About Our newest addition to Post-Op Media. Chris spent the early years of his life afloat a sea going vessel. His days were busy creating Fine Arts at Concordia University, then a year at the Corcoran ( Aka, Yee Olde Ship). When Yee Olde Ship was attacked by pirates, Chris was held in captivity knowing one day he would be free... and work in post production! Learning the trade from the scurvy dogs at Recording Arts Canada, he escaped with his life and a certificate in Audio Engineering. Now Chris spends his time running the booth and making dubs, all under the Jolly Roger flag. If you got time, ask him about Battle Star.
YAR!

Op? Booth Operator, Duplication

Dave is our resident expert in Final Cut Studio. Dave has the creative tools in his bag to meet or exceed your expectations whether the project is a long-form documentary, broadcast commercial, or rough-cut offline edit to complex compositing and online finishing. Thriving on creative collaboration, he has worked with a wide range of clients includin HBO, PBS, The Tonight Show, Discovery Channel, and Time Life Music.

You may not be producing the next summer's Blockbuster Coming of Age Trilogy, but that doesn't mean you should use lesser tools. At Post-Op Media we employ Adobe's After Effects, Apple's Shake, and Autodesk's Smoke systems, simply because we want to provide the best for our clients.

These industry standard toolsets, hailed for their flexibility, reliability, speed and support, have been used to help deliver some of the most enthralling movies, trailers, spots and television programming. With Post-Op Media's Video Post team you can be sure that your project will shine alongside them all.

Times they are a-changing. Along with the ever-increasing real estate on your wall, High Definition Television has brought with it new terminology, new technology, and new potential headaches. But fear not. With Post-Op Media on your side, taking your project into High Definition, be it 720p, 1080i, or 1080p, is as simple as stating your needs.

We support multiple formats, so it doesn't matter where your project is destined. The only thing you have to worry about is telling your story.

Henry is not only our current social chair and recruiting officer; he is also a master of high-end graphic compositing and online finishing. His extensive production and post experience have brought a variety of clients to his suite including MCI International Communications, Time Life Music, The PBS Network, Earle Palmer Brown Agency, the Discovery Channel, National Education Association and Ogilvy, Adams and Rinehart Public Relations.

Henry has worked on major political campaigns- gubernatorial, senatorial and presidential- including George W. Bush, Clinton/Gore, Bush/Cheney, and Ralph Nader. His creativity, technical excellence, and creativity have been recognized with numerous awards including a BDA/PROMAX award, Telly awards, ITVA Best of Show, local Addys, UAB and NAB awards. Currently, Henry and his wife, Megan, are hoping for a full night's sleep while raising their two adorable children.

We're not saying that Henry will make you pick a card, but when sitting behind Post-Op Media's Smoke system he certainly has some tricks up his sleeve. When finishing a video project, from commercials to long form shows, Smoke's robust visual effect capabilities and processing speed are what you as a client demand.

It doesn't matter if you need to key your talent off a green screen or fly in type, the speed of the system is only surpassed by its creative flexibility. Which means getting it all done, on time. Whether you're working in standard definition or high definition, Post-Op Media's Smoke adds the polish to your video until it shines like a mirror.

Our resident tattooed *handsome* sound guy, Andy dropped his entrenched career path at Ben and Jerry's *Apple Computers* to learn the craft of Audio Engineering from the venerable educators at Full Sail: School of Film, Music & Media Production in 2005.

After completing the Recording Arts program in 2006, he joined the team here at Post-Op Media and has been quick to pick up any and everything that has come his way *saved this company from crippling failure... and is awesome in all ways*. Often referred to as outgoing, friendly, and hilarious Loud, weird looking and Persian!, Andy is a boisterous addition to the Post-Op Family.
****Edited by Andy.

-Op? Sound Design, Booth Operator, Duplication, Foley, All around Hilarity, and Anything else that needs doing.
Awards Peer Award Certificate of Merit , Oddest Employee, Most Likely to Trip Another Player (4th Grade Soccer)

Utilizing Digidesign's Pro Tools HD Accel hardware we are able to streamline workflow and eliminate worrisome technical issues. Each of our suites are running Pro Tools 7.3. With ICON D-Command consoles at our fingertips, mixing in Pro Tools has never been so slick. With the internal signal routing of Pro Tools and the highly flexible 192 audio interface, performing multiple simultaneous laybacks has gone from dream to reality.

Our Audio Engineer formerly known as The Long-Haired Sound Guy, Steve lost all street cred for the facility when he went under the knife and lost his locks. Thankfully he can still Sound Design and Mix, which is really what we hired him for.

Often seen silently staring off into space, it seems as though he's just slacking off, we'll even go so far as to give him the credit for being deep in thought. But he says he's just listening. Listening intently to the world around him, taking note of the subliminal aural cacophony that pervades the world around us. Either way, we're careful about what we say around him, just in case.

Typically, you can find him tucked away in Mix 2 surfing the internet gleaning new audio related knowledge, or furiously sound designing and mixing the latest documentary for National Geographic or Discovery Channel. Otherwise he's roaming the halls muttering about paint samples.

