To collaborate with other editors on a video project, keep cuts, feedback and conversations in one shared review space. Discuss ideas at the exact moments they relate to, agree who's handling each change and who has the final say. SceneNote keeps those conversations together through timestamped notes, replies and @mentions, with each new cut added as a version under the same link.
The short version
- Share each cut on one review link, not in a chat or a shared folder.
- Make one review project per film or episode.
- Post each cut as a version on the same link.
- Talk notes and ideas through in replies, with @mentions so each one reaches the right person.
- Resolve notes as they're done.
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Why should editors share cuts and notes in one place?
Editors working on one project need somewhere to share each cut, leave notes on it and talk ideas through. A review link gives you that place, so ideas can take shape and grow instead of getting lost in chat threads and emails.
- Everyone sees the latest cut. One link, with every version on it.
- Notes land on the exact frame, so “the bit after the montage” becomes a moment everyone can jump to.
- Ideas get a back and forth. Reply under a note, build on someone's suggestion or push back, and the conversation stays next to the moment it's about.
Who decides when several editors work on one project?
When several editors work on one project, the director or lead editor usually decides. Most of the time, the director delegates parts of the edit to the editors and approves ideas before they're carried out.
- One person approves ideas. Editors suggest; the director or lead says which ones go ahead.
- Approve before the work, not after. A quick yes or no on an idea saves an editor a day on something that won't be used.
- The bigger the team, the more it matters. On a large job, that structure is what stops two people redoing each other's work.
How do you set up review between editors?
To set up review between editors, give each film or episode one review project, and put every cut on it as a version.
- One project per film or episode. Everyone knows where the latest cut and its notes live.
- Post each cut as a version (v1, v2, v3). The project owner adds versions, so either the lead editor posts the cuts, or each editor owns the project for the part they're cutting.
- Say what changed in a pre-watch note: “v3: Ana's new opening, sound still temporary.”
- Leave notes with @mentions. Type @ and pick a name, and that person gets an email if they've switched on alerts.
- Resolve notes as they're done, so everyone can see what's left.
When it's time to work through the notes on the timeline, the project owner can export them as markers for Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve and send the file to whoever is making the changes. How to get client notes into your editing software explains how.
How do you split the notes between editors?
Split the notes between editors by naming who takes each one. @mention the editor on the note, and they reply “on it” so nobody else picks it up, then resolve it once it's done.
On Pro, My board gives the project owner a private board built from the project's notes. You can split it however you like, with a column for Sound and another for Colour grading, say, and add your own internal notes and to-do lists. Reviewers never see it, and ticking a card resolves the note for everyone.
What does this look like on a real project?
Some of the best ideas I've had in the edit have come from collaborating with other editors. It's easy to get caught up in your own process, especially when you've been staring at the same timeline for days. You start seeing things a certain way, and sometimes it takes another pair of eyes to spot something you've completely missed, or suggest a direction you hadn't even considered.
That's what I love about collaborating with other creatives. Someone questions a decision, you explain your thinking, and suddenly you're having a conversation that sparks a completely different idea. Sometimes you stick with your original choice, other times the whole sequence ends up going somewhere better. That back and forth has shaped so many of the projects I've worked on.
For me, that's why having those conversations directly on the edit is so valuable. Someone leaves a note on a particular moment, another editor builds on it, and the ideas start to develop from there. Not every suggestion makes it into the final cut, of course, but giving those ideas room to grow can make a real difference to the finished film.
How to handle common problems
Two editors fix the same note
Agree that whoever takes a note says so under it, with a reply or an @mention, before starting. Resolving it as soon as it's done stops anyone else picking it up.
Notes end up on the wrong version
Post every cut as a version on the same project, not as a new link. When a new version goes up, the older ones become read-only, so new notes always land on the latest cut.
You're working across time zones
The notes are live and stay pinned to their moments, so an editor waking up in another time zone finds them waiting. With email alerts on, they hear about new notes and mentions, and can answer by replying to the email.
FAQ
Do the other editors need a SceneNote account to leave notes?
No. Anyone with the review link can leave notes by typing their name. An account is only needed to own projects and upload.
Can several editors leave notes on the same cut?
Yes. Everyone's notes land in one list, each with their name, and they can reply under each other's notes.
Should editors review each other's cuts before the client sees them?
Often, yes. An internal round between editors and the director catches problems before the client's round, so the client sees a cleaner cut.
Can each editor get the notes as markers?
The project owner exports the markers and can share the file with each editor, who imports it onto their own timeline.
What's the simplest way for several editors to work on one project?
Give each film or episode one review link, post each cut as a version, talk the notes and ideas through in replies, and point notes at people with @mentions. Some of the best ideas come out of that conversation.
Every cut and every note in one place for the whole team.
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Kiril Dobrev
Filmmaker · part of the team behind SceneNote
Kiril Dobrev is a filmmaker with 15 years of experience and a passion for documentary and travel. He’s spent a lot of that time in the editing room, obsessing over how to make his workflow better, and the feedback loop has always been a big part of that. Post-production still hasn’t had a good enough answer to it. SceneNote was born from that, with one simple idea: make feedback better.
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