Music video editing
Music video editing for artists, labels & directors.
A music video is made in the edit — the take you keep, the frame you cut on, the grade that ties it together. I cut performance and narrative videos from whatever you shot, whether that's RED footage or a phone, and deliver the master plus the social cutdowns. Thirteen years editing, based in New Jersey, working remotely.
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What I work with
Shot on RED or shot on a phone. The edit is where it becomes a video.
I've cut from cinema cameras and from handheld iPhone clips, and the job doesn't change much: find the takes that carry the track, cut where the music tells you to, and grade it so it holds together. I work with videographers, directors and artists directly — you don't need a finished storyboard to start, you need the footage and the song.
Cutting to the track
The same footage, cut on the beat and cut anywhere.
Cuts land on the highlighted beats — switch to "cut anywhere" and watch it stop feeling like a music video
Portfolio
Music video editing portfolio.
Services
Performance edits, narrative videos, grading and cutdowns.
Performance-based edits
Clean, high-energy cutting that keeps you on camera and on the beat — the takes where you actually look like the artist you are.
Narrative & concept videos
Story-driven edits that carry an idea from first frame to last, including intercutting performance against the narrative so neither one stalls.
Lyric & visualizer integration
Motion graphics and type synced to the track, whether that's a few key lines over performance or a full lyric video.
Color correction & grading
Matching shots across cameras and lighting setups, then grading the whole thing to one mood rather than leaving it looking like four separate shoots.
Social teasers & short-form cutdowns
Vertical and square cuts for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, pulled from the same session so release day doesn't need a second edit.
Process
How a music video edit works.
Footage and the track
Send everything you shot plus the final mastered audio. More footage is better than curated footage — the outtakes are often where the video is.
Selects and structure
I pull the takes that carry the song and lay out the shape of the video against the track before cutting anything finely.
The cut
Edited to the beat, then adjusted off it where holding a shot serves the song better than hitting the next one.
Grade and delivery
Shots matched, the video graded to one look, then final files plus the vertical and square cutdowns for release.
FAQ
Music video editing FAQ.
No. I've cut videos from RED footage and from handheld iPhone clips. What matters far more is coverage — how many takes and angles you have to work with. A phone with plenty of coverage beats a cinema camera with three takes.
Typically one to three weeks, depending on how much footage there is, whether it's performance or narrative, and how many revision rounds you need. Tell me your release date at the start and I'll tell you honestly whether it's workable.
All the footage — not a pre-selected version — plus the final mastered audio and any references for the look you want. If there's a director or videographer involved, I'll work with them directly.
Yes. Shot matching and grading are part of the edit, not a separate line item. Footage from different cameras or lighting setups gets matched so the finished video reads as one piece.
No. Everything is cut in Adobe Premiere Pro with motion work in After Effects. Nothing is auto-generated, which is why the cut fits your track rather than a template's idea of one.
Yes. I'm based in Wayne, New Jersey, and the work is remote by default — footage comes in over the internet and the cut goes back the same way. I've edited for artists and labels well outside the tri-state area.
Proof
What artists and producers say.
TAMARA IS THE BEST! She's the only person I trust to do super inspiring work every time! She is reliable, fast, awesome to work with and elevates my project every time.
She uniquely brings her own flavor to each project whether I have a ton of ideas for her or nothing. 10/10 recommend Tamara!
Tamara is very creative, has great ideas and does great work. She has brought out the best of my productions, which is what you want when you add video to the mix.
Very quick in the execution of the video and very attentive to even the smallest of details. She was open to all our suggestions and really hit a home run.
It was a pleasure working with Tamara. She was open to my suggestions and proved to be patient and talented. Very happy with the results.
Organized, timely, receptive to feedback, and she brought her own ideas to improve the projects. I wouldn't pause to recommend her.
