Fractional Post Production Services in Toronto

From a single phone call to a fractional Post Supervisor embedded with your team — one expert, scoped to fit.

Post Production Consulting

From a single phone call to a fractional Post Supervisor embedded with your team — one expert, scoped to fit.

The problem: You've hit something in your post pipeline that nobody on your team has an answer for. Maybe it's a sanity check before an $80K storage purchase. Maybe a series is ramping and you need a Post Supervisor for the next four months. Maybe your current workflow is leaking hours every week and you can't pinpoint where. What you're missing isn't talent — it's someone who's solved this exact problem before.

What CSC does: I design how post production actually works for your team. Where your footage goes, who touches it, in what tool, in what order — and how to stop losing hours every week to friction. Most engagements start with a workflow problem and grow from there into the storage, infrastructure, or supervision changes that need to happen to fix it. You can hire me for a single hour or for a full-season embed.

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Three Ways to Work Together
01

Single-Call Consults

One hour, one decision. Bring the question; leave with a plan. Best for "should we buy X or Y," "is this workflow sane," or "what would you do here."

02

Project-Based Consulting

A defined deliverable on a fixed scope: a facility design, a workflow audit, a cloud migration roadmap, a storage spec. You get a documented plan your team can execute without me.

03

Fractional Post Supervision

Ongoing, part-time leadership embedded with your team. I become your Post Supervisor on a recurring schedule — owning scheduling, media management, conform, delivery, and the daily judgment calls — for as long as the production runs. The deepest version of the consulting relationship, for teams that need a senior post lead but can't justify a full-time hire.

Who It's For
  • Producers who need expert input on a single decision before they commit budget
  • Production companies and agencies whose post volume has outgrown their post department
  • Broadcasters and corporate media teams running shows without a dedicated Post Supervisor
  • Anyone who suspects their post workflow is costing them time and money but isn't sure where
What You Can Engage Me On
  • Workflow design and bottleneck analysis — where the time is actually going
  • End-to-end media flow (camera → editorial → conform → online → delivery)
  • Department handoffs (editorial, color, audio, online, QC)
  • Project templates and naming conventions
  • Workstation, storage, and network architecture
  • NAS, SAN, DAS, and MAM selection and configuration
  • Cloud and hybrid workflow design (LucidLink, Frame.io, S3)
  • Vendor selection, procurement, and budgeting
  • Workflow documentation and team knowledge transfer

Areas I Consult On

A working list of where teams hire me. The lines blur in practice — most engagements touch more than one.

01

Post Production Workflow Design

Most teams don't have an infrastructure problem or a storage problem — they have a workflow problem dressed up as one. Footage gets duplicated. Editors wait on conform. Notes come back on the wrong cut. Color gets handed off without LUTs. Delivery breaks at the last step before air.

I look at how footage actually moves through your team — from camera card to final delivery — and find where the time and money are bleeding out. Then I redesign the steps, the handoffs, the tools, and the documentation so your team stops fighting the system every day.

  • End-to-end workflow audits — mapping every step from camera card to delivery
  • Bottleneck analysis — finding where hours, money, and morale are leaking
  • Department handoff design — editorial → color → audio → online → QC
  • Project templates and naming conventions (Premiere, Resolve, Avid)
  • Tool integration across NLE, storage, review, and delivery platforms
  • Real-time remote review setup (Frame.io, Streamwell) when distributed teams need it
  • Workflow documentation your team can run without you
02

Infrastructure & Facility Builds

Workstations, shared storage, networking, and monitoring for new edit suites and full facility builds. Spec'd around your formats (ProRes, BRAW, R3D, DNxHR), simultaneous editor count, and budget — then built and documented so your team can run it without me.

  • Workstation spec and procurement (Mac Studio, Mac Pro, custom PC)
  • Shared storage design (NAS, SAN, DAS — Synology, QNAP, CatDV, Iconik)
  • Network architecture (10GbE, Thunderbolt, switching)
  • Monitoring setup (color-accurate displays, calibration)
  • Software licensing and configuration (Premiere, Resolve, Avid, Frame.io)
  • Facility documentation and user guides
03

Storage, Cloud & Media Management

One file system for editors whether they're on-site or remote. Hybrid workflows that connect local NAS/SAN to cloud storage so nothing gets lost, nothing gets duplicated, and nobody wastes Tuesday morning hunting for footage.

  • Storage architecture design (NAS, SAN, DAS)
  • Cloud integration setup (LucidLink, Dropbox, Google Drive, AWS S3)
  • MAM/DAM system selection and configuration
  • Folder structure and naming convention design
  • User access controls and permission policies
  • Migration planning from existing storage setups

How an Engagement Starts

Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute call. From there, the shape of the work depends on the problem.

01

Free Discovery Call

30 minutes, no cost

A 30-minute conversation to understand your situation and figure out if CSC is the right fit. No pitch, no pressure. You describe the problem, I'll tell you whether I can help and what it would take.

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02

Hourly Consulting

For specific questions that need expert input

Typical sessions run one to two hours and cover topics like shared storage selection, codec and format decisions, workflow bottlenecks, or "should we build or buy" questions.

Good for:

  • • Evaluating NAS/SAN options for your team size and format
  • • Auditing an existing post workflow for bottlenecks
  • • Getting a second opinion before a major hardware purchase
  • • Troubleshooting a specific technical issue
03

Project-Based Consulting

Fixed scope, defined deliverable

A fixed-scope engagement for a defined deliverable: a facility build plan, a workflow redesign document, a storage migration strategy. We agree on scope and timeline up front, and you get a documented plan your team can execute.

Good for:

  • • New facility design and hardware specification
  • • Cloud migration planning
  • • Workflow documentation for a growing team
  • • Post production setup for a specific series or campaign
04

Fractional Post Supervision

Ongoing, part-time post production leadership

The deepest engagement — I become your Post Supervisor on a recurring schedule and take ownership of your post workflows for as long as you need. Typically two to three days per week, on-site or remote.

Not Sure Which Service You Need?

Start with a free 30-minute conversation. Describe what's going on, and I'll tell you what would actually help.

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