InstantAssist Shorts

Process

How a monthly batch works

From a folder of long recordings to a month of finished shorts, with a pick list before any editing so the choices are yours.

The reel above is an illustration of one month planned from a single hour-long webinar. Ten moments were picked across the recording, spread over the three apps, and set out across four weeks. The hooks are made up for this example.

1. Brief and quote

You share a sample recording and tell us how many shorts you want each month and where they'll run. We watch it, ask about anything unclear, and send a written quote with the monthly count, review rounds and delivery date. Work starts when you accept it.

2. Style sheet

In the first month we agree the caption style, colors, fonts, first frame look, end card and a list of names and terms to spell a certain way. It's a one-page document, and every later batch follows it.

3. Pick list

We go through the month's recordings and send a list of moments: start time, rough length, a draft hook and a line on why it works. You approve, swap or add moments. This is the cheapest point to change direction.

4. Cut, reframe and caption

Each chosen moment is trimmed, reframed to vertical, given a sound pass and captioned to your style sheet. Openings are tightened so the hook comes first.

5. Review and delivery

The batch goes on a review link where you can leave notes at exact moments. We make the changes and put the final files in the delivery folder, with a sheet listing each clip's hook, caption text and suggested week. Extra rounds beyond the quote are priced before we do them.

Files and formats

We acceptWe deliver
Podcast and webinar recordings, livestream files, camera and phone video, separate audio tracks, slide decks, logos and fontsVertical MP4 (H.264) at 1080 by 1920 by default, a cover frame for each clip, caption text in a sheet; SRT files and other sizes on request

Your recordings

Recordings are private and used only for your clips. If part of the work goes to a production partner, they work under a confidentiality agreement. See the privacy policy.

Got a long video and an empty posting calendar? Tell us what you record, how often, and how many shorts you want each month.

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