FULL POST PRODUCTION / CASE STUDY

After Action

Four seasons. One connected post-production team.

4 seasons
of complete post-production

7 episodes
per season

From production planning
through PBS delivery

Stacy Pearsall and three guests in conversation around the After Action roundtable.

After Action, hosted by Air Force combat veteran Stacy Pearsall, brings veterans together to discuss military service and life beyond it. The South Carolina ETV series makes space for personal stories and conversations about experiences that can be difficult to share. About the series →

Involved from the beginning.

Across four seasons, The Postage has handled the complete post-production process for After Action. Our involvement begins with input into the production process and continues through the final broadcast deliverables.

For each seven-episode season, we build and manage the full post schedule, prepare the footage for editorial, and coordinate the work through picture lock, sound, graphics, color, and delivery.

We also handled post-production for After Action: A Salute to Service, a special bringing together conversations from earlier seasons.

An After Action cap, military patches, and a camera on the roundtable set.

Every stage, connected.

Prepare.

We manage transcription, with speakers identified and searchable dialogue linked to the footage, so the director and producers can make selects and build paper edits for our editors. We also handle proxy generation and multicam syncing, and build a coordinated editing and review schedule across all seven episodes.

Edit.

Our editors shape each episode through rough cut, fine cut, and picture lock, working from the producers’ selects and paper edits. We manage feedback and notes through Frame.io and coordinate review windows, revisions, and approvals to keep each episode moving. Promo edits extend the work beyond the episodes.

Finish & Deliver.

The Postage handles graphics and VFX, manages the audio mix, performs the color grade, and completes finishing and delivery to PBS specifications.

After Action — show open.

A visual identity in motion.

The Postage created the original graphics package, motion graphics, and show open, working with graphic designer Jim Zangmeister. The work developed from initial artwork supplied by the logo designer.

That design and animation work sits alongside editorial, color, sound coordination, and delivery as part of our full post-production scope.