Video Editing
General-purpose editing for any platform, cut to a brief you set.
- Assembly edit from your raw files (single or multi-cam)
- Cut-down of filler, dead air, false starts and repeated takes
- Music bed, sound effects and levelled dialogue
Services
Services we offer
We handle the full creative pipeline for creators — editing, design, motion and growth. Every project is scoped individually and quoted in our Instagram DMs.
How pricing works
Prices are negotiated in private messages
There is no fixed rate card. Send your brief, deadline and volume on Instagram and we reply with a written quote, usually within two hours. Bundles, recurring work and longer campaigns all bring the rate down.
Payment
PayPal Friends & Family only. We confirm the total in DMs before any work starts.
Emailvanguardcut@gmail.com
UsernameVanGuardCut
11 services
Video editing
Cutting raw footage into finished videos for a specific platform and audience.
YouTube Editing
Full episode edits built around retention: structure, pacing, b-roll and graphics.
- Story-structure pass: cold open, promise, payoff
- Retention edit, silence removal, jump cuts, pattern interrupts
- B-roll sourcing and placement, screen recordings, zooms
TikTok Editing
Native vertical edits with hooks written for the first 1.5 seconds.
- Hook selection and rewrite for the opening frame
- 9:16 reframe with subject tracking
- Animated captions in your brand type
Instagram Reels
Reels cut for the Instagram audience, cleaner, more designed, brand-safe.
- 9:16 edit with safe-zone framing for the Reels UI
- Brand typed captions and kinetic text
- Cover frame designed for the grid
YouTube Shorts
Shorts pulled from long-form so one upload feeds the whole week.
- Moment mining from your existing long-form catalogue
- Standalone recut with its own hook and payoff
- Vertical reframe, captions and end prompt to the full video
Twitch Clipping
We watch the full VOD so you don't have to, then cut what deserves a repost.
- Full VOD review with a timestamped moment log
- Clip selection: plays, reactions, arguments, running jokes
- Vertical and horizontal versions of each clip
Kick Clipping
The same VOD harvesting workflow, tuned to Kick's longer, looser streams.
- Full VOD review and moment log
- Clip selection weighted toward personality and reaction moments
- Vertical recuts with captions and sound design
Stream Highlights
Long-form highlight episodes built from a week or month of streams.
- Multi-VOD review across a defined period
- Themed structure, best of the week, one game, one running bit
- Transitions, chapter cards and music bed
Podcast Editing
Multicam episode edits plus the audio master, cut for watchability.
- Multicam sync and speaker-based cutting
- Filler-word and cross-talk cleanup
- Audio restoration: noise, plosives, level matching, loudness to -16 LUFS
Hire an Editor for a Full Month
One editor booked to your channel for the month, unlimited edits inside the queue.
- One dedicated editor booked to your channel for the full month
- Unlimited edit requests, worked one after another in your queue
- Unlimited revisions on anything delivered that month
Editor + Clipper for Streamers
An editor for your uploads plus a clipper who watches your streams live and cuts the moments worth posting. Priced per month and negotiable.
- A clipper live in your stream marking every usable moment as it happens
- Clips cut, captioned and vertical-ready for TikTok, Shorts and Reels
- An editor on your long uploads in the same chat
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Post-production
The finishing layers: motion, subtitles, colour and sound.
Motion Graphics
Animated titles, transitions, lower thirds and explainer visuals.
- Title and intro animation built to your brand type
- Lower thirds, name tags and callout system
- Animated diagrams, charts and process visuals
Animated Subtitles
Word-level captions typed in your brand font, timed by hand.
- Transcription with human correction of names and jargon
- Word-by-word or phrase-level animation styles
- Brand font, colour and emphasis keywords
Color Grading
Shot matching and look development, not a filter dragged over the timeline.
- Exposure and white-balance matching across all shots
- Primary correction and secondary skin-tone work
- Creative look development with two options
Sound Design
Dialogue repair, mixing and the effects layer that makes an edit feel expensive.
- Noise reduction, de-reverb, de-ess and plosive repair
- Dialogue levelling and compression
- Music selection, editing and ducking
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Design & branding
Everything still: thumbnails, retouching, identity and channel systems.
Thumbnail Design
Click-through-driven thumbnails, delivered as testable concepts.
- Two or three distinct concepts per video, not colour variants
- Subject cut out, retouching and relighting
- Composition tested at 20% scale for feed legibility
Photoshop Editing
Retouching, compositing, cleanup and manipulation on individual images.
- Skin, product and background retouching
- Object removal and cleanup
- Compositing across multiple sources with matched lighting
Graphic Design
Static assets across channel art, social templates, decks and print.
- Channel banners, avatars and section art
- Social post and story templates
- Pitch decks and one-pagers
Logo Design
A mark that works at avatar size, in one colour, and on a shirt.
