Post-production is everything that happens after the camera stops: editing the footage into a story, grading the colour, mixing the sound, adding graphics and subtitles, and exporting the formats you need. For most business projects it takes two to four weeks and is where a good shoot becomes a great video, or where a weak brief becomes visible.
Professional post follows a fixed sequence, and the order matters because each stage locks the one before it.
At Viven we deliver a first cut in around two weeks for a typical corporate or brand video. Complex projects with animation or multiple language versions take longer. Post-production usually represents 30 to 40 percent of a total production budget, so on a CHF 20,000 project expect CHF 6,000 to 8,000 of the value to sit in the edit suite. Cutting post to save money is a false economy: it is the stage the audience actually sees.
The first cut exists to test the story, not the polish. Judge structure, pacing and message clarity; ignore unfinished colour and temporary music. Consolidate feedback from all stakeholders into one written list per round, tied to timecodes. Two feedback rounds are standard in most production agreements; a clear brief and a single decision-maker are what keep you inside them. Late changes to structure after grading and mix are the most expensive mistake clients make.
Before signing, clarify who owns the raw footage, which deliverable formats and subtitle languages are included, how many revision rounds the quote covers, and whether music is licensed for paid media. At Viven every project ships with master files in all agreed aspect ratios and subtitles in English, German or Spanish as needed, so the video works across your website, LinkedIn and paid campaigns from day one.
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