Video Editing Brief Template

1. Define the audience and outcome

Write one sentence identifying the intended viewer and the question the video should answer. Then state the next action. Avoid combining awareness, detailed training and a direct sales offer in a single vague or unstated objective.

• Project name and internal owner:
• Audience and their existing knowledge:
• Question this video answers:
• Intended next action:
• Publication destination and target date:

2. Describe the source and deliverables

List what already exists and what still needs recording. Final runtime alone does not describe the assignment: source length, cameras, graphics and review requirements matter too. Confirm any technical specification with the destination before the full batch is exported.

• Source links, file count and approximate recording duration:
• Cameras, microphones, screen captures and preferred takes:
• Final masters, aspect ratios and alternate versions:
• Captioned or clean exports; separate caption files if required:
• Graphics, thumbnails and editable project files to quote separately:

3. Set editorial boundaries

Explain what must remain accurate, private or unchanged. Attach approved claims and asset permissions instead of asking the editor to infer them. Describe the specific feature you like in a reference video; a reference is not permission to reuse its material.

• Approved wording, names and terminology:
• Off-record passages and sensitive information:
• Brand kit and licensed assets:
• Reference links with notes on pacing, captions or framing:
• Material that must not appear:

4. Define review and acceptance

Name the person who resolves conflicting comments. Review structure before fine polish and record changes with timecodes. Agree schedule, revision scope and file delivery in the quote rather than assuming a standard commitment.

• Assembly reviewer and approval date:
• Final reviewer and consolidated feedback method:
• Agreed revision rounds and out-of-scope change process:
• Final delivery list and acceptance checks:
• Archive and project-file handover agreement:

Illustrative completed objective

Audience: operations managers evaluating a scheduling tool. Question: how does a manager resolve a shift conflict? Output: one screen-led explanation and one short teaser. The demo uses fictional staff records. The product owner approves feature wording; the marketing owner approves the final CTA. This level of specificity lets an editor choose shots and identify missing footage without inventing the product story.

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