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Short-Form Video Editing

TikToks, Reels, YouTube Shorts
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Setup steps
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AI prompts
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Tools & links

What it is

Taking raw, often unpolished video footage from UK creators, coaches, or small businesses and turning it into highly engaging, fast-paced vertical videos (under 60 seconds). This includes adding hooks, b-roll, sound effects, and dynamic captions.

Watch this first

CapCut Video Editing Tutorial (Collin Michael)

Step by step

  1. 1

    Master the tool

    Download CapCut Desktop (free and incredibly powerful for short-form) or DaVinci Resolve (free, professional-grade).

  2. 2

    Learn "retention editing"

    Study viral videos. Notice the pattern: a strong visual/audio hook in the first 3 seconds, a cut every 2–4 seconds, bold auto-captions, and subtle sound effects.

  3. 3

    Build a portfolio

    Download raw footage from a creator's long-form YouTube video. Edit 3–5 high-quality short-form clips for free and put them in a Google Drive folder.

  4. 4

    Pitch clients

    DM UK micro-influencers or business coaches on Instagram. Say: "I edited 3 free shorts from your recent video. Here they are. If you like them, I can do 10 a month for £X."

AI prompts to try

Copy one of these into ChatGPT, Claude or your AI tool of choice and adapt it to your situation.

Viral hooks
“I am editing a 30-second TikTok for a UK real estate agent showing a 2-bed flat in London. Give me 10 highly engaging, controversial, or curiosity-inducing 'hooks' I can put as text on the screen in the first 3 seconds.”
Scripting for clients
“Write a 45-second, fast-paced script for a UK gym owner talking about the myth of 'spot reduction' for belly fat. Format it with visual cues [in brackets] for where I should add B-roll footage.”
Social media copy
“Write an engaging Instagram Reel caption for a video about '5 mistakes new startups make'. Include a call-to-action asking them to save the video, and include 15 relevant UK-focused hashtags.”

Get help setting it up

Hand the fiddly setup to a freelancer on Fiverr and start earning sooner.

Useful links

CapCut Desktop (free)↗DaVinci Resolve (free)↗Collin Michael (YouTube)↗Carrd.co (free portfolio site)↗Epidemic Sound↗Fiverr — video editing gigs↗
Started? Run it from one place

A free OddSync account gives you a booking page, quotes and invoices sent as a link, and a running tax estimate for your side hustle.

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