How to make video resumes from your footage

Introduce the role you want, show supporting work and close with a short summary.

Start with the moments that tell the story

Bring your introduction, a concise experience summary and relevant portfolio clips. 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

Introduce the role you want, show supporting work and close with a short summary.

Try a 45-second 16:9 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 45-second 16:9 video from my your introduction, a concise experience summary and relevant portfolio clips. Introduce the role you want, show supporting work and close with a short summary. Use my supplied wording for titles. Keep qualifications and dates accurate and remove private contact details you do not intend to publish.

Make the next version more specific

Keep qualifications and dates accurate and remove private contact details you do not intend to publish.

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?

Your introduction, a concise experience summary and relevant portfolio clips. Choose the takes that support the sequence you want.

Can I use a different duration or format?

Yes. The 45-second 16:9 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