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Why Choose Professional Video Editing?

Editing is where the story is really told. You can shoot a perfect day and still end up with something that doesn’t land without a strong edit. And you can shoot a difficult day with too much footage and come out with something genuinely great if the editing is right.

It’s more than cutting clips together. Pacing, structure, music, colour, sound, captions and the order of moments all shape how an audience feels and whether they keep watching. Get it right and the video does its job. Get it wrong and great footage gets wasted.

Our Video Editing Services

At Lester Film Co., editing is a core part of the creative process. We approach every edit with the same care as the shoot.

Long and Short Form Editing

From 15-second social clips to 10-minute brand films, we edit content of all lengths and formats with the same level of attention.

Colour Grading

We colour grade every project to create a consistent, intentional visual look. Whether that’s clean and bright or cinematic and moody, the grade is always deliberate.

Sound Design and Music

We handle audio in the edit, from cleaning up dialogue to selecting and licensing music and building a sound mix that holds the video together.

Captions and Subtitles

We add accurate captions and subtitles as standard for social content, so your videos perform in environments where sound is off.

Motion Graphics and Titles

We build branded lower-thirds, title sequences and on-screen graphics in the edit, keeping everything visually consistent.

Platform-Specific Formatting

We deliver your content in the right format for wherever it’s going, from widescreen to square to vertical, and in the technical specs required.

Our Editing Process

  • 1. The Connect Phase

    If you’re coming to us for editing on footage you’ve already shot, this phase is about understanding the material and the brief. What do you have, what do you need and what is the final video trying to do?
    Key activities:

    • Brief review and footage assessment
    • Understanding the target platform and audience
    • Reviewing any existing brand guidelines or visual direction
    • Establishing the tone, style and intended length
    • Clarifying deliverables and technical requirements

  • 2. The Strategy Phase

    Before we open the timeline, we build the edit strategy. That means reviewing all the footage, identifying the strongest material and planning the structure before any cutting starts.
    Key activities:

    • Logging and reviewing all footage
    • Identifying the strongest takes and moments
    • Planning the narrative structure and edit flow
    • Music research and selection
    • Building the edit outline

  • 3. The Execution Phase

    This is where the edit is built. We cut the rough version, share it for feedback and refine it through review rounds until the cut is locked.
    Key activities:

    • Building the rough cut
    • Music and sound integration
    • First client review and feedback round
    • Revisions and refinement
    • Locking the picture edit

  • 4. The Finished Cut Phase

    With the picture locked, we take the edit through colour grading, sound mix, titles, captions and final delivery.
    Key activities:

    • Colour grade
    • Sound mix and audio polish
    • Adding titles, captions and graphics
    • Technical quality check
    • Platform-specific formatting and final delivery

Working With Lester Film Co.

We edit everything we shoot, and we bring the same creative eye to post-production that we bring on set. If you’re coming to us with existing footage, we apply the same rigour. We don’t just cut clips together and deliver a timeline.

Communication through the edit is clear and efficient. You’ll see the rough cut, give feedback and we’ll refine it until it’s right.

Award-winning video production in Leeds

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Video editing is the process of selecting, arranging and refining footage to create a finished video. It includes the cut itself, colour grading, sound design, music, captions and all the elements that shape how the final video looks and feels.

  • We include two rounds of revisions in our standard post-production process. Most projects are finalised within that. If more rounds are needed, we’ll discuss it.

  • Yes. We work with existing footage regularly. We’ll assess what you have, discuss the brief and edit it to the standard we’d apply to our own shoots. The quality of the source footage will shape what’s possible, and we’ll be upfront about that from the start.

  • It depends on the length and complexity of the video. A short social clip might take a day. A longer brand film with colour grading and full sound design will take longer. We’ll give you a timeline as part of the project.

  • Yes. We source and licence music as part of the editing process. We use licensed libraries to ensure your content is protected wherever it’s used.

  • We deliver in whatever format your platform or use case requires, whether that’s MP4, MOV or broadcast specs, and in any aspect ratio from 9:16 to 16:9. Just tell us where it’s going.