A video editor &
producer to tell your
story brilliantly.
Visual storytelling for videographers, creative agencies, and brands.
Need to reach your audience?
Your reliable post-production partner.
Trained in cable reality television production, A Video Maker leverages every detail to transform disconnected footage into
a cohesive narrative that captivates viewers and drives measurable results — all within a dependable turnaround.
Perfect for creatives.
Who benefits from
professional video editing?
Whether capturing content, managing creative teams, or building a brand —
A Video Maker edits footage into strategic visual storytelling.
Videographers
Focus on capturing great moments. Partner with an editor who understands creative vision and delivers polished videos that strengthen client relationships and professional reputation.
Creative agencies
Reliable video editing support that offers consistent quality, dependable turnarounds, and strategic understanding of your client's vision to delivery quality videos without constant oversight.
Brands & businesses
Don't let the digital library waste away on a hard-drive. Get video content that connects with audiences authentically. Move beyond corporate monotony to storytelling that builds trust.
The difference.
Direct collaboration with the editor achieving your vision.
Don't sacrifice consistency and brand awareness with unreliable freelancers or impersonal subscription agencies. A Video Maker works with you 1:1 to build partnership and maintain creative continuity across projects.
One editor, consistent vision.
Direct collaboration throughout each project. Learning client preferences, understanding brand voice, and remembering what resonates with specific audiences—building stronger work with each engagement.
Deadline performance without compromise
Reality television demands exceptional work under intense timelines. The same discipline applies to client projects—fast turnarounds that maintain editorial quality and storytelling integrity.
Narrative before effects.
Exceptional editing serves the story. Focus on emotional pacing, intentional transitions, and visual flow that maintains audience engagement—technical skill applied with strategic purpose.
Partnership over transactions
Available for both project-based work and ongoing editing subscriptions. Either way, clients collaborate with someone invested in their success, not processing tickets in a queue.
Core strengths
Benefits a cut above the rest.
A Video Maker combines technical expertise with narrative understanding. Strategic visual communication that makes messages resonate and audiences respond.
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Emotional resonance.
Strategic use of pacing, sound design, and visual composition creates authentic emotional connections. Messages don't just inform, they move audiences to action.
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Production efficiency.
Eliminate editing bottlenecks from creative workflows. Time stays focused on creative direction and content capture while post-production moves forward efficiently and professionally.
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Broadcast-caliber craft.
Editing technique refined in professional television production. Every project receives the same attention to quality that kept millions of viewers engaged episode after episode.
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Unfiltered communication.
Clear, direct collaboration without intermediaries. Client vision translates accurately from initial concept to final delivery through consistent, hands-on partnership.
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Visual literacy.
Intentional editing choices that serve specific communication goals. Each cut, transition, and visual elements advances the message while maintaining audiences engagement throughout.
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Narrative construction.
The ability to discover and construct compelling stories within raw footage. Transforming seperate clips into cohesive narratives that feel purposeful, complete, and engaging.
Services
No video-type is left on the cutting-room floor.
From brand storytelling to event documentation — when the project matters to the client, the editing ensures it resonates with the intended audience.
[icon:brand_awareness:r5] Brand & marketing
Video the communicates unique brand value. Strategic storytelling that builds trust, differentiates offerings, and motivates ideal customers to take action.
[icon:thumb_up:r5] Social media
Platform specific editing for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Content engineered to capture attention immediately and maintain engagement throughout the viewing experience.
[icon:enterprise_off:r5] Non-Brand marketing
Authentic stories edited to build credibility. Real experiences presented professional, without over-production or artificial corporate polish.
[icon:celebration:r5] Events
Transform hours of event footage into compelling highlight reels. Capturing energy, key moments, and narrative arc that makes viewers experience the event vicariously.
Video Editing
Color Correction
Sound & Mixing
Video Editing Color Correction Sound & Mixing
Titles & Lowerthirds
Motion Graphics
Visual Effects
Titles & Lowerthirds Motion Graphics Visual Effects
Captions
Thumbnail Design
Landing Pages
Captions Thumbnail Design Landing Pages
Beyond editing
Strategic video producing: When editing alone isn't enough.
Great editing can't fix poorly planned production. A Video Maker offers end-to-end oversight — from pre-production through final delivery — solving the costly problems that happen before the footage ever reaches the timeline.
Videographers
Your challenge:
Clients expect both shooting and producing expertise. They want someone who can guide the creative vision, plan shot lists, direct interviews, and ensure every filming decision serves the final story. But production planning and creative direction aren't always a videographer's strength — or interest.
Our solution:
A Video Maker creates the paper edit before filming begins, directs on-set to ensure coverage aligns with the vision, and manages the entire production timeline. Videographers get clear direction, efficient shoot days, and clients who see professional results.
The result:
Elevated service offering without production planning burden
More efficient shoots with clear creative direction
Clients who appreciate the strategic approach
Stronger portfolio work and repeat business
Creative agencies
Your challenge:
Your team excels at strategy and concepting, but production execution often derails the vision. Freelance videographers interpret briefs differently. Shoots capture unnecessary coverage. The footage doesn't quite match the storyboard. And the edit reveals gaps that require expensive reshoots.
