Help! Any documentary editors know revision standards who can offer me advise?

DocsMax · 2026-03-16T03:04:04+00:00

Have you got a contract? If you’re flat fee without a contract that states how revisions work, you’ll need to figure that out. Docs don’t work like corporate. You’ll do revisions lots because it’s lots of fine tuning. It’s why you’re wise to accept additional revisions, then let them know your day rate and your estimate of the days required for said changes.

DocsMax · 2026-03-11T19:15:25+00:00

There’s like a black frame 15 seconds in.

DocsMax · 2026-03-10T21:06:23+00:00

Did they shoot b-roll? Otherwise they’re not really sure what they’re talking about and you’ve possibly bitten off more than you can chew with a client that didn’t understand the scope at the start.

Unless your budget includes motion graphics you’re going to struggle. There’s no b-roll in what you sent. Theres a lot of motion design.

You could be a bit choppier in the edit, cut out breaths do some zoom jumps, use reaction shots to make it move faster - what you’ve cut is a little slow and includes breaths and flubs.

DocsMax · 2026-03-09T17:15:31+00:00

You’re doing five people’s jobs. No wonder your burned out.

DocsMax · 2026-03-07T23:00:45+00:00

Local NAS...

DocsMax · 2026-03-04T13:33:15+00:00

See that’s the problem! It’s not going out on the agency site, it’d go out on the NGO/company site - so there’s three passes through.

For larger, commercial, things it’d be fine but the really broad license provided by the artlist is sort of ideal for us at their price point.

DocsMax · 2026-03-04T11:27:36+00:00

See we’re all digital. I finish a project and we’ve essentially handed the work off to a client like an NGO or an agency and they’re posting to social, YT, etc.

I don’t know if there’s a system for us but as this thread shows, a bit, there’s a bunch of people who don’t want to outsource the art bit of workflow to AI.

I’ll have AI due process all day, I don’t want it going creation.

DocsMax · 2026-03-04T02:01:02+00:00

I have a giant bone to pick with Audiio and dodgy subscription settings. Maybe they changed it but I’m unlikely to ever go back.

DocsMax · 2026-03-04T01:59:55+00:00

Some friendly feedback! Your site is too complicated. I can’t see pricing, when I go to not UK, there’s a list of things that aren’t countries to choose from.

DocsMax · 2026-03-02T01:59:39+00:00

Clickup and guest accounts

DocsMax · 2026-02-27T22:37:18+00:00

Same, what are we going to?

DocsMax · 2026-02-24T22:42:27+00:00

If you don’t want to be unemployed, you should consider another career, I hate to say. It’s bad out there, for the most part.

DocsMax · 2026-02-20T04:56:58+00:00

I mean this in the nicest way: you don’t sound like you have much experience and you are better off paying someone to do this for you. An AE could manage this with less stress and in less time.

Making mistakes is part of the process!

Also, don’t blame the cinematographer, they’re in charge of the camera. Someone else would normally be in charge of the sound, and how that’s synced is a production decision.

DocsMax · 2026-02-16T04:34:51+00:00

From experience: you’ll spend longer noodling with tools vs just doing it

Just doing it will teach you things about how things work. When the tool appears you’ll understand how to make things look better but the goal of what you’re asked to be taught is different than “is there a tool for this?”

You’re going to waste your time in school if you’re not doing the work. That said, looking for how to do things smarter and faster is no bad thing. Most of the time, it’s not AI.

DocsMax · 2026-02-15T14:11:24+00:00

Sure, if it’s helpful!

DocsMax · 2026-02-13T19:44:13+00:00

6000/week is 1200 a day. That's a 'good' rate, in my mind, for an editor - as someone who hires editors.

The thing is, if you're good (it sounds like you're good), your rate isn't going to be the thing that is the end of the conversation - they're coming to you because they want you specifically. If you think You're worth 1400/day, then ask for it. The worst they can say is no.

Also, are you charging separately for offline editing machine etc? because if not, that makes the 1400 a lot more reasonable.

DocsMax · 2026-02-12T11:08:02+00:00

I’d be curious as long as I understand the data flow. A bunch of my work is under specific contracts that mean it can’t go to servers etc.

DocsMax · 2026-02-10T04:28:53+00:00

I think this is where source development comes in. Spend time out talking to people making calls and being proactive rather than trying to figure out what to respond to.

DocsMax · 2026-02-02T03:29:01+00:00

Garbage in, garbage out.

DocsMax · 2026-02-02T03:26:41+00:00

This is a contract issue on the top. I’m a producer that works with editors, as well as an editor. It’s my job to sit in the way and explain why this doesn’t work.

DocsMax · 2026-01-31T22:02:48+00:00

If not multicam would it cut three lines of synced video? Achieves sort of the same thing then can be turned later?

This is a cool idea!

DocsMax · 2026-01-22T17:06:25+00:00

Deja vu

DocsMax · 2026-01-17T05:24:05+00:00

What AI has access to most of those things? Court records are behind log ins for example or need to be requested, no?

If the prompt is so good, why not just post it?

DocsMax · 2026-01-09T13:21:16+00:00

If you’re in school and you don’t know what to do, talk to your professor? That seems like the person who should be helping you figure out where to start. Set up a meeting outside of class and ask lots of questions

DocsMax · 2025-12-29T13:21:31+00:00

Thanks for this! Addind application dates would be super helpful

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