Service · Post supervision
Documentary Post-Production Supervisor
I’m the architect of post — the person who keeps a documentary’s post-production pipeline running from the moment footage lands to the final delivered master. Budgets, schedules, vendors, remote infrastructure, and the thousand small creative-technical decisions in between.
Nearly two decades in, two Emmy nominations and an Emmy win, and a filmography built largely on documentary — from Sundance premieres to streamer originals for Netflix, Apple TV+, HBO, and A24. Because I also color and conform, I can supervise a project and finish it with the same hands: scope once, hand off once.
01 What's included
- Post-production workflow design + daily supervision
- Remote editing infrastructure + workstation setup
- Offline / online workflow planning
- Deliverables negotiation with distributors + streamers
- Budget, schedule, and vendor coordination
- QC, manufacture, and delivery validation
- Color-managed pipelines across Avid, Premiere & Resolve
- Archival master planning from day one
02 Selected work
- PredatorsEmmy NominatedSundance SelectionCritics' Choice Winner
- Andre Is an IdiotSundance Audience AwardSundance Editing Award
- Chimp CrazyEmmy NominatedACE Eddie Award Winner
- The Last of the Sea WomenCritics' Choice WinnerTIFF Selection
- JUNEGrammy Nominated
- Working: What We Do All DayEmmy Winning
- Stephen Curry: UnderratedSundance SelectionCritics' Choice Nominated
- MijaSundance SelectionFilm Independent Spirit NominatedIDA Nominated
03 Common questions
- What does a post-production supervisor actually do on a documentary?
- I own the plan for everything after the shoot: how footage is ingested and organized, how the offline edit hands off to online and color, which vendors do what, what gets delivered to whom and in what spec, and the budget and schedule that hold it all together. On a doc, that often also means wrangling heavy archival, mixed formats, and long, evolving edits.
- Do you work remotely, or only in LA?
- Both. I build and run remote editing infrastructure for distributed teams, and I’m based in Burbank for anyone who wants to be in the room. Directors and producers regularly join color and finishing sessions remotely.
- Can you supervise and also finish the same project?
- Yes — that’s the advantage of one person who supervises, conforms, and colors. You scope the project once and hand it off once, and the same hands carry it from first ingest to archival master. See color and conform & finishing.
- When should I bring a post supervisor in?
- As early as you can — ideally before or during production. Decisions about formats, codecs, and deliverables made up front save enormous time and money in post. I’m happy to consult even before your edit locks.