post-production in progress

postp.day

the day after everything is shot, before anything is final

session started — 03:42 AM
timeline — master sequence
00:00:00 00:12:34 00:24:08
render queue
seq_017_final_v3.mov
78%
color_pass_02.exr
34%
audio_mix_final.wav queued
compositing layer 04

between states

post-production is the space where raw material transforms into meaning. every cut is a decision unmade until it's made. every grade shifts the emotional register. nothing here is permanent yet — that's the point. the unfinished state carries more potential than the rendered output.

last modified — 02:17 AM
color grading notes

lift shadows +0.3 — push midnight blue into blacks

mid warmth via candle tones — desaturate greens

highlight roll-off at 85% — keep it analog

edit bay — session notes
"the best work happens after midnight, when the world goes quiet and the only light comes from the monitors"
noted — 04:11 AM
project status
rough cut
color pass 01
color pass 02
sound design
vfx composite
final render
compositing layer 11

raw material

every frame is a negotiation between intention and accident. the footage doesn't care about your storyboard. post-production is where you learn what the film actually wants to be — not what you planned for it to become.

audio waveform — track 03
export settings

ProRes 4444 / 23.976fps

rec.2020 — HDR pass pending