Give the video a clear purpose
Preserve one real musical, spoken or movement phrase and its actual conclusion.
Think about what music artists need the viewer to understand first. Use the opening to establish that idea, then let the next shots add detail.
Build your shot list
- The stage as the performance begins
- A complete musical phrase
- The instrument or microphone detail
- The audience responding
- The end of the phrase or set
Put the moments in order
Open with the stage as the performance begins. Connect it to a complete musical phrase and the instrument or microphone detail, then use the audience responding to add detail. Finish with the end of the phrase or set.
Use supplied performer or topic information only.
Try this editing prompt
Create a 30-second vertical video from my permissioned stage and audience footage. Open with the stage as the performance begins, follow with a complete musical phrase, the instrument or microphone detail, the audience responding, and finish with the end of the phrase or set. Use supplied performer or topic information only.
Polish the details
Do not join different songs as if they are one continuous live take.
Give the next version a clear direction
Restore the end of the phrase before the next visual cut.
Find another story in the same shoot
Your next brief could focus on a creative process-to-result Reel or a creative detail-led story. Choose a different opening and source selection to give each video its own purpose.