Post-Op Media is the where you want to bring your project for superior Audio Post Production in the Washington DC area. With twin surround sound mixing suites, a pair of stereo mixing suites, a narration booth and foley pit we've got your project covered, from the top of the tease to the final credit scroll.

Take a listen to our examples and hear what your project is missing.

In 2003 trouble was on the horizon for young Brian Cunneff. The company that was keeping him employed, Roland House, had declared bankruptcy and was heading for liquidation. After 10 years of working for Roland House, working his way up from Assistant Audio Editor to Head of the Audio Department, Brian had become quite attached to this whole "gainfully employed" business. Neurons firing, he and Mark Haskins quickly set out to see if they could establish a "Plan B."

Armed with his knowledge of facility engineering, his proven talents as an Audio Mixer, and his loyal client base, Brian believed that an independent post-production house, staffed by post-production professionals would become a creative retreat that would be able to turn out high quality results to even the most discerning of clients.

"Surely," he thought aloud, "we can make this happen."
"Of course we can," replied Mark, "just stop calling me Shirley."

excerpt from article North Haverhill Times May 19, 1968
Fortune Teller Predicts 'Sound' Future for Local Tot
By Rex Fletcher

(Woodsville) Wandering fortuneteller 'Mystic' Mary McVeet had exciting things to say about newborn Mark Haskins' future today. Gazing into her crystal ball, she procaimed that "One day, this kid's gonna sit in a windowless room week after week and mix the heck out of television programs, spots and films. A fella named 'Roland House' will employ him for many, many years. I forsee that Mark and some guy named 'Brian' or maybe 'Ryan' or 'Abner' will start their own company, and be their own bosses."

McVeet paused briefly to light a cigar, then continued. "Along the way the boy will win some Monitor Awards and a Peer Award. But most importantly, he'll win the hearts of the whole darned town. No wait, those aren't townspeople. Those are clients."

Coughing from inhaling the cigar too deeply, she sputtered, "Scratch that last bit. I made that part up. Anyway, its clear that this kid's got a real future in audio. Or maybe he'll be a mime."

She stared the infant in his eyes for a long moment, "Yeah, he's gonna be a mime. He's got that happy squint that just makes you want to punch him in the face. Definitely a mime."

That's a whole lot of punctuation marks. Even in a :30. But you'll probably leave Post-Op with one word on the brain...
Wow.
Our video editors have the talent and the tools to take your project from rough idea to an exquisite final masterpiece. Utilizing Final Cut Pro HD, and Auto Desk Smoke we can turn your collection of thoughts and images into a motion picture statement.
... you might also leave with some crumbs on your shirt. Yummy snacks are part of every suite.

We can do just about any kind of clone / dub you can think of. Aside from the formats above, we can also do DV, DV Cam, VHS, CDs, 3/4 inch. Give a ring and let us know what we can do for you.

Post-Op Media is the place where you want to bring your project for superior Audio Post Production in the Washington DC area. With twin surround sound mixing suites, a pair of stereo mixing suites, a narration booth and foley pit we've got your project covered, from the top of the tease to the final credit scroll. Take a listen to our examples and hear what your project is missing.

You keep seeing the commercials: February 17, 2009 is the end of analog broadcast. But Standard Definition Television will still be around on Wednesday the 18th. So don't worry. Despite upgrading all our video suites, Post-Op Media will continue to support our clients who shoot, produce, edit and deliver in SD.

Here we need to talk about Services - Online Editing

Here we need to talk about Services - Offline Editing

Here we need to talk about Services - VO Record

Here we need to talk about Services- ISDN Record

Up-cut syllables, mouth noise, pops, clicks, distortion, air conditioning that sounds like a 747. They pervade even the most blockbuster of budgets, but that's no reason to allow them to disgrace your production.

There is no better investment in your mix than the appropriate amount of time in Audio Editing, it's time spent getting to know your program, understand its flow and work out all its kinks. Post-Op Media's Audio Post team has the tools that are necessary to primp, trim, and prep every element in the timeline, so the only surprises come mix approval time are pleasant ones. Audio warts that had made you cringe in offline will been cleaned, spliced and smoothed over to flow seamlessly from one transition to the next. Track organization and signal routing will allow for an uncomplicated layback process, where new deliverables can be created with just a few clicks.

Not a bad deal huh? Our Streamlined workflow allows to us create a Stereo and Surround Mix simultaneously, without sacrificing time, money or creativity. Your Audio Mix is important to get the story across.

Of course it did. Everything makes a sound. It may not have been the thunderous roar of a Sequoia with branches ripping and leaves thwacking that makes you run in fear of being crushed like a tiny ant under the finger of Mother Nature. (whew) But it can have that. Or we could even dial it back a little. Maybe down to an Oak tree, that fell on a barn?

Sound Design is what breathes a new life into your program. And with each of our five audio suites hooked in to our massive library of sound effects, we'll resuscitate your project's soundtrack in short order. But in the event we are unable to find, manipulate or mangle just the right sound for your scene, we are more than happy to turn to our Foley room to get stomping, ripping, squishing and moving.

