Summary
You’ll have a publishable edit with the pacing, product beats, and titles handled, plus a deliverables pack you can upload the same day.
You’ve got footage and a deadline, and you need an edit that hits the right beats without turning your week into a timecode-note marathon. I’ll shape the story, lock pacing early, and keep revisions clean. Next I’ll confirm the brief, collect your media, and start the first cut.
I start by getting everything organized and listenable, then I make decisions you can react to fast: selects, an assembly that follows your brief and references, and a first cut that already feels like a finished piece. From there I tighten, lock picture, and deliver exports that are ready to publish or hand off.
Who you are working with
I’m Morgan Halvorsen, and I run Burnside Cut as a one-person video editing and post shop. I came up cutting interviews, brand pieces, and event coverage where the footage is plentiful and the deadline is fixed. Most of my work lives in the middle of a busy marketing calendar, so the edit has to get on-brief quickly and stay there.
Clients hire me when they want fewer surprises in the first cut. I use transcripts for interview selects, I build an assembly against your brief and reference edits, and I call out open questions early instead of burying them in a version. You get clean, timestamped review points and exports that match the spec you need.
Recent projects
A few recent video editing projects that show range across interviews, events, internal pieces, and social cutdowns.
Portfolio
Multicam founder interview edit. Synced and grouped a two-camera interview with dual-system audio, pulled selects from transcript, and built a tight narrative cut. Landed a clear first cut fast, then used one focused notes pass to lock picture.
Event highlight reel. Built a 60 to 90 second highlight from mixed lighting and noisy room audio, keeping faces, reactions, and stage moments readable. Delivered a main cut plus short social versions that matched the same music and pacing.
Internal update video edit. Cut a clear internal video from talking-head, screen recordings, and VO, tightening pauses and cleaning screen flow. Added consistent lower thirds and section cards so viewers could follow without context from the meeting.
“First cut was already on-brief, and notes were easy to give and track.”
Marketing manager, a small in-house marketing team
Edited master video
One finished cut built to your brief and reference pacing, with clean dialogue, intentional trims, and the story shaped so it plays like an edit, not a stringout.
TITLES AND LOWER THIRDS
2D motion graphics titles and lower thirds applied consistently across the piece, using your brand fonts, colors, and placement rules so the video matches the rest of your materials.
SOCIAL CUTDOWNS SET
A set of short-form cutdowns pulled from the master, paced for attention and built with the right framing and handles so they publish cleanly across common social placements.
Export set for delivery
Final exports in the formats you need, named and organized so your team can upload or hand off without guessing. If you have a spec sheet, I’ll match it.
PROJECT FILES ON REQUEST
If you want to keep the project in-house, I can deliver the timeline and linked assets in an agreed format, with relink notes so another editor can open it without a hunt.
DELIVERABLES PACK FOLDER
One tidy delivery folder with masters, cutdowns, and any graphics assets that need to travel with the edit, laid out so it is obvious what is final and what is source.
What it costs
These are typical starting points. I’ll confirm the exact price once I’ve seen the footage, your brief, and the deliverables you need.
Priced items
Next steps
If you’re ready to lock in time on my calendar, the next step is quick and stays organized.
1. Sign this proposal to book the work. 2. Pay the 50% deposit invoice within 14 days of its date. 3. Send footage, brief, and references, then I’ll begin the first cut.
Signature
Fee summary
What do you need from me to start, and in what format?
I need the footage (camera originals if possible), any separate audio, your brief, and 1 to 3 reference edits. A Drive, Dropbox, or Frame.io folder works. If you have a naming system, I’ll follow it.
HOW DO YOU HANDLE REVISIONS AND NOTES: FRAME.IO, TIMECODE, GOOGLE DOC?
Frame.io is my preference because notes stick to the exact frame. Timecode notes in a Google Doc also work if they’re specific. I’ll keep changes grouped so you can see what moved between versions.
CAN YOU MATCH THIS REFERENCE EDIT AND KEEP OUR BRAND TITLES CONSISTENT?
Yes. I’ll ask what you want to match (pacing, music energy, graphics style, structure) and what you do not. If you have brand guidelines or existing title templates, I’ll build from those.
WHAT’S YOUR TURNAROUND FOR A FIRST CUT ONCE YOU HAVE THE FOOTAGE?
Most first cuts land in 3 to 7 business days after I have all media and the brief, depending on length and how many sources are in play. I’ll confirm a date once I see the footage and scope.
Payment
A 50% deposit books the work when you sign. The remaining 50% is due when I hand over the finished work. Invoices are payable within 14 days of the invoice date.
Schedule. I’ll confirm a first-cut date once I have all media and your brief. If footage or notes arrive in pieces, the schedule can move because the edit depends on having complete inputs.
What I need from you. To start, I need your footage, any separate audio, your brief, and 1 to 3 reference edits in a Drive, Dropbox, or Frame.io folder. If you have naming rules, I’ll follow them.
Notes and approvals. Frame.io is my preference for notes because they land on the exact frame. A Google Doc with timecode notes also works. I’ll group changes so you can see what moved between versions.
Rounds and changes
This proposal covers one notes pass to picture lock. If the brief changes, you add new sections, or the structure gets reworked after lock, I’ll price the extra editing time before I do it.
Project files. Project files are included on request. If you’ll be handing off to another editor, tell me early so I can keep the timeline and media links organized for a clean transfer.
Ownership. Once the final payment is received, you own the finished exports and the custom titles and lower thirds I created for this project. I keep my working project files and templates unless you request them.
