we are an agency that supplies freelance post-production crew and related services
we were the first and we are the best.
We provide the people who make your post-production process work! Need an editor for a few days? Or maybe you need extra people for a year-long contract. We can help. We recruit and represent free-lance and contract post-production and creative talent working in the Film & TV industry.
Our crew-members are friends. Our bookers know them personally. We know their skills, quirks and strong points. When you call General Post you will get advice and opinions, not just a list of names.
We are efficient. Our systems are first class. This professionalism has led to us being the first phone call for many busy producers and production people.
Consider this: with only one phone call you can cover a whole bunch of admin. Doesn't that sound great
it is really easy to use our service
Our clients rely on our bookers and producers to help select the required talent for each job. Simply phone (or email) and brief us. We'll call you back with a list of options to fill your needs. Once you’ve made your choice we send you a booking sheet. Once you are happy with the booking you return the booking sheet to us, signed in acceptance of our terms and conditions. We arrange for the editor / crew member to be at your office or facility when you need them and they perform the work under your supervision. When the job is finished they contact us with their times and we bill you. You pay. That simple. All the required deductions are done by us. All the Fee negotiations, bookings, billings and other admin is handled by the General Post booker.
our members also benefit
Our members benefit from a professional management structure, production back-up and a diary service.
General Post also gives career guidance and advice on internship opportunities.
We are there to help protect your working conditions and ensure a professional work flow with minimum hassles. Let us sweat the admin while you work at being the best at what you do.
Our Jozi Office is conveniently located in Bryanston in the heart of the post-production hub. William Nicol is the nearest main road for public transport and it is within walking distance of the offices.
General Post Talent Agency: our members can work in your office, on your machines or bring their own machines to your office. Some of our members also have their own studio’s / facilities which can be made available to you.
We represent the following categories of talent:
- Editors (predominantly FCP, Avid and Premiere)
- Researchers
- Illustrators & Storyboard Artists
- Assistant Editors
- 3D Animators
- 2D Compositors
- Sound Engineers
- Post-production producers, supervisors and co-ordinators
- Directors
- Writers
We can hook you up with a large variety of post-production facilities , including:
- General Post’s own in-house edit-suite
- Various sizes and kinds of facilities belonging to our members ranging from portable Mac laptops or Avid systems, to small private suites or studios
- General Post has strong relationships with all the major facilities and post houses (who are often also our clients) and can arrange services through these companies on your behalf.
General Post has access to some of the best project and workflow management expertise available. Whether it’s a once-off consultation to help you design a workflow, or post production supervision for the duration of a project, General Post has a number of project management solutions and experts available to assist you.
For more information on our full service option, contact kirsty on
kirsty@generalpost.co.za.
General Post takes the headache out of post production for you!
We come in at the quoting stage of your project (or any stage really!) and advise you on the various options available to you. We then design a post production solution to suit your needs and budget, and project manage the whole process for you.
Depending on what you want, we can provide you with post production talent and facilities, work with your existing staff and facilities, book you into one or more of the major facilities or a combination of all three.
Basically we ensure that your job is executed professionally, on time and within budget. We manage all the logisitics, communication and approvals for you and make sure that you deliver to the right people, in the right format, on time.
Our modular approach allows you to handpick the team who works on your project while still benefitting from professional supervision and project management.
With our full service offering, we can handle anything from a quick corporate AV to more long form projects, while our Commercials Division is geared specifically to post-produce TV commercials.
Commercials Division
We are equipped to handle RED One and other HD media and our team’s collective production experience and technical knowledge enables us to put together the most efficient and cost effective package, without compromising the quality of the work.
Our commerials team is headed up by chantal de villiers and represents a number of talented freelance commercials editors including:
gareth james
Gareth started his career in the film and television industry working as an assistant editor at See Spot Run. After two years in that position, he was promoted to editor and spent a further four years working at the company in that capacity.
The experience that he gained at See Spot Run set Gareth on the path to becoming the well rounded professional that he is today.
In 2007, Gareth took the decision to go freelance, and signed up with General Post. During his time with us, he has worked on everything from commercials; to music videos and TV series’, and he has become a firm favourite among many of our clients.
Gareth is equally comfortable in Avid or FCP.
dale venediger
dale was recently employed as the offline/online editor for Ministry of Illusion, a high-end postproduction and visual effects company in Johannesburg. His position entailed getting involved in the full post-production workflow, including offline editing, consultation in the visual effects process (primarily 3D and compositing, grading and final online approvals.
He is a creative and talented editor who work well under pressure. Dale adds great value to any production through his thorough knowledge of post-production workflows and on-line processes. He hopes to continue his career as a sought after commercials editor in the freelance environment.