How to edit a video for university festival

Turn campus event clips and confirmed programme details into a story for student event teams. Introduce the next confirmed event while showing the experience available in the previous-event footage.

Give the video a clear purpose

Introduce the next confirmed event while showing the experience available in the previous-event footage.

Think about what student event teams need the viewer to understand first. Use the opening to establish that idea, then let the next shots add detail.

Build your shot list

  1. The campus event entrance
  2. A performance on the stage
  3. The event signage
  4. Students enjoying an activity
  5. The closing crowd scene

Put the moments in order

Open with a performance on the stage. Connect it to students enjoying an activity and the campus event entrance, then use the event signage to add detail. Finish with the closing crowd scene.

One event name, one verified date and one ticket message; label previous-event imagery when needed.

Try this editing prompt

Create a 20-second vertical video from my campus event clips and confirmed programme details. Open with a performance on the stage, follow with students enjoying an activity, the campus event entrance, the event signage, and finish with the closing crowd scene. One event name, one verified date and one ticket message; label previous-event imagery when needed.

Polish the details

Use the confirmed venue and programme; do not invent attendance, sponsors or student endorsements.

Give the next version a clear direction

Change the closing date to the supplied replacement and keep the opening performance sequence.

Find another story in the same shoot

Your next brief could focus on a lineup announcement with performer footage or a venue-first event invitation. Choose a different opening and source selection to give each video its own purpose.

Questions, answered.

What should I upload?

Campus event clips and confirmed programme details. Use the shot list as a starting point and adapt the sequence to your footage.

What details should I check?

Use the confirmed venue and programme; do not invent attendance, sponsors or student endorsements.

Your next video starts here.

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

Start editing