How it works

Brief it, sleep, ship it.

Moving Pictures is the trusted layer between you and a great editor. Here's the whole loop — from raw footage to a post-ready cut.

  1. 01

    Brief & upload

    Describe the cut, set your style and deadline, and upload your footage. Large files go straight to secure storage — no email gymnastics.

    ≈ 5 minutes

  2. 02

    Hand-matched editor

    We match you to a vetted editor who fits your niche and pace — not a faceless queue. Funds are held safely in escrow.

    Matched, not gambled

  3. 03

    Delivered overnight

    Review the cut in-platform, request tweaks, approve. Payment releases to your editor on delivery — minus our flat margin.

    While you sleep

The difference

A curated marketplace, not an open bazaar.

Upwork and Fiverr are a commodity lottery. Agencies are opaque and expensive. We sit in between — vetted talent with managed-service trust on top.

01

Curated, with quality control

Every editor is vetted and badged before they touch your footage. You get export-quality work, not a race to the bottom.

02

Timezone as a feature

Southeast Asia edits while the US and EU sleep. Brief it at midnight, wake up to a delivered cut — overnight async, by design.

03

A real trust layer

Payments are escrowed and released on delivery. Revisions, review tooling and dispute protection are built in — not a Discord DM.

04

Short-form and long-form

From TikToks, Reels and Shorts to long-form YouTube, podcasts and brand films — our editors work across formats, whatever your channel needs.

Common questions

How fast is overnight, really?

Most short-form cuts land within 12–24 hours of brief, thanks to the SEA timezone gap. Larger projects get an agreed deadline up front.

How do revisions work?

Review the cut in-platform and request changes inline. A round of revisions is included; your editor iterates until it's right before payment releases.

Who owns the footage and the cut?

You do. Editors work under terms that assign all rights to you on delivery. Files stay in your secure project, not in a stranger's inbox.

What if something goes wrong?

Funds sit in escrow until you approve delivery. If there's a dispute, our protection process steps in — that's the layer Discord and FB groups don't have.

Pricing

Two ways to work with us.

Pay per project, or put your editing on a retainer. No in-app upsells, no credits — just a fair margin on real work.

Per project

~15%platform fee

One-off cuts, priced per job. You see the editor's rate up front; we add a flat ~15% for the trust layer.

  • Escrow-protected payment
  • In-platform review & revisions
  • Dispute protection included
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Retainer

Custombilled monthly, per seat

A dedicated editing pipeline for recurring creators — priced well below traditional editing agencies on our SEA cost base.

  • Priority hand-matched editor
  • Predictable monthly volume
  • Best rate per deliverable
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