Documentary & interview editing
Interview-driven story structure pulled from hundreds of hours of footage — the through-line, the act breaks, the pacing.
For filmmakers, journalists, and brands telling longer stories.
What you get
- Transcription-based paper edit
- Story & arc structuring
- Archival & b-roll integration
- Music & score collaboration
- Multiple revision passes
- Full project archive
Deliverables
- Paper edit & assembly
- Fine cut + grade + sound
- String-outs & selects library
- Festival / broadcast deliverables
Recent documentary work
Common questions
Most engagements include two revision rounds (three for commercial work). Notes are collected in one pass per round via Frame.io with timecoded comments, which keeps things fast and unambiguous. Additional rounds are billed hourly at the project’s rate.
Most work is priced per project from a clear scope (short-form from $220/clip, long-form from $650, commercials from $2,400). Documentary, color, and open-ended work can be a day rate or hourly ($95–$120/hr). You always get a fixed quote in writing before any work begins.
You send footage via Frame.io, a shared drive, or cloud link — whatever’s easiest. I keep an organized project and a backup throughout. On delivery you get your masters plus, on request, the source project files and a full archive. Your footage is never reused or shared.
Color / Finishing
A filmic grade and clean finish on your locked edit — or mine. Conform, deliverables, and masters to spec.
Ads · brand films · productCommercial / Branded
Story-led brand films and ads. I take the assembly through grade, sound, and delivery — or step in for the cut alone.