Post Production Standards
Along with creativity, technical competence and dealing with financial constraints, post production deals in communication: understanding the client's vision, working collaboratively to solve problems, getting across what's possible and what can't be done.
In the light of this need, these Standards have been written by the post production industry to set out what people need to know and understand to work to the specific requirements of post production.
How other people use Post Production Standards
Find out how Mat Appleton from Envy Post uses the Standards in his job as Head of Client Services.
The Standards below also help to inform the profiles for jobs within Post Production - learn more about Post Production job profiles.
You may wish to download the entire suite of Standards, but it is also possible to download individual units.
Download the entire suite of Standards and Job Map:
![]()
National Occupational Standards for Post Production
Download individual units:
![]()
PP01 advise production from a post production perspective
![]()
PP02 advise a potential client on a post production project
![]()
PP03 cost a post production project and negotiate with a client
![]()
PP04 map and monitor post production workflow
![]()
PP05 manage standards, dependencies, boundaries and dialogue within a post production project
![]()
PP06 set and manage ongoing client expectations
![]()
PP07 monitor finance and profitability of contributions to a post production project
![]()
PP08 deliver a master to format
![]()
PP12 incorporate visual effects and graphics during post production
![]()
PP13 use music to complement visual material in post production
![]()
PP14 create sound spot effects and atmosphere
![]()
PP15 record and present dialogue
![]()
PP16 manage media in post production
![]()
PP17 ingest material for post production
![]()
PP18 incorporate interactive media in a product
![]()
PP19 deliver finished sound to image
![]()
PP21 control technical quality in post production
![]()
PP23 support clients and colleagues in post production
![]()
PP24 learn about post production
![]()
PP25 make use of technology support in post production
![]()
PP26 maintain post production systems and equipment
![]()
PP27 fix technical problems in post production systems and equipment
![]()
PP28 upgrade post production systems and equipment
For further details please contact standards@skillset.org or 020 7713 9800.
If your computer has the relevant software, click the document icons or document titles to view the relevant document. Right-click (PC) or hold your mouse-button down (Mac) on the document icon/title, you'll be given the option to save the file to disk. If you don't have the necessary software to view the documents, take the above links to download free reader programs.




