Скачать или смотреть EP9｜Post Production Hell The Real Nightmare After Wrapping My First Indie Film in China

After the shoot wrapped, I finally had the footage. The film existed. And that was when a different kind of pressure started.

This episode is about what happens after you finish something big — when the structure disappears, the crew goes home, and you’re left alone with decisions you didn’t know how to make yet.

I talk about editing my first feature film myself, realizing how overwhelming that responsibility was, and asking for help without knowing who to trust. I also talk about the early post-production mistakes I made — choosing people too quickly, believing confidence instead of process, and learning the hard way how much technical decisions can cost emotionally and financially.

This isn’t a story about failure or success. It’s about that quiet phase where nothing is dramatic, but everything feels heavy.

If you’ve ever finished a project and felt more lost than relieved, this episode might resonate.

If you’re new here, this series documents how I made my first feature film in China — from production to post-production — and what it actually took to keep going.

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I’m sharing this not as advice, but as documentation.

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