How to make event recap videos from your footage

Give the viewer a sense of the event from setup through its strongest moments to the ending.

Start with the moments that tell the story

Bring arrival, activity, speaker or performance and closing footage. Pick the takes that make the subject clear, including a strong opening and a complete ending. These choices give Shorty a useful starting point for the edit.

Give Shorty the creative direction

Give the viewer a sense of the event from setup through its strongest moments to the ending.

Try a 30-second 9:16 edit as a starting point. Include the exact title or closing message you want on screen. Add a reference when you want to show the pace, captions or mood.

Try this editing prompt

Create a 30-second 9:16 video from my arrival, activity, speaker or performance and closing footage. Give the viewer a sense of the event from setup through its strongest moments to the ending. Use my supplied wording for titles. Avoid making separate sessions look like one continuous event.

Make the next version more specific

Avoid making separate sessions look like one continuous event.

Play the first cut and pick the change that would help the story most. Name the moment, describe the result you want and tell Shorty what to keep. A note such as “hold the final product shot longer” gives the revision a clear direction.

Questions, answered.

What footage should I use?

Arrival, activity, speaker or performance and closing footage. Choose the takes that support the sequence you want.

Can I use a different duration or format?

Yes. The 30-second 9:16 prompt is a starting point. Describe the length and canvas your video needs, then check the rendered result.

Your next video starts here.

Bring the footage. Tell us the idea. Shape the edit.

Start editing