> Break the style into useful decisions about pace, framing and text, then apply the direction to your footage. Source: https://shortyedit.com/solutions/freelance-editors/reference-interpretation --- # Turn a visual reference into a clear brief. Break the style into useful decisions about pace, framing and text, then apply the direction to your footage. ## Bring the story into focus Extract the useful editing traits from a reference and apply them to new source material. ## Put your footage to work Start with preferred source takes, a sequence brief, reference traits and the client's fixed requirements. Describe the reference's pace, framing and text separately, then identify which of your shots can serve those roles. ## Start with a prompt like this Create a video for freelance editors using my footage. Extract the useful editing traits from a reference and apply them to new source material. Describe the reference's pace, framing and text separately, then identify which of your shots can serve those roles. Use my supplied titles and closing message. ## Shape the next version in chat Watch the edit, collect your feedback and tell Shorty what to change. Supply a preferred shot or exact replacement title when it helps make the direction clear. ## Keep the ideas coming ### More for freelance editors Give Shorty your selected clips and a clear brief. Explore an assembled edit, refine the story and decide where to take it next. ### Explore the workflow Separate the reference into pace, framing, captions, transitions and sound. Choose the traits that suit your own material. ### Make the next version Shorty is an AI video editor you can revise by chat. Open an existing edit and describe the change in plain language, such as a new opening, different shot timing or corrected title text, or select an editable title or graphic in the preview and say what should change. Shorty renders a new version to compare with the previous cut. ## Questions, answered. ### What do I need to get started? Preferred source takes, a sequence brief, reference traits and the client's fixed requirements. ### What matters for this video? Exact reproduction depends on the source and should not be promised. ## 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/solutions/freelance-editors/reference-interpretation