Monthly Video Retainers Without Production Chaos
How video studios can run monthly content retainers with clear scope, shoot days, editing windows, revisions, delivery rules, and healthy margins.
Basalt Team
Insights & Resources
Articles about video editing, client delivery, and growing your creative studio
Video Production
How to Price Your Video Editing Work: From Rate to Price List
How to calculate your real minimum rate for video editing, move from hourly pricing to project pricing, and raise prices over time without losing clients.
Basalt Team
How to Find Your First Clients as a Freelance Video Editor
Where modern freelance video editors land paying clients: creator marketplaces like YT Jobs and Contra, real-time outreach on X/Twitter, high-converting spec pitches, and professional delivery with Basalt.
Basalt Team
Editor Capacity Planning Without Micromanagement
A practical way to plan editor workload, revision buffers, and post-production deadlines without chasing every task by hand.
Basalt Team
Video Production Brief Template: What to Ask Before Kickoff
A practical video production brief template with the questions to ask before kickoff so you can reduce revisions, missed deadlines, and hidden production costs.
Basalt Team
What Is a PMS for Video Production and Why Your Studio Needs One
How a production management system helps video studios manage tasks, finances, and client reviews without stitching the workflow together in generic tools.
Basalt Team