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Vlog | Getting your editing time back
A day to shoot, three days to edit — this is where most vlog creators get stuck. Outsourcing the edit does not solve a technical problem; it solves a time problem.
The volume of vlog material is usually alarming: one trip might produce 200 clips and four or five hours of original files, while the finished film runs 15 minutes. It is the part in between — watching all of it and deciding what to keep — that actually eats the time.
The editing priority for this kind of film is not effects, it is selection and pacing: compressing the long stretches, cutting the repetition, letting the viewer react where there is something to react to. A vlog that looks effortless has usually been cut far more tightly than you would think.
When outsourcing the edit makes sense
- A YouTube channel that needs to post regularly, but where editing cannot keep up with shooting
- Travel films where there is so much material that watching it is exhausting in itself
- Everyday footage you want to keep, but have no time to sort through
- Records of a child growing up, with years of clips accumulated and no single film made of them
- Personal brand work that needs steady output while you stay focused on the content
- Pet videos where the material is scattered and someone needs to shape it into a complete story
Common formats and lengths
- Long-form YouTube: 8–20 minutes, landscape 1920×1080
- Travel highlights: 3–8 minutes
- Short cuts: under 60 seconds, vertical 1080×1920, for Shorts and Reels
- The same material can be exported as a long film and short cuts at once, which is the best value approach
- Subtitles are essential, as most viewers watch with the sound off
Please prepare these materials
The rules for materials are simple. Just follow whichever one of the options below matches what you have:
1. You already have footage
- Upload the original files to Google Drive, then share the folder link with us
- Please put the files in order first — name them in the order you want them to appear (01, 02, 03…). This step saves a great deal of back-and-forth and makes the quote more accurate
- Please send the original files rather than sending them through a messaging app, which compresses them and costs you quality
2. You do not have footage yet
A simple script is enough. You only need to write down three things:
- From which second to which second
- What is on screen
- What text appears
For example:
0–5 sec | Opening shot (for example an aerial of the setting, the entrance, the product itself) | Text: the brand or topic name
5–12 sec | Main content, camera pushing in slowly | Text: the one line you most want people to remember
12–20 sec | Closing shot | Text: contact details or a call to action
It does not need to be beautifully written, just clear. We will use that script to assess how feasible it is and what the scope of work would be.
3. Other things we can look at (not required)
Below are the supporting materials people often have for this kind of video. They are only a reference, not a requirement. Providing your material in either of the two ways above is enough — having these lets us assess things faster, and not having them makes no difference.
- A short note on what this film is about — that one sentence decides what we keep and what we cut
- Clips that must be kept (a particular moment, for example)
- Anything that must not appear (faces, addresses, shop signage and so on)
- The channel’s existing intro and outro, typefaces and colours, for consistency
For anything else, just ask on our official LINE.
How we might approach it
Every project has a different set of materials and a different brief. What is listed below are the approaches commonly used for this kind of video; which of them we actually use, and how far we take them, depends on your material and what you need.
- Watching through and marking up: selecting the usable clips first, the step that sets the ceiling on the quality of the finished film
- Cutting the redundancy: filler words in pieces to camera, walking shots used as transitions and repeated images are all removed
- Designing the pacing: the worst thing a vlog can be is flat, so the density of the main sections and the connecting sections needs to differ
- Subtitling: subtitles line by line, with the line breaks adjusted to the content
- Consistent picture and sound: basic grading across material shot at different times and in different light, with levels brought to a consistent loudness
We do not simply apply a fixed package. We need to see the full picture of the material and the brief first, and only once we have confirmed what can realistically be done do we provide a quotation and a production schedule. That way the price and the delivery date rest on something solid, and you will not get halfway through and find that extras are needed.
Editing can make content better to watch, but it cannot make something appear that was never filmed. If a key moment was not captured, post-production cannot put it back — which is why we ask you to be clear about what the film is meant to say, so we know whether there are gaps in the material.
Process
How we work together
Every project is bespoke, so the process starts with “taking a look first”, not with a price.
Send the material or a script
If you have footage, upload it to Google Drive and put it in order; if you do not, send a simple three-point script (from which second to which second / what is on screen / what text appears).
Assessment and quotation
Once we have seen the full picture of the material and the brief, we confirm what can be done and provide a quotation and production schedule.
Production and delivery
We deliver a first cut on the agreed schedule, and export the finished film once the revisions are confirmed. Working days are counted from confirmation of payment.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can we work together long term, with a fixed weekly edit?
That can be discussed. The advantage of an ongoing arrangement is that we get to know your style and the tone of your channel, so the communication overhead drops each time. Please say what update frequency and video length you have in mind when you enquire.
The files are very large. How do we send them?
Upload to Google Drive and share the folder link. Please do not send material through messaging apps, as it will be compressed and the image quality will suffer.
Can you do subtitles only?
Yes. Subtitling on its own and a full edit are different scopes of service with different quotes, so please say which you want when you enquire.
Will you keep my style?
Yes. If you have previous videos, send us one or two for reference and we will cut to your existing pacing, typefaces and colours.
How long does one film take?
A typical vlog takes about 5–10 working days, depending on the volume of material. Projects with more than three hours of footage, or needing a large amount of subtitling, will take somewhat longer.
Thinking about a vlog?
Email us and we will reply with what else we need to know, then move on to assessment and a quote. LINE works too.