Post Production Club

We sit down with Lauren Connelly, ACE — the editor behind Netflix's Beef Season 2 — to go inside the edit room and find out how the show's signature tension, pacing, and chaos were crafted. Lauren breaks down what it really takes to shape one of the most talked-about shows on television.

In this episode, we sit down with VFX Supervisor Edward J. Douglas and Film Editor Greg Ng to find out exactly how they brought one of the internet's most unsettling places to life in post production for A24's new hit "Backrooms" directed by Kane Parsons. From crafting the eerie liminal atmosphere to the visual tricks that made it feel terrifyingly real. This is the full behind-the-scenes story of the viral Backrooms film.

Richie Baneham — one of the visual effects masterminds behind James Cameron’s Avatar franchise — joins the show to break down his incredible career in animation and VFX. From his early days animating on The Iron Giant to helping push the boundaries of filmmaking with 2009’s Avatar, Richie has spent decades turning impossible ideas into reality. Now, as the Executive Producer and VFX Supervisor on Avatar: Fire and Ash, Richie sits at the center of one of the most ambitious film productions ever made — translating James Cameron’s bold vision into groundbreaking visuals that redefine what’s possible on screen. With two Academy Awards already under his belt, Richie is now on the road toward what could be his third Oscar for Best Visual Effects. In this conversation, he shares stories from the front lines of blockbuster filmmaking, the evolution of performance capture, and what it really takes to bring Pandora to life.

In this episode, we sit down with Charles Divak, ACE, Jeremy Siefer, and Evan Wise– three of the editors behind Sean Combs: The Reckoning, a project cut in real time as the story trial were still unfolding. They break down what it’s like to edit under extreme time pressure, where facts change daily and work with massive amounts of footage. We talk their individual journeys as film editors, collaboration, and how you maintain editorial integrity when the clock is always against you. A rare, behind-the-scenes look at high-stakes documentary editing when the world is watching. The documentary series was produced by 50 Cent and directed by Alexandria Stapleton

In this episode, we sit down with Jordan Maltby , founder of Shadow Magic Studios , whose specialty is building time-saving post-production solutions for editors, agencies, and producers. Jordan breaks down the tech, workflows, and automations he’s created that help teams collaborate across the globe, work faster, and save real money . We get into his background in high-end post, how Shadow Magic started, and his philosophy of designing tools that boost creativity.

How do you follow up an iconic show like The Office? Hear how TV editor Julie Cohen approached the new Office sequel "The Paper" in the latest episode of the Post Production Club.

Wicked editor, Myron Kerstein is back! He talks all things Wicked For Good–the new sequel to Wicked Part 1.

From film fests to Universal Studios, hear how Taylor Joy Mason crafted a unique vision in Justin Tipping's new thriller "HIM". She's also been on the editorial team for Blade Runner 2049 and Dune. Go behind the scenes of her journey and go see HIM in theaters now!

Hear about James' journey to the world of Minecraft. Thomas is a London born editor who now lives and works in Los Angeles. His first feature credit was 'Borat - Cultural Learning of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'. After the worldwide success of that movie he continued his 20 year collaboration with Sacha Baron Cohen working on the British comedians next 3 films. His passion for comedy has led to projects with James Bobin, creator of HBO's Flight of The Conchords, who later went on to direct the 2 most recent Muppet movies for The Walt Disney Company. The past few years have seen him working on projects as diverse as Pokemon Detective Pikachu, The Toxic Avenger, and The Bubble.

This episode features some of the VFX team behind HBO's The Penguin starring Colin Farrell. We talk what it was like to work with Matt Reeve's on this show after his hit adaptation "The Batman", some of their favorite invisible effects they created for the show, and how to cut the time it takes to get to this point in your career in half.

This episode features Marco Costa, the editor of Challengers featuring Zendaya. Challengers is the fourth film Marco has edited with Director Luca Guadagnino so we talk what It's like to collaborate with him and the process of editing a non-linear story like Challengers.