So do you compete with the noise, or rise above it? A radio spot can be a simple mix of a voice over and a music cut, or it can evolve into a :60 radio drama that transports the listener away from the grind and into your marketing majesty. How you approach your production is up to you.

But you can be sure that our Audio staff will take every effort to ensure it's not just another element of the traffic din on your way home from the office. At the end of the session we have the ability to master to multiple formats without leaving the chair, so you spend more time tweaking, and less time waiting. With Post-Op Media's four Pro-Tools suites at your disposal you're never more than an afternoon away from airtime.

Whether you're in DC, LA, NY or anywhere in-between Post-Op Media should be your choice for Voice Over Recording. With ISDN lines using both APT and Zephyr codecs it doesn't matter if your talents there and you're here or vice versa. But you can always record a standard narration in our ample sized booth. Large enough to hold roundtable discussions, perform ADR, read-to-picture, or just a single talent reading your script, our Narration Booth has seen it all and is ready to address your project's needs. And with the ability to record up to 24bit / 192kHz files of any type you can be assured that your Narration Recording will provide the best quality source for your mix session.

When it comes to Documentary or Independent Film Post Production, Sound Design is what breathes a new life into your program. Bullets whirring by, a baby's cry, the roar of a predator, a lover's soft breath. Sounds resonate emotions that you can't pluck through images alone. Each of our five suites have access to our massive library of sound effects allowing for efficient creativity while creating your project's soundtrack. But in the event we are unable to find, manipulate or mangle just the right sound for your scene, we turn to our Foley room to get stomping, ripping, squishing and moving.

There is no better investment in your mix than the appropriate amount of time in Audio Editing. Audio Editing is time spent getting to know your program, understand its flow and work out all its kinks. We have the tools that are necessary to primp, trim, and prep every element in the timeline, so the only surprises come mix approval time are pleasant ones. Audio warts that had made you cringe in offline will been cleaned, spliced and smoothed over to flow seamlessly from one transition to the next. Track organization and signal routing will allow for an uncomplicated layback process, where new deliverables can be created with just a few clicks.

When it comes to Documentary or Independent Film Post Production, Post-Op Media should be your choice. Utilizing Digidesign's Pro Tools HD Accel hardware we are able to streamline workflow and eliminate worrisome technical issues. Each of our audio suites have access to our database of sound effects permitting efficient creativity while developing your project's soundtrack. If we are unable to find, manipulate or mangle just the right sound, it's off to the Foley room to get what you've been missing.

Surround Sound Mixing, Audio Mixing in 5.1, Audio Mix for HD. Call it what you will, but it's here to stay and we couldn't be more delighted. Envelope your audience with your message by having your program mixed in surround.

Whether you're in Johannesburg, London, Seattle or anywhere in-between, Post-Op Media should be your choice for Narration Recording. Using both APT and Zephyr ISDN codecs it doesn't matter if your talent's here and you're there or vice versa. Of course you can always record a standard narration in our conveniently located booth. Large enough to hold roundtable conversations, perform ADR, lock-to-picture, or just a lone talent reading from the page, our Narration Booth has heard it all and is configurable to tackle your project's needs. Combined with the ability to capture audio at rates up to 24bit / 192kHz and deliver all standard types of file you can be assured that your Narration Recording will obtain the highest standard source for your mix session.

Post-Op Media is the place to go for superior Audio Post Production for any endeavor. Conveniently located minutes from Washington DC. With our two 5.1 surround sound mixing suites, two stereo mixing suites, narration booth and foley pit we have everything you need! Create an amazing production from the top of the tease to the final credit scroll.
Have a listen to our demo reel and hear the potential of your next project.

Digidesign's Pro Tools HD Accel allows us to utilize a streamlined workflow to eliminate worrisome technical issues. With the cutting edge ICON D-Command consoles ,mixing in Pro Tools has never been so slick. Each suite runs Pro Tools 7.3. With the internal signal routing of Pro Tools and the highly flexible 192 audio interface, performing multiple simultaneous laybacks has gone from dream to reality.

Post-Op Media is the number one choice for Documentary and Independent Film Post Production in Virginia. Implementing Digidesign's Pro Tools HD, we are able to create a streamlined, efficient workflow to eliminate worrisome technical issues that eat up time and money. All of our audio suites access a large database of sound effects, giving our Sound Designers a vast palette of sounds to create a vivid soundtrack for your project. If we can't find, finagle or mangle just the perfect sound, we'll get down and dirty in our Foley room to wrangle it.

Whether you're in Moscow, Amsterdam, Los Angels or anywhere in-between, Post-Op Media is the best choice for Narration Recording in Virginia. Employing both APT and Zephyr ISDN codecs you can record your talent here, there... or anywhere. Not necessary? Well you could always record your narration in our conveniently located booth . Large enough for a roundtable conversation, performing ADR, lock-to-picture, or single talent reading from the page. Our Narration Booth has heard it all! Combined with the ability to capture audio at rates up to 24bit / 192kHz and deliver all standard types of file you can be assured that your Narration Recording will obtain the highest standard source for your mix session.