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Free template · updated October 2026
Short answer: precise client feedback needs a ritual - brief the client before they watch, ask for timestamped notes by a deadline, resolve threads per round, and record sign-off on one explicit version. This checklist gives you the exact steps plus the client message to copy.
Send this process with every cut and vague feedback drops sharply. The checklist runs in four phases - prepare, brief, review, approve - and works in any review tool, though the links assume Frooty's one-link workflow.
Verify the right version is uploaded, audio is final-enough, and link permissions (password, expiry) are set.
Send the copy-paste message: what to review, what to ignore, the deadline, and who approves.
Clients comment on exact frames via the review link - no email threads, no voice notes to transcribe.
Reply, fix, and resolve each thread. Upload the next round as a new stacked version, never a renamed file.
Get explicit sign-off on one version from the named approver, then deliver from that exact cut.
Hi [Name] - [Project] [Cut] is ready for review: [review link] (password: [password]) Please leave timestamped comments by [date, timezone]. Right now I need eyes on [story/pacing/selects] - color and sound are not final yet, so please ignore those. [Approver] gives final sign-off. Thanks!
Brief them before they watch: say what changed, what to judge, what to ignore, and by when. Clients are vague when the ask is vague - the checklist's copy-paste message fixes the ask.
Two to three focused rounds is healthy for most client work. If you're past round four, the problem is usually scope or approver clarity, not the edit - name one approver and freeze advisory comments.
Yes - the ritual works in any review tool. Frooty just makes each step one click: share links, frame-accurate threads, stacked versions and recorded approvals.
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