Film and television post-production includes three aspects: first, assembling the lens, which is what we call editing every day; Second: the production of special effects, such as the production of the picture effect of the lens, the production of three-dimensional elements in the picture, special effects elements and so on. The third is the appearance of sound, the appearance of stereo.

The main post-production software can be divided into plane software, synthesis software, nonlinear editing software, three-dimensional software and so on. If you want to learn post-production, you can start by learning how to make these softwares.

Subdivision and synthesis software includes Nuke, After effects；; Three-dimensional software includes Maya, C4D (or 3ds Max); Tracking software has SynthEyes (or Pftrack, boujou); Special effects software includes Houdini and Maya; ; Premiere (or Final Cut) is the most widely used and basic editing software.

Employment direction of film and television post-production

1, film and television company

In film and television companies, you can engage in special effects processing of film and television works, such as movies and MV editing, which requires mastering a variety of software and years of work experience to be competent. Of course, if you have good skills, active innovative thinking and artistic inspiration, the industry also likes to attract such new people. In small media companies, such as shooting activities for clients' weddings, anniversary celebrations, and special editing.

2. Advertising companies

In advertising companies, film and television post-production is a crucial position. From TV, outdoor multimedia and online video, we can see overwhelming video advertisements, and every advertisement can't be separated from editing and special effects. At present, the employment prospects in this industry are very good, and the wages are not low. Big cities are generally above 4000. If the technology is good, it is not a problem to reach 8000. In ordinary cities, it is easy to get more than 3000 at first.

3. Game animation industry

It goes without saying that engaging in the game animation industry has great development prospects. Now this industry is strongly supported by the state, and it is a rapidly developing industry. At present, the government supports more than 50 cities to establish game animation bases. At present, domestic animation is in the early stage of development, and there is a big talent gap. Film and television post-production is an important link in animation production, which can directly affect the quality of works. Therefore, engaged in animation film and television post-production development prospects are very good.