This episode features Myron Kerstein, the editor of Zach Braff’s Garden State, Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights , and part 1 of a 2 part film adaptation of a little musical called Wicked. We talk about how he started in the film industry and how he arrived to working on Wicked , his editing process of tackling such a massive undertaking of a film, and he even shares a little bit of an update and where they’re at in the making of part 2 of Wicked so without further ado, let’s dive in.

This week we're talking about the incredible Emmy nominated series, "Welcome to Wrexham", with two of the editors, Michael Oliver and Michael Anthony Brown. Michael Oliver has won several awards including an Emmy for his work on 24/7 Penguins/Capitals as well as the Olympics and many others. Michael Anthony Brown is on his 4th Emmy nomination after winning three on other shows in the sports world, including season 1 of Welcome to Wrexham. Join us as we dive into the editing bay and take a look at the secret sauce behind this hit show, and what it takes to work in sports media.

Today we have the awesome opportunity to hear from three of the editors behind the legendary Saturday Night Live. We talked with Ryan Spears, Paul Del Gesso, and Kristie Ferriso who let us in on the high stakes, down to the wire editing process involved in bringing the show to life each week. Ryan was part of the team responsible for the Emmy nominated "I'm Just Pete" (music video), and has also won two emmys for SNL’s Murder Show (Segment), and SNL’s HBO Mario Kart Trailer (Segment), while Paul and Katie worked on the Emmy nominated "Bowen's straight" (Sketch) among countless other sketches the three of them have been involved in creating. Join us for a look inside 30 Rock and see what it takes to edit for SNL.

Today, we’re hanging out with Vinny Alfano, who is young, but mighty. He’s the sound designer and re-recording mixer behind the comedy specials from all your favorite comedians like liza Shlesinger, Louis C.K., and Mike Birbiglia. He was Grammy-nominated for his work with Sarah Silverman on her special Someone You Love. We talk about how he took advantage of Netflix’s 5.1 surround mix to fully immerse viewers in Birbiglia’s comedy special. With microphones placed all around the Vivian Beaumont Theater at New York City’s Lincoln Center, to ensure the recorded special was just as moving as the live experience. He also did sound for In The Heights. We talk about the challenges to do post on that musical during the height of the pandemic. He’s a humble and chill dude, a New York native, and even did sound for this episode of the podcast. It’s by far the best sounding episode so far. Enjoy!

Today we're talking about sound design with the legendary songwriter, sound designer, and composer Evan Frankfort. He shares all about life in the sound design industry and the unique challenges of working on everything from personal albums, TV shows, Features, and more in this packed episode. Tune in to get some tips, tricks, advice, and laughs. Check out Evan's Portfolio and Credits here: https://www.evanfrankfort.com/

Today we get to talk with motion design master Jake Mathew, who has worked on everything from car commercials to the Oprah Show, the doing title sequences single handed for marvel movies and TV shows. Jake is a force to be reckoned with and has so much knowledge, insight, and experience to share. We talk about software, his journey, and what it takes to be at the top of the motion design game.

In this episode we talk with Melinda Zehner Guerra, the editor extraordinaire behind shows like A Black Lady Sketch Show, Ru Paul's Drag Race, American horror stories, and Naked and Afraid. She has so much experience and knowledge to share and tells us all about working on unscripted TV, her tips, tricks, and best practices, and what its like to win an Emmy.

In todays episode we talk to Cecilia Peck and Inbal B Lessner, the dynamic duo behind the hit Netflix documentary Escaping Twin Flames which follows the story's of several survivors of the cult that still operates today. They talk to us about what it's like to work on these heavy story's, best practices for unscripted storytelling, and their journeys into the film industry.

In this episode, prolific editor Melissa Kent takes us into the editing room to talk about her new movie MÚSICA and some behind the scenes info on the process for making the movie. She takes us through her career journey and learnings, her editing best practices, and how to make it in the industry. Watch MÚSICA: https://www.amazon.com/M%C3%BAsica-Rudy-Mancuso/dp/B0CL3528NL Check Out Melissa: https://www.melissakent.com/