From Set to Screen: Why We Brought NOFX Post‑production in London Ontario Under the Half & Half Roof

Published: July 22, 2025 • By Half & Half Crew

TL;DR Post‑production in London Ontario

One invoice, one creative brain‑trust, zero finger‑pointing. By folding NOFX’s award‑winning post‑production in London Ontario team into Half & Half, London‑area creators get a seamless pipeline that beats GTA pricing and shaves days off delivery.

1. The Backstory – Two Shops, One Vision

If you’ve followed our music‑video mayhem over the past five years, you already know the dance: shoot with our teal‑tinged Production squad, then walk your rushes down the street to NOFX for colour, VFX, and late‑night pizza‑fuelled finishing. It worked, but it meant two quotes, two schedules, and twice the meetings. We knew there was a better way—so we knocked down the (metaphorical) wall and merged.

“Bringing post in‑house lets us protect the story right through the last frame.” — Paula Vergara, Founder & Director

2. What Changes for You?

Old Way	New Integrated Way
Separate production & post bids	Single line‑item estimate
Hand‑off chaos (drives, proxies, XML)	Direct server hand‑off—no drives, no drama
Mixed creative notes threads	One Slack channel from pre‑pro to DCP
Toronto colour bays $$$	Local Resolve suite & Fanshawe rental rates

3. Gear & Workflow Goodies

• Cameras: Z CAM E2‑S6 → ProRes RAW 12‑bit on Atomos Ninja V

• Edit: Premiere/Davinci (think sweet, sweet realtime playback)

• Colour: DaVinci Resolve Studio, AVID Color panel, HDR‑ready 1000 nits monitor and The Flanders BM210 broadcast monitor

• VFX / Motion GFX: After Effects + MAXON Cinema 4D

• Finishing: DCP for theatrical, ProRes 4444 for broadcast

4. Why London, ON Beats the Big Smoke

• Cost – Studio rates here are 30‑40 % lower than Queen West. (Yes, we did the math.)

• Talent – Experienced immigrants and Fanshawe’s TV/Film grads feed our crew bench every semester.

  
  

5. How to Get Started

1. Book a Discovery Call → Contact us.

   
   

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