Video Pilot Editor SOW

Quote Request — Creative Partner Fulfillment · Project Ref LQTOVKQI

1.What I Need From You

A firm quote (lump sum + itemized) on the video pilot below, plus your proposed timeline. Two scope inputs are still pending from the client and I'll forward those the moment they land — for now quote against the estimates and we'll firm up at SOW sign.

⚠️ Client confidentiality: Please reference this project only as Project LQTOVKQI in all correspondence. Do not reach out to the client directly — all communication routes through Creative Partner.

2.Client Industry + Project Overview

Industry. Commercial foodservice equipment installation & service. B2B field-service contractor working as a 1099 subcontractor through a national facilities-management aggregator. The client removes and installs commercial bakery and deli equipment — bakery ovens up to 4,000 lb (pickup-truck-sized), rack washers, pan washers, hot cases, fryers — at national big-box retail bakery/deli departments and independent bakeries across the eastern US. Multi-state service area east of Mississippi, 2-5 day jobs, 16-20 hour shifts.

Why this content exists. Build a social-content library to drive brand awareness for the trade and set up a future channel for refurbished-equipment resale to small bakeries. This is the content pilot before ongoing retainer.

Project scope. 6 short videos cut from client-shot raw footage. Time-lapse + before/after style. No audio.

3.Reference Images from Client

Sample equipment and job-site photos provided by the client. These show typical scale + work conditions so you can budget for color-grade, framing, and footage variety.

4.Deliverables

One job → six videos. Client shoots one full equipment removal + install over 2-5 days. You cut all six pieces from that single batch of raw footage. Future months will repeat the pattern with new jobs.

5.Style + Tone Direction

• Format core: time-lapse + before/after of large commercial equipment removal & install
• Tone: gritty, real, satisfying-process, no-nonsense. Construction / blue-collar trade aesthetic. Think equipment-restoration or factory-process channels.
• Pacing: punchy for the verticals (snappy cuts, jump-cuts on hits, satisfying reveals); slower / more documentary for the 2-min horizontal
• Style reference links PENDING FROM CLIENT — Client is sending 3-5 TikTok/YouTube examples of channels they like. I'll forward when received. Quote against your best read; tone alignment confirmed when refs land.

6.Raw Footage You'll Receive

• Volume: ~20 hours per first batch (confirm pending)
• Format: 4K MP4 (H.264), GoPro Hero 13 Black + OBSBOT Tail Air output
• Camera angles: 2-3 simultaneous — (a) static tripod wide-shot of work area, (b) body-worn hat-clip POV, (c) optional AI-tracking 3rd angle
• Audio: none usable. Client is filming hot industrial work — heavy breathing, occasional language, fan noise. Cut visual-only — no audio sync between angles. Cut on visual cues / action beats.
• Variability: lighting goes indoor commercial (decent fluorescent) → outdoor loading dock → rooftop exhaust work → under-equipment crawling. Auto-exposure on the cameras handles most of it; editor color-grade pass should normalize.
• Delivery: Client uploads to Frame.io or WeTransfer Pro. We'll provision.

7.Brand Assets

• Logo: Client may or may not have one. If absent, design a simple text-based lower-third lockup consistent with construction/trade aesthetic (Creative Partner will provide brand details on quote acceptance).
• Colors / fonts: None confirmed. Use a workhorse industrial palette (charcoal / orange-accent or similar) until brand assets land post-pilot.
• Captions: Default to subtitle-style burn-in on all 6 videos (most TikTok content needs them for sound-off viewing). Editor's call on style — modernist sans-serif, 1-2 lines max, centered or bottom-third. Client revises if they want different.
• On-screen process labels: Editor's discretion on the first cut. If you choose to add ("Disconnecting gas line", "800 lb motor lift", measurement call-outs, etc.) — keep minimal, only for moments that genuinely need explanation. Less is more for this aesthetic.

8.Music + Sound Design

• Library: Royalty-free — Artlist or Musicbed on our license. Editor selects, sends preview to Chad → Chad sends to Client → Client approves.
• SFX: Minimal whoosh / impact / button-clicks where they enhance, not where they distract. No cheesy stock sound design.
• No voiceover. No interview cutaways. Process-only.

9.Revisions + Timeline

• 2 revision rounds per video included in flat rate. Per-revision-round overage cost stated in your quote.
• Turnaround target: 10 business days from footage receipt to first cut of all 6 videos. 3 business days for each revision round.
• This is the FIRST batch. We expect to convert to ongoing engagement after Client sees the pilot — please include a per-video unit price for an ongoing monthly engagement in your quote.

10.File Delivery

• Master: 4K H.264 MP4 (final delivery resolution)
• Social-optimized: 1080p H.264 MP4 for direct platform upload
• ProRes: provide on request if Client wants editable masters
• Naming convention: lqtovkqi-{job-type}-{aspect}-{duration}-v{N}.mp4 (e.g., lqtovkqi-bakery-oven-vertical-30s-v1.mp4)
• Delivery channel: Frame.io for review approval; WeTransfer Pro for final downloads
• Usage rights: Client owns the final masters in perpetuity. Editor retains portfolio rights (anonymized if requested — but won't be required here).

11.Payment Terms

50% on SOW acceptance, 50% on final delivery — or your standard structure, whichever you prefer. State in your quote.

12.What Your Quote Should Include

1. Total cost (lump sum) for the pilot batch
2. Itemized breakdown: editing labor / footage review-and-log / color / motion graphics / music license / project management
3. Your approach to the 20-hour-raw → 6-video labor question — specifically how you'll efficiently review and log 20 hours
4. Proposed timeline (first cut + revisions + final)
5. Two portfolio examples in adjacent styles — construction / time-lapse / trade content preferred
6. Per-video unit price for ongoing monthly engagement after pilot
7. Per-revision-round overage cost beyond the 2 included
8. Any flags or scope concerns based on what you read above — don't be polite, call them out

13.Out of Scope (This SOW)

• Channel management (FB, TikTok account setup + posting cadence + community management) — separate workstream after pilot lands
• Strategy / copywriting for posts — separate workstream
• Paid amplification — separate
• Equipment / camera purchase — Client buys their own gear direct from B&H Photo (we recommend specific bundles separately)
• IP / OEM legal review — separate; Client warrants in their agreement that no contractual restriction exists on filming their work

14.Inputs Still Pending From Client

Informational — don't block your quote on these. We'll fold into the final SOW once they arrive.