Our talented Finishing Artist, Katie Kemp, graded never-before-seen footage to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 for Brook Lapping’s new 90-minute documentary, 9/11: Life Under Attack.

Client: October Films Talent: A team effort with help from Ben Lee, Dave Stephenson, Steve Alexander & Katie Kemp Brief: A fast turnaround grade and online of a 4 x 60 minute series for Channel 5. Michael Buerk travels the length and breadth of Britain to find out How the Victorians Built Britain. Along the way he uncovers the incredible and surprising stories behind iconic landmarks, discovers the hidden heroes behind epic constructions and finds out how the incredible advances made by the Victorians forged the world we live in today.

Client: World Media Rights Talent: Grade and Online by Luke Dabbs & Jean-Paul Vial Brief: Complete the grade and online of a 6 x 60 minute series which uncovers the true stories upon which some of the most famous, Oscar®-nominated movies of recent years were based, including Goodfellas, Zero Dark Thirty and The Social Network.

Final Post: The Finish Line & Vaudeville Client: Optomen Television Talent: Grade and Online by Jean-Paul Vial Brief: The series follows people with serious ailments undergoing treatment to improve their quality of life. The brief was to come up with style that could be instantly recognisable with the series, and to maintain a warm atmosphere whilst dealing with often distressing scenes.

I often hear young people who are trying to get into our industry or any industry for that matter refer to the chicken and egg situation that is how to get experience when every job is asking for people with experience. How do you get experience if no one will give you a job to get it?

Final Post: The Finish Line & Vaudeville Client: Optomen Television Talent: Grade and Online by David Grewal Brief: Grade and Online the four episode series based on two previous series.

Final Post: The Finish Line & Vaudeville Client: October Films Talent: Grade and Online by Zeb Chadfield Brief: Complete final post production for the five episode series in the same style as it’s predecessor Walking the Nile.

Final Post: Warner Bros. Television Post Production UK Client: Renegade Talent: Grade and Online by Steve Alexander Brief: Grade and Online the six episode series based on previous global series

Final Post: Warner Bros. Television Post Production UK Client: Wall to Wall Talent: Grade and Online by Steve Alexander Brief: Grade and Online 3 x 60′ episodes for BBC2

• Disclaimer: This is an internal email that we are sharing in the interest of helping others. Howdy! I figured it was time to send one of my semi-(ir)regular motivational-ish emails. I hope all is well with everyone and you are all enjoying life at The Finish Line. If you aren’t please let us know, we want to continue to improve and you are the most important thing to the company, without you, more importantly without you bringing your best to everything you do, we wouldn’t be what we are. You could say you are our unfair advantage. What does that mean?