Unraveled will kick off with a seven-episode arc surrounding the Long Island Serial Killer. Since 2010, this unsolved mystery has become one of the most infamous cold cases in U.S. history, and the podcast takes a deep dive into new evidence and uncovers new revelations, rocking everything true crime aficionados thought they knew.
