Post Production Services

Concepting and shooting are essential parts of any production, but the real magic happens in post-production, where the pieces are put together to create an engaging end product. That’s where The Michael Group Productions comes in. As Chicago’s trusted post-production company, we bring your story to life with technical prowess and creativity.

Whether you’re producing a documentary to drive awareness, a film to entertain, or branded content to elevate your message, how the footage is crafted makes all the difference. From commercials and corporate videos to web content, news features, and animations, we use cutting-edge editing systems and years of experience to deliver post-production services that meet the highest professional standards.

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Post-production is more than just cutting clips and placing them on a timeline. At The Michael Group Productions, we deliver the whole post-production experience, crafting content that captivates and connects with audiences in Chicago and beyond.

Offline editing is the first step in post-production and involves reviewing the raw footage to determine what will be used, what will be set aside, and converting these files into easily readable formats for smoother editing later in the process. Selected clips are converted into low-resolution formats, allowing the editor to work efficiently and without lag on a computer.

By assembling a rough cut of the footage, offline editing helps save valuable time in later stages. In addition, applying strong storytelling skills is essential to shaping the mood and pacing of the piece effectively, and we are well-versed in this service too.

Online editing is a significant undertaking that includes several essential subtasks, each playing a vital role in the final result. Our team of online editors is highly skilled in all areas of the process, from color correction and titling to graphics and sound design.

Once the online edit is complete, you’ll have a fully polished, high-quality story that’s both engaging and aligned with your project goals. By working in advanced editing platforms like Final Cut Studio, Adobe Creative Suite, and Avid Suite, we ensure every detail is fine-tuned to professional standards.

Color correction ensures that each clip flows seamlessly into the next, even when the production involves varying lighting conditions or footage from different cameras. Without expert color correction, the final product can appear inconsistent or visually jarring. But with our professional color correction services, you can be confident that your video will maintain visual continuity and a consistent overall tone.

By adjusting elements such as exposure, contrast, white balance, shadows, highlights, and saturation, our team ensures that every scene aligns visually and achieves a natural, cohesive look. And if you’re aiming for a unique or stylized aesthetic, our color correction process helps bring that creative vision to life too.

Imagine you’ve filmed a powerful documentary on conservation and want to introduce an industry expert to discuss a key challenge. Or perhaps you’re creating a corporate training video to share with your wider team. In both cases, titling is a valuable addition, offering clarity, essential introductions, and important context.

Professional titling services ensure that all text is on-brand and visually consistent with the rest of the video. With a trained eye for typography, branding, and visual balance, our team helps craft an engaging final product with titles that enhance rather than distract.

Graphics are a powerful addition to corporate videos, documentaries, training and educational content, and more. They elevate a production by reinforcing key messages, enhancing the narrative, and showcasing the brand’s presence through logos, animations, and other graphic elements.

In post-production, graphics serve both a functional and aesthetic purpose by making content clearer, more engaging, and easier to understand. Our professional team uses graphics to highlight features in promotional videos, add text overlays for social media, and incorporate maps or timelines to clarify complex ideas.

Animation is a form of art that enhances the visual dimension of an image. In 2D animation, we create moving visuals from static illustrations, while in 3D animation, our team designs lifelike three-dimensional objects that appear to exist in real space.

Incorporating animation into your production adds depth and creativity, helping to illustrate complex ideas, capture audience attention, and deliver a memorable visual experience. Our team not only understands the principles of motion, timing, design, and storytelling, but also has the technical expertise to ensure the animation integrates seamlessly with the rest of your video.

One of the greatest assets of video production is its multi-sensory experience. It’s not only a powerful visual communication tool, but also engages the audience through sound: dialogue, music, voiceovers, ambient noise, and sound effects. Professional sound recording and engineering ensure these elements are delivered clearly, balanced effectively, and presented in a way that enhances the overall impact.

Our team works to remove unwanted background noise, balance audio levels, improve clarity, mix and master the soundtrack, and sync sound with visuals for a smooth and cohesive viewing experience. High-quality sound engineering keeps the audience immersed in the production, helping to achieve the ultimate goals of the project.

Taking our sound services one step further, we also offer music composition and scoring. This technical (and creative) process involves creating original music tailored specifically to your video, enhancing its mood, pacing, and emotional impact.

Whether it’s adding a custom score to a heartfelt reunion scene or crafting a catchy tune to reinforce your brand message, our professional composers understand the nuances of matching music to tone, timing, and narrative.

DVD offers easy distribution, reliable playback, and a smooth, user-friendly viewing experience for your video production. Once the final cut is complete, our team supports you with professional DVD authoring by preparing and formatting your content for seamless playback on a wide range of DVD players.

The process involves more than simply burning a disc to include creating custom menus, chapters, subtitles, audio tracks, and ensuring the video is encoded in the correct format. The result is a polished, professional DVD ready for distribution or presentation.

Let’s Collaborate on Your Next Cut

At The Michael Group Productions, our post-production services are designed to carry your project across the finish line seamlessly. From offline editing and color correction to animation and DVD authoring, we handle every detail with expertise. Even better? We also offer complete pre-production and production services, so you can bring your entire project to life with a single trusted team from start to finish (that’s us!).

If you’re looking for a Chicago-based post-production company for your next project, our friendly, experienced team is ready to help. Give us a call today at 312-498-4440 or complete our convenient online form.

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