10 Days to Concept Cut
Create a short film to demonstrate your documentary’s potential.
You need funding. You need to know what footage you have, and what you need to shoot.
I help directors and producers build a proof-of-concept in just 10 days.
Get clarity. Get funding. Make your film.
This service is first come, first serve, so join the waitlist to be notified when sign-ups are available.
Who am I?
JESSE KOEPKE - DOCUMENTARY EDITOR
For the past 15 years I’ve worked on award-winning documentaries across the United States.
I bring over a decade of editing experience and a screenwriter’s focus on story to every film I work on.
Colorado is home, along with my amazing wife and 4 crazy kids.
Past films include:
For Liberated, I worked with over 100 interviews to build the radio edit. Then the editing team and I took it to completion and it was acquired by Netflix.
For House, I worked with the director and producer to fill out the radio edit and set the stage for the finishing editor. The film went on to win a regional Emmy.
For Schwinn, I worked with the director to build the feature-length first cut in just 2 weeks. Revisions followed and the film is set to release in fall 2024.
Your Concept Cut will include:
(Based on runtime up to 15 minutes and up to 7 interviews)
Synced and organized interviews
Professional timecoded transcriptions
Temp b-roll (if footage is available)
Temp music
Temp color
2 rounds of revision
Days 1-2:
Sync and transcribe interviews
Outline the structure
Days 3-4:
Collect soundbites
Days 5-7:
Build the first cut
Add temp b-roll
Day 8-10:
Address notes on first cut
Add temp music
Deliver your proof-of-concept
The Process:
Price: $6,000
This price will be counted toward finishing the first cut of the documentary if we continue working together.
Get clarity. Get funding. Make your film.
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