If you’ve ever visited the office of a fully funded and large-scale production, you know that there is more than enough work to go around a sizable staff. While you may be using a spreadsheet in Google Docs to keep track of the financials, a larger production may have a dedicated accountant or even an entire accounting department. While people are shooting, more people are bringing in and organizing footage, editing, and doing all the little things that you need to keep a production moving along.
While you may be able to staff your production days with some people, it’s much more likely that once you sit down in the editing room chair or start to go through a bag of receipts, you’ll be flying solo. Because of this, it may be a little tougher to drill down and get things done.
But never fear! There are some great simple tools and techniques out there to help you stop wasting time during post production and plow through what you need to get done.
