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The Video Production Margin Curve: Why Assembly Cost Collapse Rewrites Agency Retainers
Video creation platforms have collapsed the cost of assembly, not the cost of judgment, so the agencies that hold retainers are the ones selling briefs, script direction, and editorial review while tools handle the cutting.
By InnovaAI ResearchPublished Updated
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58/100Video creation platforms have collapsed the cost of assembly, not the cost of judgment, so the agencies that hold retainers are the ones selling briefs, script direction, and editorial review while tools handle the cutting. When 69% of marketers are already publishing more AI-assisted content, templated output stops being a differentiator and starts being a churn trigger. The margin curve rewards agencies that reprice around creative direction and volume, not around hours of editing.