Planning tool

Private and public video version planner

Some moments at your event should stay private, yet you still want a public video.

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Tool

Which versions do you need?

Each audience gets its own version. Something approved for one audience is not approved for another, and a blank answer means "not decided", never "yes".

Moments and content

List the moments that could appear. Tick "restricted" for anything involving private people or content, such as a family speech, children or a confidential talk.

Your version plan

Tick at least one version and name at least one moment to see the plan.

Assumptions and limits

  • A moment is included only when it is marked Approved for that audience. Approval for one audience never carries to another, including from public to paid advertising.
  • Marking something Approved records your decision. It is not legal clearance, and this tool cannot check consent, copyright or privacy law.
  • Separate versions mean separate exports and file names. Cutting a private version into a public one is a new edit, not a trim.

Want us to look at these versions?

This is the message that will open in WhatsApp. Edit it freely. Nothing is sent until you press send in WhatsApp.

This is an enquiry, not a booking. A date is reserved only after scope and booking are agreed.

Everything stays in this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded or saved.

In short

  • Each audience gets its own version with its own approval owner.
  • A moment goes in only when it is marked Approved for that audience.
  • A blank answer means not decided. It is never read as yes.
  • Approval for public use does not carry over to paid advertising.

This planner helps you keep one event video from becoming several by accident. It plans a separate version for each audience and shows which moments are approved for it.

What is it for?

Many events have a public side and a private side. A family speech, a children’s moment or a closed-door talk should not drift into a public teaser because it was in the master edit. The planner makes that choice explicit for every audience.

How do I use it?

  1. Tick the versions you need: private, internal, partners and sponsors, public and paid advertising.
  2. For each, add where it will be shown, the language and who approves it.
  3. List the moments that could appear in the video.
  4. Tick Restricted for anything involving private people or content, and note who or why.
  5. For each moment and version, choose Approved, Not approved or leave it as Not decided.

How do I read the result?

Each version lists what can go in, because it is marked Approved for that audience. A red box shows restricted moments that are held back. Then you see what is left out and what still needs a decision. Open questions follow, such as a missing approval owner.

What are the assumptions and limits?

  • A moment is included only if it is marked Approved for that audience. Blank means not decided.
  • Approval does not carry between audiences, including from public to paid advertising.
  • The tool does not give legal clearance. It cannot check consent, copyright or privacy law.
  • Separate versions mean separate exports. Turning a private edit into a public one is a new edit.
  • The plan records decisions. It does not store them or send them anywhere.

A worked example

This is an illustrative example. A family event has a cake cutting, a family speech and a group dance. You tick private and public. The family speech is restricted, naming an aunt.

You mark all three Approved for private. For public you mark the cake cutting and the dance Approved and leave the speech undecided.

The public version includes the cake cutting and the dance. The family speech appears in red as held back. The private version includes all three. Nothing carries from one version to the other.

Where to go next

The Filming and publication responsibilities checklist lists who needs to agree to what. The guide on different edits for the public and a private audience explains the idea, and guest interviews and publication consent covers consent. Use the Post-event video asset planner for deadlines. For a legal question about your event, ask a qualified adviser.

If part of your event is private, tell us which moments before the day. We can plan how they are filmed and edited separately, and what we need confirmed before any public version.

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Questions people ask

Why can't I reuse the private version for the public one?
A private version may include speeches, faces or comments that were never meant to be seen outside. Cutting it down is a new edit, not a trim. Each audience gets its own version so nothing leaks through by default.
What counts as a restricted moment?
You decide. Typical examples are a family speech, children, a confidential talk or a guest who asked not to be shown. Ticking restricted makes the tool hold that moment back until you mark it Approved for the audience.
Does Approved mean the video is legally cleared?
No. It records your decision and who made it. The tool cannot check consent, copyright, privacy law or the rules of an advertising platform. Ask the people involved, and check with a professional where it matters.
Why is paid advertising separate from public?
Paid use is wider and can carry more risk, and some people agree to a post but not to an advertisement. So approval for public is not carried across. You answer for paid advertising on its own.
Can the plan be handed to the editor?
Yes. Copy it, download it as text or a spreadsheet file, or print it. The plan lists what goes in, what is held back and what is still undecided for each version.

Planning an event? Let’s talk it through.

If part of your event is private, tell us which moments before the day. We can plan how they are filmed and edited separately, and what we need confirmed before any public version.

Share your date and area, and we will suggest coverage and confirm what is possible.

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