How to reuse an editing brief for the next project

Retain the useful structure while replacing the facts, footage and desired outcome.

Start with a clear direction

Copy the order and review checklist, then update the opening, product or event name, exact text and source references. Remove instructions that belonged only to the previous project.

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: Copy the order and review checklist, then update the opening, product or event name, exact text and source references. Remove instructions that belonged only to the previous project. Read the brief as if it were new; old dates and shot descriptions can survive unnoticed.

Check the detail that matters

Read the brief as if it were new; old dates and shot descriptions can survive unnoticed.

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?

Read the brief as if it were new; old dates and shot descriptions can survive unnoticed.

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