Our solution:
A Video Maker works from agency concepts to create detailed paper edits, coordinates with chosen videographers or sources local Eugene talent, directs on-set to capture exactly what the edit needs, and ensures the final product matches the strategic brief. Agency oversight without agency bandwidth.
The result:
Productions that stay on strategy and on budget
No surprises in post-production
Reliable partner who speaks both creative and production languages
Client deliverables that match the pitch decks
Brands & businesses
Your challenge:
Businesses know they need video but lack internal expertise to plan effective productions. Videographers provide quotes with unclear scope. Shoots capture hours of footage that mostly goes unused. The final edit doesn't quite convey the intended message. And the budget was spent inefficiently on coverage that never made the cut.
Our solution:
A Video Maker develops the creative concept, creates a paper edit showing exactly what will be captured, coordinates professional Eugene videographers, directs on-set to draw out authentic responses from interview subjects, and ensures every production dollar appears on screen.
The result:
Clear vision before cameras roll
Efficient budget allocation (no wasted shooting)
Authentic, compelling interview content
Professional production value with transparent process
Featured projects.
Examples of how stragetic editing transform raw footage into compelling visual stories that achieve client objectives.
Client experiences.
Feedback from videographers, agencies, and businesses.
★★★★★
"Top-notch video editing with what the client wants, delivered on time."
Michael Sherman
Videographer / Owner
Spring Fed Media
★★★★★
"Thorough and prompt! It feels like we have a teammate in our production department."
Alx Turner
Videographer / Co-Owner
Simple Media Images
★★★★★
"The detail, creativity, and the understanding of the target audience is unmatched."
Logan Haugen
SVP Commercial Insurance
HUB International - Eugene, Oregon
Pricing
Transparent. Flat-rate. Flexible.
Whether needing a single project edited or ongoing editing support,
there's a collaboration structure that works for each unique situation.
Project Based
Starting at:
$450
Per quoted day* ~2 min of content
Includes:
Video Editing, Color, Sound, Mixing
Titles & Motion Graphics
Visual Effects
Captions / Subtitles
Thumbnail Design
2 Rounds of Revisions
Subscription
Starting at:
$2,498
Per month
Includes everything in Project Based, plus:
Unlimited Projects
Unlimited Video Length
Unlimited Revisions
1 deliverable worked on at a time
Average turnaround: ~2 business days per minute
Cancel / Pause anytime
Discounts for 3, 6, or 12 month commitments
*A quoted day may be broken into half-days and scheduled across multiple business days.
FAQs
You’ve got questions. Here are answers.
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A Video Maker has 15 years of editing experience with Adobe Premiere Pro, 10 years with Davinci Resolve, and 6 years with Final Cut Pro.
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Project files are not delivered by default as it takes additional time and effort to prepare for client delivery.
With that said, you may request project files and we’ll incorporate that into our quote. Just note that it will exclude any third-party plugins, and may not be a 100% match.
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A Video Maker does not outsource or hire freelancers. You work directly with your editor, D.L. Watson — based in Eugene, Oregon.
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Yes. A Video Maker can help with any phase of the post-production process. Whether it’s the entire process, culling selects, syncing, assemblies, rough drafts — it can be done.
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Clients can choose from two pricing options.
Project Based — You book a call to discuss your vision and get an instant quote on turnaround. Each quoted day is what you pay for. If it takes us longer than we anticipated, than no additional fees. That’s our flat-rate guarantee.
Subscription — This option is designed to give you on-going editing support at a much more affordable price than if buying individually while providing the opportunity for us to build long-term partnership with you. You can save as much as an additional 15% for commitment plans.
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We’re open Monday-Friday, 9am - 5pm Pacific. We’re closed all US Federal Holidays.
During the final week of the year, and the first week of the new year, we take a company-wide break.
Any other closure will be notified at least two weeks in advance.
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No. We accept any amount of raw footage as it’s accounted for in our quote.
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Absolutely. Just be sure to say as much when we discuss the scope of the project.
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It depends on the amount of raw footage, desired length, number of videos, and your budget.
With that said, on average, it takes about 1 quoted day to produce ~2 minutes of finished video.
Complex projects with motion graphics, visual effects, or sound design will take longer.
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Big scoped projects are broken down into milestone/phases. This applied to short and full-length documentaries and films.
You should expect to receive a reasonable amount of work each week until the project is delivered.
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If you’re first starting out, it all starts with a call and we get your vision and your creative preferences.
Then you gain access to your own client portal where you can collaborate, track, and review the project.
When you’re ready to start a new project, you just book another call or fill out the intake form in the client portal.
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For Project Based, you get two rounds of revisions. After, we’re happy to continue revising for $220 per day to complete revisions.
For subscription plans, we keep revising until the video is 100% to your satisfaction.
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Due to the quality and time it takes to edit a video, even to a first draft stage, there are no refunds issued. Pride is taken that no client has ever asked for a refund in the 5 years we’ve offered our video editing services.
Blog
Insights on visual storytelling.
Perspectives on editing technique, narrative structure, and creating video content that achieves clear communication goals.
Your video deserves
to be made brilliantly.
Schedule a call about objectives, timelines, and vision. Explore how
A Video Maker can help bring your idea to life.