What belongs in a commercial's deliverables list?
A commercial's deliverables list names every master, cutdown, format, caption file, audio mix and still, with specs, where each runs and who signs it off.
Practical guides on running video production
Clear, practical guides for production teams and studios on review, approvals, delivery and running a project. An initiative by Not Important Studio.
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Frame.io alternatives for small studios: look beyond review
Most Frame.io alternatives only replace review. For a small studio the bigger cost is the tools around it. Our pick, a cost example and honest options.
When does a video studio outgrow spreadsheets?
A studio outgrows its spreadsheet when the sheet stops being where the truth lives: versions, feedback and status drift elsewhere and someone has to reconcile them.
How to give video feedback an editor can act on
Useful video feedback names the timecode, says what you see and what should change, fits the current stage, and arrives as one consolidated list per round.
What counts as a revision round in video, and how many?
A revision round is one consolidated set of feedback on one version, from agreed reviewers, in a set window. Guides often cite two or three per deliverable.