Sound engineering, Color correction and special effects before or after post?

Technically speaking - editing, color correction, sound mixing, and VFX (special effects) all fall under the category of Post Production. That said, generally speaking you finish the cut and lock the picture before moving on and fine tuning the individual elements. It's sorta like building a house - if you keep changing the blueprints while the house is being built the contractor's bill and the end of the project is going to be enormous.
 
Yeah it's kinda pointless to start the other stuff without a pretty close to final edit unless you're under a major deadline squeeze.

Noah
 
ALWAYS lock your cut before you color correct and start on sound. Even if you get "close", any changes you make to the cut can cause havoc to the process of color correction and audio post...and visual effects. Lock your cut, then do the rest.
 
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