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Video editing brief

Give an editor the audience, point, source files, delivery format and review constraints.

WhenBefore handing off footage
ForCreators commissioning an edit
Inside3 checks · 22 fields

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First page of the video editing brief — Page 1 of 2, as it prints

00:10What's inside

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Audience
The one point viewers should remember
What viewers should do next
Where the video will be published
Original recording filenames
Examples to study
What to borrow from those examples
What to avoid
Approved images, logos and music
Names and technical terms with correct spelling
Opening line or strongest moment
Sections to keep, with timestamps
Sections to remove, with timestamps and reasons
Pace and target duration
Caption style and language
Graphics that explain a specific point
Aspect ratio and requested resolution
Caption file or burned-in captions
Required export format
Reviewer and feedback deadline
How the final version will be approved
Sensitive material and usage restrictions

01Complete the brief before sending footage0/3

Start with the intended viewer and the point they should understand.
Keep unverified claims as questions for the factual reviewer, not instructions to make them sound certain.
List the actual source files and approved supporting assets.
Add essential passages, sensitive material and correct spellings with source references.
Specify the destination and approval path.
Name the reviewer and the exact export requirements. Update the brief if the requested scope changes.

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00:30Your next step

Turn the brief into edit instructions.

Choose your upload options, then use the video’s chat to request a specific correction.

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