TECHNICAL ARTICLE: Digital Post Production Workflow "Four Sheets to the Wind"

TECHNICAL ARTICLE: Digital Post Production Workflow “Four Sheets to the Wind”
By David Michael Maurer
Article Courtesy of Project1982.com
Originally Published on StudioDaily.com

Sundance 2007 Dramatic Competition feature film “Four Sheets to the Wind” is a beautiful story of a family in Oklahoma, dealing with the suicide of their father and finding hope during tragedy. It’s a very simple, intimate story about humanity and Writer/Director Sterlin Harjo’s love letter to home.

When considering a story like this, visual effects, post-production mobility and titling would seem far from anyone’s mind, but it was a huge decision for my department in post. Producers are always looking to lower costs and there was a push to go with Final Cut Pro. I did extensive research, cost analysis, projections and determined that the most cost effective workflow for our production was to use...