- Discovery: positioning, audience, competitors
- Three distinct directions, not three colourways
- Refinement of the chosen mark including optical correction
Branding
The whole identity system: type, colour, motion, voice and rules.
- Logo system (or refinement of an existing mark)
- Type scale and font licensing guidance
- Colour palette with accessible contrast pairs
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Growth & marketing
Getting the work published, distributed and in front of the right people.
Social Media Management
We run the accounts: scheduling, publishing, captions and community replies.
- Monthly content calendar agreed in advance
- Scheduling and native publishing across chosen platforms
- Caption and hashtag writing
Content Promotion
Getting each piece of content in front of more of the right people.
- Cross-posting strategy per platform, not copy-paste
- Community seeding in relevant groups and forums
- Creator collaboration outreach and coordination
Marketing Strategy
A written plan: audience, offer, channels, message and measurement.
- Audience and competitor research
- Positioning and core message definition
- Channel plan with budget allocation
Content Planning
Formats, hooks and a calendar you can actually shoot against.
- Format development, repeatable series, not one-offs
- Hook and title bank, typically 30–50 ideas
- Shoot-day batching plan
Advertising Campaigns
Paid campaigns on Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Google, creative and management.
- Campaign structure and audience setup
- Ad creative production in multiple ratios and lengths
- Copy variants for systematic testing
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Promo & trailers
Promo videos for games, servers and online products.
Game Server Promo Videos
Promo trailers for Minecraft, FiveM, Rust and other servers, captured in game.
- In game capture on our side, or we work from your recordings
- Script written around your server's hook, plus AI voice over included
- Server logo, IP and feature callouts as motion graphics
Game Marketing Videos
Launch, update and gameplay trailers built from in-game footage.
- Capture plan for the moments worth showing
- In game recording or footage from your build
- Trailer structure: hook, features, release beat
Online Product Promos
Promos for apps, software and digital products from screen recordings.
- Screen capture direction, or we record from your demo account
- Script written around the actual buying objection
- UI zooms, cursor smoothing and feature callouts
Channel & Brand Trailers
Short identity videos cut from your existing clips and graphics.
- Selection pass across your best existing footage
- Voiceover or text-driven structure
- Logo animation and lower thirds
Remote Interview Videos
Podcast and interview episodes recorded online, edited into finished videos.
- Recording setup guidance for both sides
- Multicam speaker switching from the call recording
- Audio cleanup, levelling and noise removal
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AI production
Turning ideas into content with AI.
AI Voice Overs
Synthetic narration used where a human read isn't worth the cost or delay.
- Script adaptation for synthetic delivery, pacing and phonetics
- Voice selection from licensed commercial libraries
- Manual pronunciation and emphasis correction
AI Commercial Creation
Full ad spots built with generative tools plus a real editorial pass.
- Concept and script written for generative production
- Generated shots, curated and regenerated until consistent
- AI narration or licensed music bed
AI Content Creation
Assisted production of repeatable content formats, always human-reviewed.
- Format design suited to assisted production
- Script drafting with human editing for accuracy and voice
- Asset generation for visuals and narration
AI Video Generation
Generated shots for scenes that can't be filmed practically.
- Prompt engineering and iteration across multiple models
- Shot curation, we discard far more than we deliver
- Consistency work on character and environment across shots
AI Image Generation
Generated stills for thumbnails, backgrounds, concepts and campaigns.
- Prompt development and style locking across a set
- Batch generation with curated selects
- Photoshop finishing: composite, retouch, colour
AI Marketing Materials
Assisted production of ad creative, landing visuals and campaign variants at volume.
- Variant matrices for systematic ad testing
- Generated and composited campaign visuals
- Copy variants written and human-edited
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Advisory
Strategy and optimisation sessions for creators and businesses.
Business Consulting
Sessions on pricing, offers, hiring and operations for content businesses.
- Pre-session audit of your numbers and current setup
- 90-minute working session, recorded
- Written summary with prioritised actions
Creator Growth
An ongoing growth partnership: data review, format testing and coaching.
- Monthly analytics review across all platforms
- Format and hook testing plan with defined success criteria
- Retention analysis on long-form uploads
Profile Optimization
A full audit and rebuild of how your channel or profile presents itself.
- Audit of bio, banner, avatar, links and pinned content
- Rewritten bio and channel description with search terms
- Playlist and highlight structure
Custom Editing Services
Anything not on this list, scoped, quoted and run through the same chat.
- Scoping conversation to define exactly what is being produced
- Written quote with a fixed price and delivery date
- A named editor or designer assigned to the work
Job not on the list?
Send the brief with a reference and the deadline. You get a fixed price and a delivery date back, usually within two hours.