LSM · REEL 01

LAMP ON ◉

LEE A. STRIPP — EDITOR & VFX

POD 42 · THE LONG GREY · DRALIEN

ONE GUY · EVERY FRAME

AUS — POST US YOUR TAPES

NO FIX, NO FEE

FREE ASSESSMENT

ORIGINALS RETURNED

▸ PICTURE START

Lee StrippMedia

From dusty tapes to the big screen.

FILM EDITING · VFX · SCREENPLAYS · STORYBOARDS TVC PRE-PRO · TAPE DIGITIZATION · FILE REPAIR

◂◂ REW — SCROLL
FILM EDITING $85–$140/HR — CREDITED EDITOR▸VFX $105–$210/HR · TITLES & CREDITS TO FESTIVAL SPEC▸FEATURE SCREENPLAYS $2,100–$7,000 · COVERAGE FROM $170▸STORYBOARDS $40/PANEL · ANIMATICS $700–$2,100/MIN▸TVC SCRIPTS FROM $350 · BUDGETS $350–$1,050▸VHS · HI8 · MINIDV · DVD → MP4 FROM $30/TAPE▸FILE REPAIR $20–$70 — NO FIX, NO FEE▸FREE ASSESSMENT · ORIGINALS ALWAYS RETURNED▸FILM EDITING $85–$140/HR — CREDITED EDITOR▸VFX $105–$210/HR · TITLES & CREDITS TO FESTIVAL SPEC▸FEATURE SCREENPLAYS $2,100–$7,000 · COVERAGE FROM $170▸STORYBOARDS $40/PANEL · ANIMATICS $700–$2,100/MIN▸TVC SCRIPTS FROM $350 · BUDGETS $350–$1,050▸VHS · HI8 · MINIDV · DVD → MP4 FROM $30/TAPE▸FILE REPAIR $20–$70 — NO FIX, NO FEE▸FREE ASSESSMENT · ORIGINALS ALWAYS RETURNED▸

SCENE 04 — THE CRAFT

The timeline

TC 01:00:00:00CORE CRAFT

Film Pre-Production

Your film exists on paper before a frame is shot — script, boards and animatics.

  • ▸Screenplay creation & professional coverage reports
  • ▸Storyboards — drawn panels with shot notes
  • ▸Animatics — timed boards with temp audio
SCREENPLAYCOVERAGEBOARDS
DETAILS ▸FROM $170
TC 01:04:12:08CORE CRAFT

Post-Production

Picture edit to final master by a credited film editor & VFX artist — frame-accurate, cinema-ready.

  • ▸Edit: sync, selects, rough cut, fine cut, picture lock
  • ▸VFX — cleanup, keying, tracking, motion graphics
  • ▸Titles & credits formatted to festival/broadcast spec
EDITVFXCREDITS
DETAILS ▸FROM $85 / HR
TC 01:09:33:15

TVC Pre-Production

Everything a TV commercial needs before the shoot — scripts, improvements and realistic budgets.

  • ▸AV-format scripts timecoded to 15s / 30s / 60s slots
  • ▸Script polish & doctoring — hooks, CTAs, timing
  • ▸Line-item budgets with scene-by-scene breakdowns
SCRIPTSPOLISHBUDGETS
DETAILS ▸FROM $350
TC 01:15:02:21

Digitization

Legacy tapes & discs rescued to modern files, captured in real time through professional decks.

  • ▸VHS, VHS-C, S-VHS, Video8, Hi8, Digital8, MiniDV, HDV & DVD
  • ▸MP4 (h.264 / h.265) · ProRes/MOV for archival on request
  • ▸Originals returned with your files
VHSHi8MiniDVDVDUSB
DETAILS ▸FROM $30 / TAPE
TC 01:21:47:03NO FIX, NO FEE

Digital File Repair

Corrupted, unplayable or glitching video files brought back from the dead — from USB, HDD or SSD.

