Before You Send Footage – Free Video Editing Client Checklist

A cleaner edit starts with a cleaner handoff.

Before You Send Footage is a free one-page fillable checklist for clients sending footage and project assets to a freelance video editor. It records the main contact, transfer link, essential handoff checks, missing material and readiness dates before editing begins.

WHAT THE CHECKLIST COVERS

• Project name and main contact

• Shared folder or transfer link

• Footage, audio, graphics, copy and music or stock checks

• Missing items, owners and expected arrival

• Expected asset completion and confirmed editing start dates

YOUR DOWNLOAD

• One US Letter fillable PDF

• 14 standard form fields

• Works with desktop PDF applications that support fillable forms

• Can also be printed and completed by hand

HOW TO USE IT

Download the PDF, save a fresh project copy, complete it with the client and share it with the editor. Keep an independent backup before transferring files, and share access through your storage service instead of writing passwords in the form.

LICENCE

You may share this checklist unchanged with clients and collaborators. Do not sell it, repackage it or redistribute it as your own template.

Want the complete client onboarding workflow? Before the First Cut includes five matching fillable PDFs and editable Word documents for intake, creative direction, asset checks, deliverables and kickoff approval:

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Free digital download. Payhip asks for an email address to deliver the file; no payment details are required.