Missing footage
You start cutting, then discover the b-roll, logo files or audio stems were never sent.
For freelance video editors
Buy — $29 Client-start system · One-time purchase
Start every client video project in 20 minutes.
Lock the scope, collect every asset and set the feedback rules before you open the timeline. One practical start system for freelance video editors.
One-time price · Immediate digital delivery · 14-day refund window through Gumroad
SUBSCRIPTION: NONEFORMAT: PORTABLE FILESSETUP: ~30 MIN, ONCE
✓
Scope lockedDeliverables, ratios and deadlines
LOCKED✓
Assets receivedFootage, audio, fonts and brand files
LOCKED✓
Review rules clearRounds, format and one feedback channel
LOCKEDDelivery definedExports, naming and archive plan
OPENIllustrative preview of the system checklist — ready before edit.
Where projects actually break
The edit is rarely where the project first goes wrong.
By the time the timeline is open, the damage is usually already done — in the intake nobody did, the scope nobody wrote down, and the feedback nobody centralized.
Vague scope
Formats, ratios, durations and versions get discovered mid-project instead of agreed up front.
Feedback everywhere
Notes arrive by email, chat and voice memo — with no single source of truth.
Unlimited revisions
No agreed rounds, no agreed format — so one more small change never ends.
What is inside
Six files. One repeatable start.
These are the actual files you download — portable templates and rules you adapt to your own tools. Not another empty dashboard to maintain.
WORKS WITH → Google Docs / Word · any spreadsheet app · any editing software
NO EXTRA SUBSCRIPTIONS REQUIRED
~/video-client-start-system-v1/
00-START-HERE.pdf
10-page quick-start: set up your scope, asset, feedback and delivery gates in about 20 minutes.
01-Client-Onboarding-Pack.docx
18 pages of editable intake, scope, review, approval and closeout templates.
02-Video-Project-Control.xlsx
Six practical sheets to track deliverables, assets, feedback rounds and final files.
03-EMAIL-SCRIPTS.md
Six client messages to personalize: kickoff, missing assets, scope confirmation, reviews and final delivery.
04-AI-BRIEF-PROMPT.md
Turn approved, non-sensitive meeting notes into a structured draft brief — without inventing facts.
05-PROJECT-FOLDER-TEMPLATE/
A clean, reusable structure for footage, audio, graphics, reviews and exports. Duplicate per project.
One repeatable start
From “where are the files?” to ready to edit.
The system follows the real sequence of a client video project — brief, scope, assets, feedback rules, edit, delivery and archive.
Collect
Run the intake and gather the brief, references and every asset before anything else.
Lock
Confirm scope, deliverables, review rounds and one feedback channel — in writing.
Edit
Open the timeline with decisions already made. Cut without guessing.
Deliver
Export to the agreed specs, hand off cleanly and archive so the next project starts faster.
Ready for your next project
Start clean. Edit with fewer surprises.
Download the complete system, adapt the templates once — about 30 minutes — and reuse them on every project after that. One-time price, no subscription.
ImportantThis is an operational toolkit. It does not replace a contract, legal advice, rights clearance or explicit client approval. The project preview shown above is illustrative.
$29
One-time · no subscription- 10-page quick-start PDF
- 18-page editable onboarding pack
- Six-sheet project-control workbook
- Six client email scripts
- AI project-brief prompt
- Reusable project folder structure
Before you buy
Straight answers.
Is this another Notion dashboard?
No. You get portable files — PDF, DOCX, XLSX, Markdown and a folder structure — that work with Google Docs or Word, any spreadsheet app and any editing software. Nothing extra to subscribe to or maintain.
Does it include contracts or legal templates?
No. This is an operational toolkit for scope, assets, feedback and delivery. It does not replace a contract, legal advice, rights clearance or explicit client approval.
How long does setup take?
Plan for about 30 minutes once, to adapt the templates to your services and tone. After that, starting a new client project with the system is designed to take around 20 minutes.
What if it does not fit how I work?
The purchase goes through Gumroad with a 14-day refund window. If the system is not useful for your workflow, request a refund through your order.
VCS / v1
Your next client project starts in 20 minutes.
Or it starts the usual way — with missing files, a vague scope and feedback in five places. Your call.
Get the system — $29One-time price · Immediate digital delivery · 14-day refund window through Gumroad