Post-Production Brief Template
A free brief template from Film Me for any video editing or post-production project. Fill in the seven sections and send it to your editor with your footage. It works for a single film and for programmes of hundreds of files.
1. The project
- Project name
- Organisation and main contact
- What is this video (or series) for? One sentence.
- Who will watch it, where, and on what device?
2. Deliverables
- Number of master films
- Cutdowns needed (durations)
- Aspect ratios (16:9, 1:1, 9:16, other)
- Languages
- Captions: none / burned-in / separate files
- Regional or brand variants
- Total finished files (masters × (1 + cutdowns) × ratios × languages × captions × variants)
3. Footage and materials
- What has been shot, and roughly how many hours?
- Cameras and formats
- Where is it stored, and how will it be transferred?
- Scripts, transcripts, shot notes available?
- Names and job titles of people on screen (exact spelling)
4. Brand and style
- Brand guidelines, fonts and logo files attached?
- Lower-third or title templates
- Music: supplied, library, or rules for choosing
- Two reference films you like, and why
- One reference you do not like, and why
5. Review and approval
- Final approver (one name)
- Others who will give feedback
- Review tool
- Review rhythm (for example: batch each Tuesday, notes by Thursday)
- Interested in starting with a pilot batch? Yes / No
6. Dates
- Final deadline, and the reason for it
- Fixed points before then (events, launches, sign-off meetings)
7. Constraints
- Confidentiality or NDA required?
- Legal or compliance review?
- Accessibility requirements
- Any policy on the use of AI tools with your footage?
- Budget range, if known
Template by Film Me, corporate video post-production. film-me.com