GIANTS S2 — Edit Pipeline

2026 AI-Assisted Post-Production Workflow · 5 episodes × 42 min · 210 min total screen time

Raw Footage
61 hrs
3,662 minutes
Total Edit Hours
125.6
All tiers combined
AI Compile
55.8 hrs
44% of edit load
Junior Editor
36.2 hrs
29% of edit load
Finished Editor
33.6 hrs
27% of edit load
Edit Days
12.6
@ 10hr days sequential
Pipeline Flow — Raw to Delivery
Step 1
Shoot
Field production
61 hrs
14 shoot days
Step 2
AI Compile
Auto-log, transcribe, rough selects
55.8 hrs
Runs overnight / parallel
Step 3
Junior Editor
Assembly, basic cuts, sync
36.2 hrs
3.6 days
Step 4
Finished Editor
Polish, pacing, sound, grade
33.6 hrs
3.4 days
Step 5
Delivery
5 × 42 min episodes
210 min
3.5 hrs screen time
Edit Hours by Building Block — Tier Breakdown
AI Compile (44%)
Junior Editor (29%)
Finished Editor (27%)
Reality / Personal Life
30.6
22.9
22.9
76.5h
BTS — Changeroom, Training
9.4
6.3
5.2
21.0h
Player Interviews
6.9
3.1
2.5
12.6h
Fan Content
3.1
1.9
1.3
6.3h
Match / Broadcast
2.5
0.5
0.5
3.5h
Team Management
1.4
0.7
0.5
2.6h
Celebs & Influencers
0.9
0.4
0.3
1.7h
Expert Interviews
0.6
0.2
0.2
1.0h
Archive & News
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.4h
Parallel Episode Capacity — 3 Episodes Simultaneously

AI compiles all 5 episodes simultaneously. Human editors handle 3 in parallel (1 Senior + 1 Junior + AI QC overlap).

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
EP 1
DONE
EP 2
DONE
EP 3
DONE
EP 4
DONE
EP 5
AI Compile (overnight)
Junior Assembly
Senior Finish
Risk Flags
HIGH
Reality filming is the edit bottleneck — 61% of total edit hours
76.5 edit hrs from 30.6 raw hrs. Only 40% AI-automatable. Recommend 2x AI licences + dedicated Senior for reality cuts only.
HIGH
BTS volume will overwhelm a single Junior Editor
10.5 raw hrs of observational footage = 21 edit hrs. Combined with Reality Junior load (23 hrs), one Junior cannot handle both streams.
MED
Match footage depends on broadcast delivery timeline
Pre-negotiate SuperSport clean feed delivery within 48hrs of each fixture. Late feeds stack match edits into final week.
MED
AI compile quality varies by footage type
70%+ accuracy on structured (interviews, match). 45-55% on observational (reality, BTS). Budget Junior QC pass on all AI selects.
LOW
Celeb/influencer scheduling may shift edit order
5% of show but often shot last. Build edit with placeholder slots; final celeb integration in last Senior pass.