  • ▸Broken headers, truncated & 0-byte files, damaged indexes
  • ▸Free assessment + a preview of the repair before you pay
  • ▸Charged only if the footage plays again
MP4MOVAVIMXF
DETAILS ▸$20–$70 / FILE

SCENE 04 · THE DEAL

Straight-up pricing

No mystery quotes. All prices in AUD, based on current market rates — final quote confirmed after a free assessment.

EDITING

$85–140

PER HOUR

Feature & short-form edit · day rate $650–$1,050

VFX

$105–210

PER HOUR

Complex compositing & CG quoted per shot

FEATURE SCREENPLAY

$2,100–7,000

MILESTONE-BASED

Treatment → first draft → revisions · 50/50 payments

SCRIPT COVERAGE

$170–350

PER SCREENPLAY

$170 standard coverage · $350 deep analysis

STORYBOARDS

$40

PER PANEL

Animatics $700–$2,100 per finished minute

TITLES & CREDITS

$70–700

PER SEQUENCE

Simple crawl → designed motion-graphics titles

TVC SCRIPT

$350–1,400

PER 30s SCRIPT

AV format, timecoded · 2 revision rounds included

SCRIPT IMPROVEMENTS

$210+

NOTES / POLISH

Notes $210 · polish from $700 · rewrites quoted

TVC BUDGET

$350–1,050

PER BUDGET

Or 5–10% of the estimated production budget

DIGITIZATION

$30–40

PER TAPE

Up to 2 hours · +$15 per extra hour · media at cost

FILE REPAIR

$20–70

PER FILE

Free assessment + preview · charged only on success

BUNDLES

−15%

MULTI-FILE / TAPE

Volume discounts on 10+ tapes or files — just ask

THE FINE PRINT — ACTUALLY IN YOUR FAVOUR

NO FIX, NO FEEFile repair is only charged when the footage plays again.
FREE ASSESSMENTCorrupted files and scripts are assessed before any commitment.
ORIGINALS RETURNEDEvery tape, disc and drive comes back with your files.
REVISION ROUNDSCreative work includes 2–3 agreed revision rounds.
CONFIDENTIALScripts & personal footage handled privately · NDAs on request.
GET A FREE ASSESSMENT ▸

SCENE 05 — THE GUARANTEE

If we can't make it play —you don't pay.

FREE ASSESSMENT · PREVIEW BEFORE YOU PAY · ORIGINALS RETURNED · NO FIX, NO FEE

SCENE 06 — THE REEL OUT

Showreel

SHOWREEL

FULL REEL DROPS SOON — LSM © 2026

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Credits

IMDB: LEE A. STRIPP ↗
EDITOR
POD 42
KNOWN FOR
THE LONG GREY (2021) · DRALIEN (2014)
VISUAL EFFECTS
BLINKERS (2018) · ANCIENT EVENT (2022) · KNOW BY HEART (2016)
ALSO
DIRECTOR · PRODUCER · SOUND · CAMERA
DIGITIZATION & REPAIR
LEE STRIPP MEDIA
SHOT ON
WHATEVER YOU'VE GOT
BASED IN
AUSTRALIA · POST US YOUR TAPES

A script that needs to become a film? Footage that needs an editor with real credits? A box of tapes in the garage, or a corrupted file from the best day of your life? Roll camera — I'll handle the rest. Post tapes or drives from anywhere in Australia, or send the file for a free assessment. If I can't make it play, you don't pay.

NEW PROJECT — SLATE

FREE ASSESSMENT · NO FIX, NO FEE

▸ RT 0:00:00

Lee Stripp Media

Lee Stripp Media — film editing, visual effects, screenwriting and post-production by Lee A. Stripp, editor & VFX artist known for Pod 42, The Long Grey (2021) and Dralien (2014). Plus tape digitization and digital file repair. From dusty tapes to the big screen: we rescue the past and craft the future. Free assessment, preview before you pay — No Fix, No Fee.

All prices AUD. Free assessment on repairs and scripts, 2–3 revision rounds on creative work, originals always returned, NDAs available. Volume discounts on 10+ tapes or files.