▌ MANIFEST // WHY_HUMAN
WHY CUTBYHUMAN?_
Here's how we're different from the two cheapest alternatives: a model that guesses, and a post house that bills.
[ THE_BELIEF ]
We believe the editor's job is way too big to have a middleman for. They're vital in the story coming to life — and the creator talking directly to the editor is what makes the project land the best it can. There is a reason the best directors in the world are also editing their projects.
[ 01_REMOTE_VS_POST_HOUSE ]
Same lead editor start to finish. No producer telephone game. No facility fee subsidising a building you'll never sit in.
FIELD
CUTBYHUMAN
POST_HOUSE
Who touches your cut
The lead editor you hired. Start to finish.
Assistant ➝ junior ➝ senior on a good day.
Overhead
Editor, drive, software. That's it.
Facility, suites, runners — billed back to you.
Communication
Direct line to the editor — text, DM, call.
Notes routed through a producer.
Iteration speed
Same-day tweaks when the slot is yours.
Wait for the next available suite booking.
REVISIONS
Direct line to the editor.
Notes go through a producer.
[ 02_HUMAN_VS_AI ]
AI can match a style. It can't carry a through-line. An editor chases intent, not just matches.
FIELD
HUMAN_CUT
AI_CUT
Taste
An editor's instinct, built over years of cuts.
Pattern-matched from a training set.
Story arc
Setup, tension, payoff — shaped frame by frame.
Trims to a template. No through-line.
Music sync
Cut to the bar, the breath, the lyric.
Hits every beat. Often comes off corny.
Pacing
Knows when not to cut.
Defaults to the average shot length.
REVISIONS
We talk. We try the other version. We commit.
Re-roll the prompt and hope.
Instinct
Catches the moment the script didn't plan for.
Optimizes for what already worked.