ABSTRACT
This chapter offers insight into postproduction so that the archaeologist is cognizant of what happens during this very creative phase of documentary filmmaking. Computers have become quite powerful, and their capabilities for helping to create quality video productions have brought creative freedom to many. Though the postproduction phase of the project may differ in sequence of work from one documentary project to another, on most documentaries the same kind of work will be done in postproduction. Wall-to-wall music in a documentary is generally not advisable, except in nature programs, where the music is vital because it serves to help move the narrative along. Somewhere in the postproduction phase, the director may invite key people for one or more test screenings of the rough cut or of various states of the postproduction editing. The term fine cut denotes the final assemblage of the audio and visual components of a documentary or movie.
