Popcorn Post Production

Popcorn Post Production Hi and welcome to our page! Popcorn Post Production established itself in February 2007. Please do not hesitate to call any of us!

With over 20 years experience in the film industry, Popcorn Post Production is a full service company that can facilitate all your filming and post production needs. The founding members are:

David Scholfield: Offline Editor on Final Cut Pro

Peter Lowe: Online Editor/Graphics on After Effects/3D Studio Max/Final Cut Pro HD

Richard Hughes: Offline/Online Editor on Final Cut Pro HD & Adobe After

Effects/Color

As a team we have been working together for 8 years but have over 35 years combined experience in the film/creative industry. David started off working for Ogilvy as a junior art director before becoming a freelance editor. In 1994 he formed his own CC Company called the Apple Corps before forming a partnership with Roger Orpen in 1996 to become the head of the post production department for the Cutting Edge. David is now the majority shareholder for Popcorn Post Production and his invaluable experience, dedication to his work and always calm nature under extreme pressure makes him a most valuable asset to any post production job. Peter started of in the industry as a photographic retouch artist for FCB Johannesburg before moving down to FCB’s Cape Town branch. He then moved on to edit and design graphics for Hirt & Carter before moving on to The Cutting Edge in 2003. Peters knowledge of both sides of the industry has given him the upper hand into what is required to produce the best finished product. His attention to detail and willingness to always craft what he creates as well as the speed in which he does it makes the final online process smooth sailing from start to finish. Richard started off in the film industry working as a barman/runner for the Video Lab in early 2000. Working his way up the ladder he worked as an assistant in Telecine, CAR and as an AVID offline assistant as well as being the driver, coffee maker, client liason, you name it, he did it. In August 2001 an opportunity opened up for him as a VT operator at the Cutting Edge which he took and he dedicated his free time and weekends to teach himself how to edit and eventually started to do small jobs from weddings to castings etc before eventually moving onto commercials. Now specializing in documentaries and working on exciting jobs such as the Cape Town International Jazz Festival and Sports Illustrated Swimwear, Richard will always go the extra mile to make sure that the client is always 110% satisfied. We offer highly competitive rates and are always willing to accommodate you as best as possible.

Excited to announce that our film and editing work in collaboration with Expand Agency has been nominated for a Bookmark...
09/07/2025

Excited to announce that our film and editing work in collaboration with Expand Agency has been nominated for a Bookmark Award in the Digital Social Media Campaign category for Sir Fruit's "Homegrown" Campaign. Also congratulations to Expand Agency for also being nominated under the categories for Best Website Design and Email, Direct & Inbound Marketing. An awesome team effort all around and one of many to come in the future!

Some BTS Snaps from our recent set of TV commercials for Finance 27, Blink Finance and Southern Finance. Shot on the RED...
11/05/2025

Some BTS Snaps from our recent set of TV commercials for Finance 27, Blink Finance and Southern Finance. Shot on the RED Komodo 6K. Thank you to the team from Expand for all the hard work in putting the creative into this project and thank you to the cast and crew for 2 amazing days on set!

09/05/2025

Apologies for the radio silence, but as Black Sabbath's lyrics go: "I'm going through changes" That being said we have been working on a few really great projects. We have just wrapped up 19 commercials for Southern Finance, Blink Finance and Finance 27! Looking forward to sharing these with you soon!

We're also in the process of editing something special for a brand new client who we can't share the details with just yet but it's going to be amazing!

Also very exciting is our entry into this years Bookmark Awards for our online social media campaign we directed and did post production on for Sir Fruit in collaboration with our good friends at Expand Agency!

We look forward to sharing some of this work with you soon. Hope you all have a great weekend!

10/03/2025

We've officially entered our Sir Fruit campaign into this year's Bookmark Awards. Thanks again to the amazing team from Expand Agency who made it all possible. This will hopefully be the first of many!!

We are very excited and happy to be apart of this new revolutionary, ground breaking product which is going to change th...
19/08/2024

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Subscribe to their YouTube channel for updated videos, testimonials or just because you want to see the awesome work myself and the incredible team at Expand Agency created. Special shout out to Peter Lowe for the fantastic 3D work he did! This is going to take the world by storm and we cannot wait to see it reach every corner of the globe!
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02/05/2024

NEW WORK!!

Had such an amazing experience working with Expand and Sir Fruit to film and edit this campaign for the launch of their new kids range. Thanks to everyone involved who made this day so much fun!

Director: Richard "Flare" Hughes
DOP: Paul Michael Charles
Creative Director: Lara Hughes
Art Directors: Johlize Van der Merwe & Carla Van der Walt
Lighting Crew: Calli Camacho & Liam McMaster
Studio: Photohire Studios
Agency: Expand Digital
Client: Sir Fruit

18/03/2024

This month we celebrate 17 years in business as Popcorn Post Production and over 20 years together as a group. Thank you so much to all of our clients over the years for trusting us with your work, we appreciate each and every single one of you.

08/01/2024

In 2023 we undertook the formidable responsibility of documenting and post-producing one of Old Mutual's most significant annual events—the prestigious Annual 51 Club Conference. This event stands out as a cornerstone in Old Mutual's calendar, bringing together the countries top financial advisors.

This year marked a momentous occasion for Old Mutual as they celebrated their Diamond Jubilee Year - a remarkable 60 years of unwavering commitment and success. Given the extraordinary nature of this milestone, it was only fitting that the theme for the celebration revolved around the brilliance and symbolism of a diamond.

Filmed over the course of 11 days in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, we were tasked with filming and interviewing the best of the best in the financial industry. The task all the more challenging given that none of these people are used to being in front of the camera, and being mostly Afrikaans speaking, they all had to deliver their interview answers in English. This is one example of the 28 stories that we filmed and edited and we are extremely pleased with the outcome of this entire project and are even happier with the feedback that we received from our client.

Thank you to Vision Decor and Events for entrusting us with this massive project and we look forward to tackling the 2024 event in a few months time.

SHOT BY: PAUL MICHAEL CHARLES & RICHARD "FLARE" HUGHES
POST PRODUCTION: RICHRD "FLARE" HUGHES

08/01/2024

A recent series we shot and edited for Checkers for their "Live Xtra with Chloé" Vegan Recipe Videos. This one is a delicious Sweet Potato Steak with Pomegranate Herb Quinoa Recipe.

Shot by Paul Michael Charles
Edited by: David Scholfield
Agency: Ninety9Cents
Agency Producer: Melissa Curtis

07/01/2024

Wishing all our clients, friends and family a very happy and prosperous 2024! May this be a year of change, growth and exceeded expectation for you all.

  to good times on set with Ackermans and Ninety9Cents shooting kids denim.
28/12/2023

to good times on set with Ackermans and Ninety9Cents shooting kids denim.

21/12/2023

The 2nd of 3 short Digital Ads we created for VW Master Cars alongside Ogilvy Cape Town.
DOP: Paul Michael Charles
Director: Richard "Flare" Hughes
Editor: David Scholfield
Online: Peter Lowe
Producer: Dalene Schrickker
Art Director: Lara Hughes

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