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.