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No Outsourcing. Just You and Your Editor, Done Right.
Hey, I’m Brendan.
When you hire Top Notch Cinema, you work directly with me, Brendan, on the edit itself. Kevin, our head of client relations, is your dedicated project manager for scheduling, file transfers, and account logistics, but when it comes to the actual cut, you and I talk directly. No go-between relaying your notes, no confusion about who is doing the work. Just professional video editing, honest communication, and a finished piece that looks sharp, sounds clean, and respects your brand.
A lot of video editing agencies promise the moon and deliver a panic attack. Choppy pacing, awkward transitions, muddy audio, and a final export that feels like nobody really cared. That is not how we work. If you are searching for a professional video editing service that treats your footage like it matters, this is built for you. Our video editing services are built for businesses that need the edit to do a job, whether that job is selling, explaining, launching, training, or turning useful content into something people actually finish.
Direct Access Changes Everything
Most video editing companies make you go through endless emails, forms, and account reps just to get a straight answer from the person actually editing your video. Here, your creative notes go straight to Brendan, your editor. That means faster decisions, clearer feedback, and fewer opportunities for your idea to get diluted.
It also means better judgment in post production. We look at the material and ask the questions that matter. What does the viewer need to understand first? What makes the content easier to follow? Where does the energy drop? Which lines need to be trimmed? Which moments make the brand feel credible? That is the difference between a quick cut and a professional video.
If your material came from an internal team, a freelance cinematographer, or an outside shoot, we can step in cleanly. If you have raw footage collecting dust because nobody has had time to shape it, we can fix that too.
While our team works out of New York, our video editing services support businesses nationwide. Footage comes to us digitally or by hard drive, and finished videos go right back out to you wherever your business operates. If you are looking for a full production crew on the ground somewhere in the country rather than an edit of footage you already have, our nationwide video production team can help with that too.
What You Actually Get with our Video Editing Services
Our video editing services are designed to make your material feel intentional, polished, and ready to publish. This is not a freelancer marketplace and it is not a video editing company that hands you off to whoever is free that week. You get one of the few genuinely professional video editing services built around your footage, not a generic package.
Direct communication with your video editor from kickoff to final delivery.
Story shaping that turns loose material into clear, persuasive video content.
Sound cleanup, music timing, and polish that support the message instead of fighting it.
Color correction and color grading for a consistent, on brand look.
Motion graphics and visual effects when they improve clarity.
Cutdowns for short form video, campaign variants, and web use.
Full video post production services for projects that need more than a basic trim and export.
Why Businesses Hire Us Instead of Settling for Cheap Edits
You are not looking for random cuts. You are looking for a video editing agency that makes your business look more credible.
Your team captured strong footage, but no one has the time to finish it properly.
Your product video looks decent, but it is not hitting as hard as it should.
You need corporate videos people will actually watch all the way through.
Your campaign is already moving, and you need short form video assets to support it.
You want a video editing agency that feels personal, responsive, and not bloated.
That is where we come in. We build practical video editing solutions for brands that need sharper storytelling, stronger pacing, and cleaner delivery. Unlike a faceless video editing agency that rotates you through whoever is available, you are not tossed into a giant queue at some faceless video editing company. You are not handed to a random pool of expert editors who have never seen your business before. Brendan stays close to the work, which is what separates a real professional video editing service from a volume mill.
What a Video Editing Partnership With Us Looks Like
No two brands need the same thing from an editor, so we do not force you into a rigid package before we have seen your footage. Some clients need one polished video for a single launch. Others need a steady stream of content every month, from long form pieces to a batch of short cutdowns for social, without ever hiring an in house editor.
Whatever the volume, every project includes American based editors you talk to directly, a dedicated project manager for scheduling and logistics, stock footage and licensed music, a 7 to 10 day turnaround, and platform ready exports for wherever the content is going to live. Ongoing clients also get their content published across their social channels as part of the engagement.
We recommend starting with a single project so you can experience the workflow, the communication, and the quality of the cut firsthand. From there, brands that want consistent monthly support can move into an ongoing video editing subscription built around how much content they actually need, not a one size fits all plan. There is no published rate card, because there should not be. Your footage, your goals, and your volume all shape the scope of your subscription, and we would rather build a package around your business than hand you a number that was never built for it.
Think about what a generic price list actually tells you. It cannot account for how much usable footage you are sending, how many revision rounds your brand typically needs, whether you want a single hero video or a rotating library of cutdowns, or how tight your publishing calendar is. Two businesses asking for "one video editing subscription" can have completely different scopes once we look at the raw material, so a flat number on a page would either overcharge the simple project or undercharge the complex one. A real conversation about your footage and your goals gets you a subscription that actually fits, instead of a rate built for an imaginary average client.
That holds true whether you need a single project or an ongoing subscription. Marketing teams juggling a busy publishing calendar, ecommerce brands cutting new product content on a rolling basis, and companies that just landed a batch of raw footage all come to us for different reasons, and each one gets scoped differently once we see what they are working with.
Tell us what you are working on and we will put together a plan and a real quote within one business day.
What Kind of Videos Do We Edit?
We offer video editing services for a wide range of projects, including the categories below. Many businesses also rely on our corporate video editing services for clean and professional communication.
Commercials & Brand Videos
We shape promotional work that feels clear, confident, and worth watching.
YouTube & Social Media Content
Our social media video editing service turns long recordings into sharper, faster-hitting clips for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
Corporate & Training Videos
We cut corporate videos so the message lands without the usual drag.
