Documentary Post-Production Pulse
A reusable timeline layer that structures dailies review, rough cuts, and color lock with configurable episode-based pacing.
This pulse anchors editorial rhythm to physical milestones like dailies arrival or color correction slots. When you import it, the timeline auto-generates review windows after each cut round, with drag-resizable buffers for director notes or client feedback loops. You can stretch or compress intervals based on your series episode count—each episode gets its own consistent pulse lane while sharing the same underlying timing rules.
Teams use it to enforce review discipline without rigid deadlines. For example, all episodes in a six-part doc can follow identical turnaround thresholds, ensuring color lock happens three days after picture lock across the board. Adjusting one episode’s buffer updates the chain across others, since the dependencies live in the template, not individual sessions.
Because the cadence lives in time, not just task lists, producers see bottlenecks visually—like when color sessions overlap with final sound mix approvals. You can shift a color slot and instantly spot which downstream deadlines shift too, reducing last-minute scramble. The pattern scales from short-form to feature docs by toggling episode count and episode runtime defaults.
