> Turn narration, demonstrations and approved supporting imagery into a story for educational creators. Start with a real viewer question and preserve the complete explanation needed to answer it. Source: https://shortyedit.com/guides/creator-mini-lesson-video-guide --- # How to edit a video for creator mini-lesson Turn narration, demonstrations and approved supporting imagery into a story for educational creators. Start with a real viewer question and preserve the complete explanation needed to answer it. [The Shorty team](https://shortyedit.com/about#editorial-team) · Updated 15 September 2026 ## Key takeaways - Start with a real viewer question and preserve the complete explanation needed to answer it. - Open with the creator explaining the choice. - Use only supplied facts and keep the visual example connected to the spoken explanation. - Your next brief could focus on a talking-head edit with readable short captions or a talking-head cleanup that keeps complete thoughts. ## Give the video a clear purpose Start with a real viewer question and preserve the complete explanation needed to answer it. Think about what educational creators 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 lesson's central question - One complete demonstration - The detail needed to understand it - The creator explaining the choice - The final takeaway ## Put the moments in order Open with the creator explaining the choice. Connect it to the lesson's central question and one complete demonstration, then use the detail needed to understand it to add detail. Finish with the final takeaway. Accurate captions from the supplied speech; no new factual claims. ## Try this editing prompt Create a 40-second vertical video from my narration, demonstrations and approved supporting imagery. Open with the creator explaining the choice, follow with the lesson's central question, one complete demonstration, the detail needed to understand it, and finish with the final takeaway. Accurate captions from the supplied speech; no new factual claims. ## Polish the details Use only supplied facts and keep the visual example connected to the spoken explanation. ## Give the next version a clear direction Restore the qualifying phrase omitted from the answer. ## Find another story in the same shoot Your next brief could focus on a talking-head edit with readable short captions or a talking-head cleanup that keeps complete thoughts. Choose a different opening and source selection to give each video its own purpose. ## Keep the ideas coming ### Start with your footage Turn client footage and creative direction into an edit your team can build on. Use a reference to set the style, then turn feedback into the next version. ### Explore more briefs Explore this editing workflow in Shorty. ### Get more videos from one shoot Give each edit a different job and select the source clips that serve it. ## Questions, answered. ### What should I upload? Narration, demonstrations and approved supporting imagery. Use the shot list as a starting point and adapt the sequence to your footage. ### What details should I check? Use only supplied facts and keep the visual example connected to the spoken explanation. ## Your next video starts here. Bring the footage. Tell us the idea. Shape the edit. --- Published by Tools Products FZ-LLC. Canonical HTML: https://shortyedit.com/guides/creator-mini-lesson-video-guide