Documentary editing weaving footage into engaging narratives. — tailored for press & publishing professionals.
Discover the StudioWe ingest all raw footage, organize by scene, sync audio, and select the strongest takes for your story.
We build the narrative structure, establish pacing, and create an assembly edit for your review and feedback.
Precise trimming, audio leveling, color correction, graphics, and export in all required formats and aspect ratios.
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Every project includes a dedicated project manager and clear milestones with approval checkpoints.
All final deliverables are yours — full ownership and usage rights included with every project.
In the Press & Publishing sector, professional video content has become essential for standing out in a competitive market. Whether you need promotional material, training content, or brand storytelling, Documentary Editing delivers measurable results that transform how press & publishing professionals communicate with their audience.
The press and publishing industry is undergoing a profound digital transformation where video has become essential for survival. Newspapers and media outlets need video to compete with social-first platforms — turning print stories into visual reports, animating data journalism, and producing video-first breaking news content. Behind-the-scenes footage of newsrooms in action, printing presses rolling, and editorial meetings adds transparency that builds subscriber loyalty. These videos distribute across websites, social accounts, YouTube news channels, and digital subscription marketing funnels targeting readers willing to pay for quality journalism.
Print and digital publishers face a fundamental transformation: audiences consume 78% of news and editorial content through video. The shift from text-first to multimedia newsrooms requires new skills, workflows, and production capabilities — while maintaining editorial quality and journalistic standards.
Publishing houses must create author interviews, book trailers, and editorial video content to compete for attention. The economics are challenging: video production costs more than text but generates significantly more engagement and advertising revenue.
A regional newspaper launched a daily video news segment alongside their print edition. Digital subscriptions grew 156%, advertising revenue from digital video exceeded print ad revenue within 18 months, and the newsroom won two digital journalism awards.
A publishing house created an author interview and reading series for their catalog. Book sales increased 89% for featured titles, and the series built a subscriber community of 45K loyal readers.
Publishing video drives sustainable transformation: video news content generates 6x more social shares, author interview videos increase book sales by 89%, and video-first editorial strategies drive 3x more social sharing and 4x higher advertising CPMs. Publishers with strong video content see 65% higher digital subscription conversion rates.
1. Media Ingestion & Organization: We import all raw footage, organize by scene/take, create proxy files for efficient editing, and synchronize multi-source audio.
2. Assembly & Rough Cut: We select the strongest takes, establish narrative structure, create the initial assembly, and review timing and pacing with you.
3. Fine Cut & Polish: Precise trimming, transition refinement, audio leveling, color consistency pass, and graphics integration. Two rounds of client revisions included.
4. Final Master & Export: Final quality check, export in all required formats and resolutions, organized file delivery with naming conventions.
Documentary editing is an exercise in finding the story within unscripted footage. We sift through 50-200 hours of raw interviews, B-roll, and archival material to extract a compelling thread. Our editors build paper edits first, then assemble selects into a narrative structure that balances information with emotion. Delivery typically takes 4-8 weeks depending on runtime. We handle subtitle integration for multilingual subjects and export in broadcast-ready formats including ProRes 422 HQ and closed-caption SRT files.
You receive: final edited video in multiple formats (MP4 H.265, ProRes 422 HQ, web-optimized versions), project files upon request, separate audio mix, thumbnail/poster frame, and formatted versions for each target platform (16:9, 9:16, 1:1).
Software: Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer | Formats: ProRes 422/4444, H.264/H.265, DNxHR | Resolution: Up to 8K, standard delivery in 4K/1080p | Frame rates: 24, 25, 30, 50, 60 fps | Color: Rec.709, Rec.2020, HDR10
Ready to elevate your Press & Publishing brand with professional documentary editing? Our team combines deep industry expertise with advanced production techniques to deliver content that drives real results. Contact us for a free consultation and custom quote — no commitment required.
Let's discuss your documentary editing needs for press & publishing. Free consultation and custom quote — no commitment required.