TBD Post

TBD Post provides Creative Editorial, Audio Mixing, Color Grading and Finishing for Commercials, Films, Television, and Web. From set to screen. Based in Austin, TX.

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TBD Builds Network of Color Talent

NOVEMBER 10, 2023 WHERE TECHNOLOGY AND TALENT MEET ℠ TBD Post builds network of color talent AUSTIN, TX — Production and post production studio TBD Post (https://tbdpost.com) has expanded its creative reach by bringing on a new team of colorists. The team includes Yohance Brown, Vincent Taylor, Ariana Shining Star, Brandon Thomas and Cullen Kelly, and each member brings a…

Little Black Book Bossing It – An Appetite for Learning

TBD Post managing director on questioning the status quo, problem solving and building trust Karen is a native Texan, who left to study fine art and filmmaking at California College of Arts in the Bay Area. Throughout her career, she crossed the globe of advertising production, working at J.Walter Thompson SF; GSD&M Austin; DMB&B London,…

Crossing the Finish Line Together: How TBD Post Elevated These Documentaries to Emmy-Nominated Status

The Austin-based post production company is nominated for a string of Emmy’s for their work on celebrated documentaries Fathom and A Thousand Cuts Documentary filmmaking is an artform distinctly different to other long form projects. For these titles, dedicated and diligent filmmakers become wholly immersed in the narrative – many spending years on the story…

Big Picture, Little Details: How Catie Cacci Pieces Together the Full Story

Opening up about her route into post production, and her ensuing affinity for the craft, the TBD Post editor enlists LBB’s April Summers to the school of film editing   Catie Cacci is calm and considered. When discussing the fruits of her labour, she radiates quiet confidence and contentment, fulfilled by the creative pursuits of…

AICP Shortlist for Existing Footage Post Award// Fender Goes Back to its Roots with TBD Post

Singer Patti Smith lends her voice to the series from McGarrah Jessee and TBD Post Fender has announced its upcoming American Vintage II series – an electric guitar and bass line recreating the brand’s most iconic original models through history down to their exact specifications and aesthetics as an homage to Fender’s legacy. With Vintage-inspired…

Concentrating on Colour: “It’s Our Job to Show Audiences Colours They’ve Never Seen Before”

How the TBD Post team blend a snap of saturation with a crackle of contrast to make the content really pop The decision to set up shop in Austin was a wise move from TBD Post founders, Brandon Thomas and Ted Griffis. Placing them at the nucleus of a thriving creative media community, their location…

Finely Sliced: Building Emotional Foundations with Catie Cacci

TBD Post’s editor Catie Cacci chats with Little Black Book on building emotional foundations. Q> The first cut is the deepest: how do you like to start an editing project? Catie> I always start an edit by watching down all the footage and marking things I like. Even if an assistant has helped organise and…

‘A Thousand Cuts’ wins News Emmy for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary

LBB> And for A Thousand Cuts – what different types of media and footage were you working with on this project?  Brandon> Verite style 4k footage made up the bulk of the media, along with an abundance of archival material. Ted> The archival clips were extremely important to the narrative of the film but many…

Apple TV+ documentary Fathom Emmy winner for Outstanding Sound

Brad Engleking of TBD Post Created Music for Whale Songs and Why He Continues to Give Back to the Next Generation of Film Makers The music and sound space can be seen as challenging, along with a constant fight to get the chance to share the music that was created…or even to learn more about…

Thinking In Sound: Adding Sweeteners to the Mix with Brad Engleking

TBD Post’s sound director and re-recording mixer chats with Little Black Book on adding authenticity, dabbling with drums and recapturing our attention with sound LBB> When you’re working on a new brief or project, what’s your typical starting point? How do you break it down and how do you like to generate your ideas or…

Ron Rendon joins as Executive Producer

TBD Post Founders Brandon Thomas, Partner/Colorist, and Ted Griffis, Partner/Editor, are making these announcements as they enter their 10th year in the Austin market. Griffis and Thomas have been steadfast in creating a cutting edge studio with the best talent and technology available for delivering quality editing, color, finish, VFX, sound design, mix and delivery of content of any length. Their work ranges from features to social content to advertising.

As its newly named Executive Producer, Ron Rendon will work side by side with Managing Director Karen Jacobs, who had been playing a combination MD and EP role.

Deciphering the Language of Whales in “Fathom”

TBD Post Sound Supervisor and Re-Recording Mixer Brad Engleking sat down with Director and Cinematographer Drew Xanthopoulos, along with Dolby’s Glenn Kiser to talk about using Dolby Atmos for sound in their latest documentary, “Fathom”.

Maserati “Trofeo”

The TBD Post team is excited to share our latest work with the luxurious Maserati brand. The Trofeo line of Maserati is known for its incredible speed, and TBD Post’s Ted Griffis, Brad Engleking, Kagan Durmer, and Brandon Thomas successfully brought these asphalt “beasts” to life with the sound mix, editing, finish, and color…

Blue Miracle

We’re excited our announce our involvement in this new Netflix feature film, ‘Blue Miracle’. This film adaptation of the mind-blowing true story of Casa Hogar, a Mexican boys home that entered the world’s biggest fishing tournament in order to save their orphanage is streaming now. Here at TBD Post, we’re honored to have been able to work on such an incredible film, and finish it using high end technology such as Dolby Atmos Sound and DolbyVision HDR…

Apple TV+ “Fathom”

TBD Post is excited to announce our sound mixing involvement with a stunning new documentary coming to Apple TV+ this summer…

A Thousand Cuts

In A Thousand Cuts, director Ramona S. Diaz tells the remarkable, dangerous, and true story of Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa as she investigates the Philippines’ president, Rodrigo Duterte and the corruption that surrounds his leadership…