footage brief
The goal, where it plays, two or three edits and the exact title words. Not a long spec.
Edit your own footage
Lesson 4 · 20 min · Learn it
What the video said
- 1A footage brief is the goal, where it plays, two or three edits and the exact title words.
- 2Not a long spec: every extra line is one more thing to misread.
- 3Pick a caption style from Captions instead of describing it.
- 4Review in order: overlays, then the cut, then the sound.
- 5For a cut, say the times; pointing picks an element, not a stretch.
Words to know
captions
The spoken words shown on screen, one or a few at a time.
pointer
Click the thing in the preview, then say what changes. The agent knows exactly which element you mean.
Question 1 of 3
You want your 30 second talking head cut for Reels. Which ask is most likely to get a video you keep?
Pick an answer, then check it.
The prompt this lesson teaches
In Desktop, Framey builds this with you. Here it is, to read.
To FrameyRead-only
Cut this clip to the best 20 seconds for Reels, 1080x1920. Add word by word captions in white with a yellow highlight, and open with a title card that says 'Three mistakes new founders make'.
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Practice it in Desktop
Fix the edit
Fix a bad edit: the title sits over the speaker for the whole clip, and the music drowns the voice.
Your own footage
A vertical cut of your own clip with captions and a title card, from a footage brief you write.