Left Post Production
Left Post Production is an award-winning visual effects, grading and editing facility in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Cape Town & Johannesburg
Editors: Andrew Traill / Daniel Mitchell / Evi Katz / Jade de Jager / Julian Redpath / Paul West / Saki Bergh / Willie Saayman
Grade: Keno Naidoo / Jarryd Duthoit / Craig Simonetti
VFX: Lead by Senior Flame Artist and Creative Director Keno Naidoo
Left was founded in 2006 by Executive Producer Jacqui Pearson and Senior Editor Saki Bergh, as an edit house. Senior Producer, Zintle Boki and Lead Flame Artist, Keno Naidoo, joined Left shortly after that and since then, Left has grown into a high-end, award-winning edit and finishing house.
We are a multi-media post-production company that crosses genres, platforms and mediums which includes commercials, online content, music videos, and feature films from our lovely offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
We love telling stories, as simple as that. But, we also respect the craft demanded to tell those stories.
Embracing collaboration, we pride ourselves in finding the right balance between the creative needs of a project and our service and commitment to our clients’ needs.
Johannesburg Office
11 Mackay Avenue
2nd Floor
Blairgowrie
Randburg
2194
+27 11 788 5205
Cape Town Office
Unit B1 Old Castle Brewery
6 Beach Road
Woodstock
Cape Town
7705
+27 21 201 4442
Executive Producer: Jacqui Pearson
jacqui@left.co.za
Producer: Vicki Kotze
vicki@left.co.za
Producer: Zintle Boki
zintle@left.co.za
Awarded by IDIDTHAT
AWARDED: CRAFT MENTION (EDITING)
Left Post Production | Evy Katz
Castle Double Malt ‘A beer brewed to be #ExtraSmooth’
IDIDTHAT Guest Judge: Jeanine Vermaak, Integrated CD at Joe Public United
July 2024
Jeanine’s comment: ‘A double Craft Mention for a Double Malt felt appropriate. In this case, for Editing from Evy Katz and for Sound Design by Alex Smillie. The editing is at the perfect pace for this storytelling spot, and keeps that story going in a natural, humorous rhythm. The sound design is subtle and on point, and builds beautifully towards the end. Both disciplines add a lot to this well-brewed piece.’
AWARDED: BEST IN CRAFT (EDITING)
Left Post | Saki Bergh
Uber Eats ‘Uber Eats Awards’
IDIDTHAT Guest Judge: Suhana Gordhan, Executive Creative Director at Duke Group, Cape Town
IDIDTHAT Guest Judge: Karien Cherry, Director at Giant Films
January 2023
Suhana’s comment: ‘The Uber Eats work is a perfect example of the way craft becomes crucial in bringing an idea to life. The editing on this piece was impeccable. While the idea of dubbing is not new, the timing, footage research and editing choices were spot on, making the work hellava fun, humorous and rewatchable.’
Karien’s comment: ‘I’ll admit to being jealous when I saw this campaign! It was little consolation to find out there was no director on this (only brilliant copywriters who are coming for my job..!) – which only makes the Best in Craft for Saki’s editing role even more deserved. Anyone who has ever attempted any kind of stock footage job knows the nightmarish, jigsaw-like process they would have had to embrace – so to end up with something that makes me laugh out loud is a testament to their craft. Well done.’