Hana Sugimoto
23 Jan 2026
542 views
I can cut, badly. Quoted 400 for a proper one.
Tools & Money
Is a reel editor worth paying for?
5 replies
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Reeva Bhandari
23 Jan 2026
Yes, and mostly for the selection rather than the cutting. A good editor tells you which forty seconds of your footage is actually good, and you cannot see that yourself.
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Bea Ashworth
24 Jan 2026
Editor here. Half my job on a reel is talking someone out of the scene they are proudest of.
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Nathan Ostrowski
26 Jan 2026
If your footage is genuinely strong, a rough cut is fine and nobody cares. If your footage is mixed, the editing is what saves it.
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Duncan Yeo
2 Feb 2026
The thing worth paying for at any price: getting your best moment into the first ten seconds. That is where people stop watching.
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Curtis Mbadiwe
5 Feb 2026
Do not let them put a montage with music at the front. It is the most reliable way to make a reel look dated.
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