Free checklists for every stage of a short-form video edit.
Review your raw footage, the complete edit, captions, audio, supporting visuals and the final export with practical checklists built for creator-led short-form video. No email required. Open and use every checklist directly on the website.
Last reviewed July 28, 2026. Checking a list does not replace watching the actual video.
Start with the complete review.
One master checklist covers the whole video. Use it to find the problem, then use a specialist checklist to investigate it fully.
Short-Form Video Editing Checklist
The complete review in twelve stages: brief, message, takes, cuts, pacing, captions, B-roll, framing, audio, accuracy, ending and export. Best for complete reviews, new workflows and final approvals.
Or pick the stage you are in.
Three checklists follow the timeline of an edit: before it starts, while the edit exists, and before the file leaves.
Before editing begins
The Raw Footage Review Checklist confirms that every recording is complete, playable, organised and suitable before you make editing decisions.
While you review the edit
The Talking-Head Video Editing Checklist reviews the speaker, the selected takes, the cuts and the pacing without losing the speaker's natural voice.
Before the video is delivered
The Social Video Export Checklist reviews the rendered file, the platform format, safe zones and the processed upload before anything is published.
Review individual parts in more detail.
Video Caption Review Checklist
Words, names, numbers, timing, phrase breaks, readability and placement, reviewed against the audio.
AI B-roll review checklist
Relevance, factual accuracy, timing, rights and honest representation for every supporting visual.
Video Audio Review Checklist
Speech, cuts, noise, processing artefacts, levels, music and synchronization, after processing rather than before it.
UGC Video Script Template
A fill-in structure for one creator-led video: audience, hook, honest context, demonstration, proof and CTA.
Short-Form Content Calendar Template
Four weeks of videos planned from idea and hook to recording, review and publication.
A practical short-form video review workflow.
Review the message before the styling, and review the export after the timeline.
Check the recordings first. Review the edit as a whole, then review the supporting elements: captions, visuals, audio. Watch the complete video again after every meaningful change, and review the exported file separately, because rendering reveals what the editor preview hides.
Give every item one of three statuses: not checked, needs correction, or approved. Do not mark an item as approved because it probably looks correct. Mark it as approved after it has been verified in the actual video.
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Are these checklists free?
Yes. Every checklist and template is free, complete on its page, and requires no email address or account.
Do the checklists work with any editor?
Yes. They review the video, not the tool. They apply whether the edit was made manually, in another AI editor, or as a complete ReadyForm edit.
Do the checklists guarantee a better video?
No. They structure the review so fewer problems slip through. The judgement about meaning, accuracy and approval stays with you.
How do they connect to ReadyForm?
ReadyForm makes the complete edit from your own takes. The checklists cover the review you may want to do before publishing, in ReadyForm or anywhere else.
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