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Short-form and long-form

YouTube & Social Video Editing

I cut long-form for YouTube and short-form for Reels, Shorts and TikTok. They're different problems. Long-form is about structure and pace, mostly cutting the parts where someone would leave. Short-form is about the first second.

I'd rather do both for one channel than one of them for two, because that's how a channel ends up looking like it came from the same place.

From $450 per long-form video, $150 per shortShorts are usually bought in packs, which brings the per-clip price down. Weekly retainers for channels publishing on a schedule.

Where I've done this

I cut ongoing Instagram content for Moms Into Fitness through the stretch where that brand went viral, and short-form social for Lisap Milano. I've done multicam podcast video and audio, plus sizzle reels, for Improper Etiquette. Alongside the freelance work I supervise post-production for a high-volume video operation, which is mostly a running lesson in publishing on a schedule.

What's included

  • Structural edit, pacing pass and retention-focused trimming
  • Motion graphics, animated titles and lower thirds
  • Burned-in or SRT captions, styled to the channel
  • Vertical cuts pulled from the long-form rather than cropped out of it
  • Thumbnail frame pulls and end screens
  • Music, sound design and a mix that still works on phone speakers

Who sends me this

  • Creators publishing weekly who have run out of edit time
  • Brands running an owned channel rather than paid spots
  • Podcasts that want clips cut from every episode
  • Course and education channels

Selected work

Related pieces

A few relevant edits. Everything else is on the work page.

Social

Lisap Milano — Social Sizzle

Documentary / BTS

MIF — Behind the Scenes

Testimonial

Bonded By Blonde — Haircare Testimonial

Common questions

Can you work to a weekly upload schedule?
Yes, and it works better that way. A fixed slot each week means I plan around your delivery instead of quoting each video separately.
Do you write the captions or do I?
I do. They come styled to the channel, either burned in or as an SRT if you'd rather upload them yourself.
Can you cut shorts from videos I've already published?
Yes. Back catalog is usually the cheapest content a channel has, because the footage is already paid for.
What do you need to start?
The footage, any music or brand assets you want used, and links to two or three videos whose style you like. That's enough.

Also available

Send me the footage and what you want it to do.

I'll come back with scope, a price and a turnaround. No call needed unless you want one.