Master Video Editing (Before/After Reel)

Proof required

Submit a 30–60 second edited video clip with: at least eight cuts; audio that is clean and levels are consistent; and a title card at the start. Export settings must match a documented web delivery specification (e.g. H.264, 1920×1080, 30fps). Submit the export specification alongside the video link.

What gets checked

• At least eight cuts are visible in the 30–60 second clip — not a single shot with titles overlaid
• Audio levels are consistent — no sudden jumps or barely-audible sections
• Export settings match a documented web delivery specification

Common mistakes

• Learning the software through menus rather than editing real footage — software fluency requires hands-on assembly, not exploration
• Exporting at default settings without understanding what they mean — export specifications are professional knowledge

Resources

What a verifier looks for

• Count the cuts in the clip — are there at least eight?
• Listen to the audio: are levels consistent without sudden jumps?
• Check the export specification: does it match a documented web delivery standard?

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Proof required

Submit three separate finished video projects (Vimeo or YouTube links), each of a different type, each at least 90 seconds. For each, include a 50-word note covering the type of project, the primary editing challenge, and what colour correction approach was applied. At least one project must be edited to music with visible cut-to-beat synchronisation.

What gets checked

• All three projects are different types — not three versions of the same format
• Colour correction is visible in each project — not flat, ungraded footage
• At least one project demonstrates cut-to-beat synchronisation with a music track

Common mistakes

• Editing three similar projects and calling them different types — diversity in project type is the core requirement
• Applying colour correction as a filter rather than understanding it — a flat preset does not demonstrate colour correction skill

Resources

What a verifier looks for

• Watch a few seconds from each project: are all three clearly different types?
• Is colour correction visible — does the grade look intentional?
• Check the music project: do cuts fall on beats?

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Proof required

Submit: the final delivered edit (a link or delivery confirmation); a written brief from the client or a publication URL confirming the intended audience; and a 200-word retrospective covering what the client asked for versus what you would have done differently, and one thing you learned from editing for someone else's brief.

What gets checked

• The edit was delivered to or published for someone outside the candidate — not self-directed content with no external brief
• A client brief or publication context is documented — the edit was made for a specific purpose and audience
• Retrospective identifies something specific the client's brief taught the candidate — not 'it went well'

Common mistakes

• Editing a personal project and retroactively calling it a 'client' project — the brief must come from outside the candidate
• Delivering without confirming client approval — a delivered edit requires client sign-off, not just completion

Resources

What a verifier looks for

• Is there a brief from outside the candidate confirming this was for an external purpose?
• Was client approval documented — not just delivery?
• Read the retrospective: does it name something specific the external brief taught the candidate?

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