“When we’re telling stories that are from a singular perspective, we miss the richness of the human experience.” — Ava DuVernay. Would stories be more interesting on screen if the entire crew behind them were more diverse, drawing on different lived experiences? Research suggests that more diverse creative teams can produce more original, authentic, and engaging stories by expanding the range of perspectives involved. However, this only holds when diversity is meaningfully in

Post-production is often described as the invisible art. It is the stage where stories find their rhythm, emotion and identity. Editing, sound design, colour grading and music all work together to shape the audience's experience, often in ways they never consciously notice. Music, in particular, has an extraordinary ability to influence how we interpret a scene. It can create tension, reveal vulnerability, celebrate triumph or completely change the emotional direction of a

Do I miss the air-conditioned rooms, the endless supply of free drinks, the execs sitting behind me on the sofa eating biscuits from a glass jar? The complimentary toothbrushes and deodorant in the bathrooms were certainly convenient, but they also signalled one thing: it was going to be a long night in the world of the online freelance editor. That was my entry point into post-production, what now feels like many moons ago. I had an eye for detail, a technical understanding

I watched THX 1138 again recently, the 1971 dystopian sci-fi film co-written by George Lucas and Walter Murch. I’d forgotten quite how visually inventive, how European art-house this piece was. At the time, Murch and Lucas were a couple of precocious young buckos just a few years out of film school. And since then, both did little short of reshaping the face of cinema. Walter Murch is giving the keynote address at our postproduction conference The Assemble in July. It fee

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the postproduction landscape faster than any of us anticipated and as an educator, that raises an urgent question: are the next generation of editors and finishing artists being equipped to work with these tools, or are they being left behind? At Ravensbourne University London, my colleagues and I have made it our business to ensure the answer is the former. The BA Hons Editing and Postproduction BA has made AI literacy a central pillar