Post Production

Reflection Looking back at this entire post-production journey, it didn’t just test my technical skills but it also tested my patience,...

Since this entire project was a level-up from anything I'd done before, I knew right away I wanted the title sequence to feel elevated...

Because my film blends both Urdu and English, subtitling wasn’t just a stylistic afterthought. It was essential. Subtitling everything,...

Visual effects were never meant to take over the frame. If anything, I wanted them to disappear into the world. Every adjustment I made...

Colour Grading and Palette Design Colour grading was never just a technical step. It was the moment the film gained its emotion and...

Ambient Sound Design Silence is one of the most powerful tools in film but it’s never truly silent. I didn’t want the quiet moments in my...

From the start, I knew that sound wasn’t just something to layer on top of visuals. It was a core part of the storytelling itself. Long...

After hours of cuts, calls, and arguing with myself over what to keep and what to kill, the second rough draft finally came together....

There wasn’t a dramatic screening room moment. No projector flickering. No gasps. Just a quiet upload to my blog so Sir Zia could access...

Constructing the First Rough Cut Before the polish, before the color, before the sound hits right, comes the messy  but essential part:...

All the Software I Used: Video Editing & Motion Design • DaVinci Resolve – Main editing software (timeline, cutting, sequencing, visual...

1. Organising My Raw Material Before even opening DaVinci Resolve, I prioritised organising my raw files. I created a master folder...