Testimonial & Case Study Videos
We help the proof hit harder by tightening structure, pacing, and emotional clarity in customer facing content.
Product Videos
We turn demos, voiceovers, and supporting visuals into professional video built to sell, explain, or launch.
Real Estate Video Editing
Our real estate video editing services turn raw listings and drone footage into a clean, professional tour that sells the space.
Let’s Talk About Your Project
If you’ve made it this far, you probably need an editor who actually cares. Lucky for you, I do.
How Our Process Works:
Tell us about the project. Share the goal, audience, deadline, and where the content will live.
Send the raw footage. We will walk you through delivery, review the files, and flag anything that affects scope.
We build the cut. This is where the post production work happens: structure, pacing, sound, graphics, polish.
You review and we refine. We make revisions, tighten what needs tightening, and keep the process clear.
We deliver final files. You get the finished assets in the formats you need.
Professional Video Editing FAQs
Anywhere. Our video editing services are built to work with businesses nationwide, not just locally. Footage comes to us digitally through Google Drive, Dropbox, or WeTransfer, or by mail on a hard drive for larger shoots, and finished videos go right back to you the same way. Distance from New York has no effect on turnaround or quality. If you need an on the ground production crew filming somewhere else in the country rather than editing footage you already have, that is handled by our nationwide video production team.
Because a flat rate card would not actually describe your project. Video editing cost depends on how much footage you are sending us, how many deliverables you need, how many rounds of revisions you expect, and whether this is a single video or an ongoing monthly need. We would rather review your footage and goals and give you a real, accurate number than publish a starting price that does not hold up once we see the details. Fill out the project form and you will hear back with a straightforward quote, not a sales pitch.
Our video editing subscriptions are month to month with no long-term contracts required. You can cancel before your next billing cycle at any time. Whether you need an ongoing subscription or a single project, we can discuss what makes sense for your situation.
Standard turnaround on ongoing engagements is 7 to 10 business days. If you have a deadline that requires a faster turnaround, reach out and we will let you know what is possible. We don't sacrifice quality for speed, but we also don't miss deadlines.
Every project includes professional editing, color grading, sound design, licensed music, stock footage, and motion graphics, plus formatting optimized for wherever you're publishing: correct aspect ratios, captions, pacing, and platform specific best practices for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook. We also manage the publishing of your content across your social channels as part of ongoing engagements, so you're not just getting edited files, you're getting content that's ready to perform. You're not paying extra for the things that make a video actually look professional. It's all in.
Three things matter most: transparent scoping tied to finished content rather than billed hours, a real team behind the work instead of a single freelancer, and a single point of contact who actually responds. If you want the full breakdown, including the exact questions to ask before you hire anyone, we put together a complete guide: How to Hire the Right Video Editing Company for Your Business.
You don't need a Hollywood production setup. We work with existing footage, smartphone footage, and raw files from professional shoots, and once you fill out the project form we review what you have and give you an honest assessment of what we can produce with it, flagging any limitations upfront. Sending it over is simple: transfer digitally via Google Drive, Dropbox, WeTransfer, or any major file sharing platform, or mail us a hard drive for larger shoots. We'll walk you through the process after your project kickoff.
Potentially, yes. We've rescued projects that were handed off by freelancers or automated editing services that didn't deliver. The first step is reviewing your raw footage and understanding the full scope of what needs to be fixed. Send us what you have and we'll give you an honest assessment of what's salvageable and what it would take to get it right.
What Our Clients Say
"We've been working with Top Notch Cinema for well over a year on numerous projects spanning over 30 videos for multiple brands. They're a great partner that's competitively priced, extremely flexible, and creative to make our products shine. They understand the nuances between different brands and product categories and are always reliable for quality videos that exceed our expectations."
Brian Schelf
VP Marketing, Lifetime Brands LLC, Parent company of Kitchenaid, Farberware, Kamenstein, Sabatier, Copco
"The team at Top Notch Cinema truly did a fantastic job with the production of our latest Audi and Ford television commercials. From concept development to casting, to video production and final editing, Greg and his entire team were courteous, prompt and very capable! They made the entire process seamless and were always respectful of our dealerships daily routine. The final product was indeed 'Top Notch!' ...BRAVO!
Andrew Weinstock
President, Biener Audi/Biener Ford
"Top Notch has really proven to be Top Notch! We worked together on launching a new product for our company and the team has proven to be super professional! Ver easy to communicate with especially when we were looking for specifics. And the quality of the product is superb! Would highly recommend working with them!"
Esty Hirsch
Founder, Whimsical Sweets
"We had a great experience with Top Notch. The entire process from beginning to end was smooth and quick. The final product was...Top Notch... we love it. Highly recommended!"
Michael M
Elf on the Shelf
Our Work:
Let’s Make Something Awesome
If your video is almost there, that is usually the frustrating part. The raw ingredients are good. The final piece just is not doing its job yet.
That is what our video editing services are for. We take strong ideas, uneven material, and half finished cuts and turn them into professional video editing that feels intentional. One project or ongoing content support, we are ready when you are.
Ready to work with a video editor who actually cares about the final cut? Fill out the form and let us know what you are making.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROJECT
Contact Top Notch Cinema
Successful businesses throughout the world are relying on video production companies for one reason: they work. Take the first step to growing your business by getting in touch with Top Notch Cinema today.
Successful businesses throughout the world are relying on video production companies for one reason: they work. Take the first step to growing your business by getting in touch with Top Notch Cinema today.
