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Practical writing on running video production, from the shoot plan to the client’s approval, by the team that builds RecReview.

Shoot day plan with each block’s note, its time with minutes ahead or behind, and the recording length

Latest · Pre-production

Script breakdown: what it is, how to do one, and a template with a filled example

A script breakdown lists what every scene needs to be shot. The elements to tag, a breakdown sheet to copy and a filled example for a corporate video.

Samuel SilvaNov 3, 2026 · 7 min read

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Player with AI Review findings marked on the timeline

AI Review finding: possible spelling error in on-screen text, with the timecode

Post-production

How to check a video for typos before the client does

How to find typos in a video's on-screen text: where spell check can't see, what Premiere's checker covers, a manual read pass and tools that read the export.

Samuel Silva · Oct 29, 2026 · 6 min read

Review link settings with password and expiry date

Client enters a name and email to open the video, no account needed

Client review

How to share a video with clients for review

How to share a video with clients for review so notes stop arriving by email, WhatsApp and phone. What a review link needs, plus a checklist for sending.

Samuel Silva · Oct 22, 2026 · 6 min read

Gallery viewer with a behind-the-scenes photo and the thumbnail strip below

Board with the photo gallery card, showing 12 photos, next to the video tasks and their due dates

On set

An event video production checklist, from the run of show to the next-day edit

A copy-ready event video production checklist for conferences and launches, from the organizer brief to getting the highlight reel approved by morning.

Samuel Silva · Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min read

Team settings with the invite field and role menu, each member’s role and the approval permissions grid with a Freelancer column

Running a studio

How to hire a freelance video editor for your production company

Where studios find editors, what to look for in a reel besides taste, how to run a fair paid test and what to agree in writing before the first job.

Samuel Silva · Oct 21, 2026 · 7 min read

Shoot plan with each video’s length: a 3-minute teaser, a 5-minute training module, a 90-second product film and a 30-second recap

Pre-production

How long should a corporate video be

Rules of thumb on how long a corporate video should be for eight uses, a word count test before you promise a length, and how to say no to extra content.

Samuel Silva · Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min read

Premiere panel menu with Markers, Send new version and panel settings

Comment export as XML for Premiere and DaVinci Resolve

Post-production

How to get client comments onto your Premiere timeline as markers

Import client comments as markers into Premiere and fix what pushes them off the frame: start timecode, frame rate, drop frame and ranges.

Samuel Silva · Oct 21, 2026 · 7 min read

Player with the title-safe and action-safe guides turned on and the clock at 00:00 of 02:30

Comment pinned at 00:18 with a drawing on the frame and replies from the team

Post-production

How to add timecode to a video for review

Burned-in timecode lets every note on a review copy point at a frame. How to add it in Premiere and DaVinci Resolve, and when to leave it off.

Samuel Silva · Oct 20, 2026 · 7 min read

Client review

Client taking too long to approve? How to get video feedback without nagging

Why video approvals stall when a client takes too long, what to settle before you send, how to follow up without nagging and what the contract should say.

Samuel Silva · Oct 20, 2026 · 7 min read

Team’s day in Metrics: each person’s timer sessions on one clock, colored by client, with the day’s total hours

Running a studio

Utilization rate for a video agency: how to calculate it and what to aim for

Agency utilization rate is client hours divided by available hours. What counts for a video team, a worked example, targets by role, why 100% is too high.

Samuel Silva · Oct 20, 2026 · 8 min read

A team member’s hours in the period, day by day, and where the time went by task and phase

Running a studio

Video production budget template, with a worked example

A video production budget template grouped by phase, a filled example that adds up, and why edit, revisions and contingency should come from past jobs.

Samuel Silva · Oct 20, 2026 · 9 min read

Review player with markers on the timeline

AI Review finding: possible flash frame at 00:31.4, one frame that differs from its neighbors

Post-production

Black frame detection: why black frames end up in an export and how to catch them

Unwanted black frames come from one-frame gaps after a trim, short cutaways and export ranges past the last clip. How black frame detection finds them.

Samuel Silva · Oct 19, 2026 · 6 min read

Upload window with the task detected from the code in the file name

Task code with its numbered versions and a compare button

Running a studio

A video file naming convention that ends final_FINAL_v3

A video file naming convention for production companies, with examples, that holds from the timeline to the delivery email. No more final_FINAL_v3.

Samuel Silva · Oct 19, 2026 · 7 min read

Shoot day schedule with each block’s time, recording length and planned end

Recording pace for the day: Optimistic 2×, Normal 2.5×, Realistic 3×, Conservative 4×

On set

How to build a shooting schedule for a day of short videos

How to build a shooting schedule for ten short videos in one day: estimate each block from the script, with recording at two to four times final length.

Samuel Silva · Oct 17, 2026 · 8 min read

Two versions overlaid in Difference mode, with only the changed title lit up

Two versions side by side, playing in sync, with a different grade

Video feedback

How to compare two videos side by side and see what changed

Check a new cut against the previous version with side by side, split and difference views, handle a cut that got shorter and tick off every client note.

Samuel Silva · Oct 16, 2026 · 7 min read

Review player with comments marked on the timeline and the speed and repeat buttons in the control bar

Player shortcut list: J, K and L to shuttle, arrows for one frame, I and O for in and out, X to clear the range and Shift + L to repeat

Video feedback

JKL shortcuts and the other keys that speed up video review

What each of the JKL shortcuts does in video editing, where Premiere, Resolve and Final Cut differ, and how to run a review pass on the keyboard.

Samuel Silva · Oct 16, 2026 · 7 min read

Shoot plan with date, start, location, crew and pace at the top, and each block with its note, time and recording length

Pre-production

A location scouting checklist for a corporate video shoot

A location scouting checklist for shooting at a client's office: power, windows and lights, sound, space, load-in, building rules and what to photograph.

Samuel Silva · Oct 16, 2026 · 8 min read

Task panel with the description, the script slot, the internal deadline, the client due date and the assignee

Running a studio

How to hand a job to a freelance editor without a two-hour call

Freelance video editor onboarding with a one-page job sheet to copy: what to send, how versions and notes flow, what's off limits and how to close the job.

Samuel Silva · Oct 16, 2026 · 8 min read