July 14, 20266 min readWorkflow

How to hand off wedding footage to an editor (a checklist)

The folder structure, naming, and notes that turn a two-week edit into a one-week edit.

A clean handoff is the single biggest factor in turnaround. Here is the structure I ask every studio to use before uploading footage for an edit.

Shoaib Ur Rehman

Wedding Film Editor & Colorist

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