This post was written by Michelle Gallina and originally appeared on the Adobe blog on January 27, 2025.This touching documentary not only chronicles Bob’s monumental life and career but also tracks the influence it had on Tad’s own sense of self, artistry, and citizenship. What emerges is an exploration of art, activism, grief, fatherhood, and legacy that paints an intimate, emotional picture of the Asian American experience.We sat down with the film’s editor, Victoria Chalk, ACE, and the creative director of motion graphics, Travis Hatfield, to discuss how they used Premiere Pro and its Productions feature, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to craft this highly meta project about filmmaking and set up a completely remote workflow for seamless collaboration in post.Not only did Chalk work closely with Tad to transform the story from a straightforward biographical documentary into the intergenerational narrative it is today, but Hatfield’s motion graphics also brought the artistry of the film full circle: “[The film] is about two generations of filmmakers/artists telling stories through the lens of a camera. I took my lead from that and set out to create motion graphics that did the same thing—told the story through a camera (albeit a virtual one).”Read on for a behind-the-scenes look at making Third Act.How did you first get involved with this project?HATFIELD: I am the Creative Director at Flash Cuts, a boutique production/post-production company in Los Angeles. We were approached by Tad early on to bring on producer Eurie Chung and facilitate the film...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 3 February