The Breakdown

Cut to Cut: The Full Breakdown

An interactive map of the complete post-production workflow. Click any step to learn what happens, who's involved, and why it matters.

Pre-Production
Department Head Onboarding
Budget
Post Schedule
Facility Selection
Hiring Post Crew
Dailies Workflow Design
Production
Camera
synced
Sound
D I T
Loader
On Set Backup
Shuttle Drives
Camera Masters
Dailies Facility
Sound Masters
LTO Archive
LTO Archive
Editorial
Editorial Proxy Files
Screener Files
Cuts
Picture Lock
Online Turnover
VFX Turnover
Music Turnover
Sound Turnover
Locked Screeners
Caption Turnover
Finishing
Conform
VFX Pulls
Composer
Sound Editorial
V A M
Final VFX
Music Editing
A D R
Color
Final Mix & M&E
Final Captions
C T M
Mix & Music Deliverables
Q C
Master Files
Archive
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