Give the video a clear purpose
Follow one person's complete reaction from the question through a clear final opinion.
Think about what street interview 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 interviewer asking the actual question
- A participant answering
- A relevant location detail
- The next participant reacting
- A final complete answer
Put the moments in order
Open with the next participant reacting. Connect it to the interviewer asking the actual question and a participant answering, then use a relevant location detail to add detail. Finish with a final complete answer.
Use only that participant's actual words and supplied identification.
Try this editing prompt
Create a 35-second vertical video from my one question and several recorded answers. Open with the next participant reacting, follow with the interviewer asking the actual question, a participant answering, a relevant location detail, and finish with a final complete answer. Use only that participant's actual words and supplied identification.
Polish the details
Keep answers tied to the question actually asked and use only permissioned participant footage.
Give the next version a clear direction
Restore the rest of the participant's sentence before the closing reaction.
Find another story in the same shoot
Your next brief could focus on a three-perspective interview montage or a question-and-fast-answers interview Short. Choose a different opening and source selection to give each video its own purpose.