Film Workflow

For more information, see the following topics:

Setting Up Before Shooting (Film Workflow)

Shooting (Film Workflow)

Telecine Transfer (Film Workflow)

Batch Digitizing the Telecine Videotape to Digital Files (Film Workflow)

This topic describes the film workflow from shooting to the point where the Avid editor is ready for editing, and is intended for the following parties:

Camera assistant

Camera operator

Production sound mixer

Telecine operator

Pro Tools editor

Overview of Film Workflow

The following describes an overview of the steps necessary to a film workflow:

1 Set up before shooting.

2 Shoot.

3 Telecine transfer.

4 Batch digitize in Avid video editing application.

Following these steps ensures that timecode metadata are preserved from the moment shooting begins to the final delivery of source files to the Pro Tools editor.