How to hand off footage with a useful editing brief

Deliver the source selection, desired story, exact text and review owner together.

Start with a clear direction

Identify the preferred takes and optional alternatives. Include one reference when useful and explain which traits matter rather than leaving the recipient to guess.

Put it into your edit

Keep your footage selection, approved copy and feedback together in your project notes. Use one clear set of instructions to direct the next edit and record which version is ready for the next handoff.

An instruction to make your own

Use this direction for my video: Identify the preferred takes and optional alternatives. Include one reference when useful and explain which traits matter rather than leaving the recipient to guess. Confirm that all necessary assets and factual wording are present before the first render.

Check the detail that matters

Confirm that all necessary assets and factual wording are present before the first render.

Keep the next change focused

Name the moment, say what should change and describe what you want to keep. For a title, supply the replacement words. For pacing, identify the shot that needs more or less time. Play the surrounding sequence after the revision to hear and see how the change fits.

Questions, answered.

How do I apply this in Shorty?

Keep your footage selection, approved copy and feedback together in your project notes. Use one clear set of instructions to direct the next edit and record which version is ready for the next handoff.

What should I look for in the result?

Confirm that all necessary assets and factual wording are present before the first render.

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