Today we’re chatting with Scotland based, Jr Finishing Artist Magdalene Tautenhahn about the RTS-winning hospice documentary that set her on this path, why reading a room is the most underrated skill in post-production, and how hiking the Scottish hills is the perfect antidote to a life spent in the suite.

Today we’re chatting with Technical Manager Lily Ketley about her journey from teaching herself Premiere Pro in college to designing the technical workflows that keep post-production moving. We dive into the art of “rubber duck debugging,” the benefits of a distributed team for the neurodivergent brain, and why there is a unique beauty in being bad at a brand-new hobby.

Today we’re chatting with Samuel Keene about his journey from the machine room to coding AI solutions, and why he thinks the best way to reset is to put the screens away and head to the coast.

Welcome to the latest instalment of our meet the team series, where we get to know the amazing people behind The Finish Line. This time, we’ll be chatting to our Finishing Assistant, Gemma Comber. Gemma has always had a passion for film and TV. Inspired by Tarantino and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, she jumped at the chance to do a media studies course for her A-levels. It was there that she realised she was happy to let everyone else fight over directing and camera roles – while she took her seat in the editor’s chair. It was the beginning of a passion for post production that continues to this day.

At The Finish Line, we are all about delivering the best images possible and the key to doing this is our approach; having incredible Finishing Artists who take full ownership of picture from a finished conform right through to the final review. But what is a Finishing Artist? We couldn’t explain this more eloquently than Maggie did in her recent Post Perspective interview:

Welcome to the latest installment of our meet the team series, where we get to know the amazing people behind The Finish Line. This time, we’ll be chatting to our new Finishing Artist Peter Wilson, who had 13 years of experience working in TV post-production before joining The Finish Line.

It’s official! The Finish Line is one of the best places to work in the UK broadcast industry. Not just our words, but those of Broadcast magazine, which just gave us several accolades at their annual Best Places to Work in TV awards! (We came 3rd for Training, Development and Resources; and won first place for both Leadership and Planning and for the Non-Indies category.)

Not enough action is being taken to improve the mental health of post house talent, says Zeb Chadfield

The team at EditShare interviewed me recently and you can find links to both interviews here. They also wrote this story about how The Finish Line came to be which I’ve included below.

Welcome to the latest instalment of our meet the team series, which, as the title implies will dive into the background of the amazing people that make up The Finish Line. Meet Ben Lee, who joined us this week!