01 · Trial edit Editors · rolling

Cut one for us.

We hire editors off the work, not the résumé. Download the footage everyone gets, cut it your way, and send a link. If it lands, we will get you onto paid work.

Download the footage

STEP 01 Download the footage. Roughly forty minutes of clips from one of our own shoot days, plus a few stills. 4K · 24 fps

STEP 02 Cut one vertical video from it. Choose your own angle. We want to see what you notice, not whether you can follow a brief. Your call

STEP 03 Caption it in your own voice and lay music under it. Licensed or royalty-free, your choice. Captions on

STEP 04 Upload it somewhere we can watch without requesting permission, then send the link below. Link, not a file

Deliverable One 30s cut

Vertical 9:16, captioned, music of your choosing. H.264, under 500MB.

Turnaround 5 days

From the day you download the footage. Tell us if you need longer.

Time to spend Under 3 hrs

If it is taking longer than that, send what you have. Instinct reads better than polish.

02 · Send it Links only · no uploads

Submit your trial edit.

Name *

Email *

Based in

Software

Link to your trial edit * A Drive, Dropbox, Frame.io or unlisted YouTube link. Set sharing so anyone with the link can view.

Reel or portfolio

Weekly availability

Rate expectation

Anything else

I made this edit myself and I'm fine with CLNR reviewing it. I understand the trial is not paid work and nothing is guaranteed.

We reply to everyone.

Ownership. The footage stays ours and stays off your reel. Your cut stays yours, and we will not post it anywhere.

Pay. The trial is unpaid. It should take under three hours, the footage is identical for everyone, and an hour spent cutting tells us more than a covering letter ever could. Paid work begins when we bring you on.

What happens next. Every submission is watched and everyone hears back. If it lands, we book a call and get you onto a real edit.