Dream Image Club Videographer

Step 3 of 5

Editing to the outline we built together

I cut to the outline and script we agreed in the planning step, so the work does not wander. You review it on a private YouTube link, usually with 3–5 free rounds of changes within the agreed direction — and wherever a problem might come up, I tell you as we go.

Illustration of a computer screen showing an editing timeline with coloured clips and audio waveforms
An illustration of the step, not a photo from a real job

Comes in from the step before

Picture and sound covering the script

Goes on to the next step

The cut you have approved

What I do at this step

  1. Selecting and ordering

    Choosing the best moments from the footage, ordering them along the outline, and finding the rhythm that carries viewers to what you want to say.

  2. Tightening what people say

    With interviews shot on several cameras, the ums, ahs and long stretches can come out without the picture jumping.

  3. Review on a private YouTube link

    You can watch on a phone or a computer, pass the link to your team, and send feedback back round by round.

  4. Several versions from one shoot

    A full version, a short one, a vertical cut for ads, English or Chinese subtitles — all from the same footage, if planned from the start.

  5. Raising problems before delivery

    If a section is short of footage, or the content may not land as intended, I say so along the way — not at delivery.

What you prepare

  • All feedback from everyone gathered into one list per round
  • The time in the clip for each change, so it lands in the right place
  • Logos, on-screen text and the exact spelling of names
  • Subtitles or languages needed, if there are foreign viewers
  • The date you actually need it

What comes out of it

  • A review link for each round
  • An approved cut, ready for colour and sound
  • The versions and lengths we agreed

What to watch for

  • Feedback arriving one person at a time

    When several people send comments at different times, rounds run out fast and some notes contradict each other. Gathering them into one list first helps a lot.

  • Changing direction midway

    Changes should stay within the direction we planned. If you want a new structure or tone, tell me as early as possible so we can talk about what it means for time and the work.

  • Rush jobs

    Rush jobs are possible, and I will say plainly what fits the time and what does not. Narration over pictures cuts much faster than people speaking on camera.

From real jobs

Watch the videoCompany and factory profile — briefed 2 days ahead, cut in 3
A rush job: contacted two days before the shoot, filmed in one day, edited within three days — and the client was delighted.
Watch the videoAnimal-feed factory — shot and cut the same day
A very urgent job, shot and edited on the same day. I do not recommend it, but it can be done when it has to be.
Watch the videoAnother version of the Provincial Electricity Authority CSR film, from the same project.
Another version of the Provincial Electricity Authority CSR film, from the same project.

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Send what you know — it does not need to be complete. I will help shape the approach and a first budget.

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