Video formats: how to shoot, edit, and prompt each one
One page per video format. How to shoot it, how to cut it, and the prompt to make it in Vyra.
One page per kind of video. How we shoot it, how we cut it, and the prompt that makes it in Vyra. Grouped by the kind of story you are telling.
art and process · product · montage · storytelling · cinematic · educational · ugc · talking head · vlog
art and process
All-nighter painting vlog: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
An all-nighter painting vlog packs one overnight session into a short that follows the clock, from setup to the finished piece at dawn.
▶ 3 real examples
Art supplies review video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
An art supplies review tests one product on camera, shows the result next to what you usually use, and gives a verdict in under a minute.
▶ 2 real examples
Art timelapse video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
An art timelapse is a locked-off recording of a piece being made, played at one steady high speed with no cuts.
▶ 2 real examples
Commission reveal video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A commission reveal holds the finished piece back behind the brief, the process, and the packing, then shows it in full for the first time at the end.
▶ 3 real examples
Process video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A process video shows how a piece gets made at a pace you can follow, mixing real-time close-ups with sped-up stretches and a short voiceover.
▶ 3 real examples
Semester recap montage: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A semester recap montage cuts every piece you made in a term to one song, one piece per beat, in the order you made them.
▶ 3 real examples
Sketchbook flip-through video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A sketchbook flip-through turns pages on camera at a steady rhythm, holding a beat longer on the best spreads.
▶ 3 real examples
Speed paint video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A speed paint is a whole painting session sped up to 20 to 60 seconds, so you watch a blank surface turn into the finished piece.
▶ 2 real examples
Studio tour video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A studio tour walks through the space where you work, one zone at a time, with one line about why each thing is there.
▶ 2 real examples
product
App walkthrough video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
An app walkthrough is a screen recording of a real task in an app, with your face in a corner or split frame talking through each step.
▶ 2 real examples
Product demo video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A product demo shows a product doing one real task from start to finish, with the screen large in frame and a voiceover saying what is happening.
▶ 2 real examples
Unboxing video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
An unboxing shows a product being opened for the first time, with your real first reaction and a close-up of each thing that comes out of the box.
▶ 1 real example
montage
Beat-synced edit: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A beat-synced edit is a sequence where every cut, zoom, or flash lands exactly on a beat of the music.
▶ 2 real examples
Montage video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A montage is a run of short clips cut to music that packs a stretch of time, a process, or a mood into under a minute.
▶ 3 real examples
Travel recap video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A travel recap packs a trip into a music-driven sequence, in order by place or by day, with one held moment per location.
storytelling
Before and after transformation video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A before and after video shows the starting state, speeds through the process, and holds on the result.
▶ 3 real examples
Day in the life story video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A day in the life story is a chronological vlog cut to under 90 seconds with a voiceover that gives the day a point.
▶ 2 real examples
Lessons learned video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A lessons learned video ties one real outcome, like a number or a failure, to two or three specific takeaways, with the outcome shown on screen.
▶ 3 real examples
POV video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A POV video puts the camera where the viewer would be, so you talk to the lens like it's them, with a "POV:" caption setting the scene.
▶ 2 real examples
Relatable video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A relatable video is one small, specific, shared moment in a single scene, with text on screen naming the situation from the first frame.
▶ 3 real examples
Skit video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A skit is a short scripted comedy scene, often one person playing two characters with a costume change, cut so every line lands.
▶ 1 real example
Story time video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A story time is you telling a personal story to camera, usually while doing something with your hands, with cuts and punch-ins instead of b-roll.
▶ 2 real examples
Storytelling video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A storytelling video is a short story with a setup, a turn, and an ending, told in voiceover or to camera and covered with footage from the story.
▶ 3 real examples
cinematic
educational
Explainer video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
An explainer breaks down one idea or "why" question with a spoken argument and simple graphics on screen.
▶ 2 real examples
Faceless video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A faceless video tells a story or explains something with voiceover, b-roll, screen recordings, and text, and you never appear on camera.
▶ 2 real examples
Tutorial video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A tutorial teaches one skill in numbered steps, each one shown on screen with a label so the viewer can pause and copy it.
▶ 3 real examples
ugc
Founder build-in-public video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A build in public video is a founder sharing one update, decision, or number from the company, mixing face, screen, and the real metrics.
▶ 3 real examples
Testimonial video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A testimonial is a customer describing a specific before, after, and result in their own words, cut so the strongest line comes first.
UGC hook and demo video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A UGC hook and demo is a creator-style ad. A problem or claim in the first 3 seconds, then the product doing the thing on camera, under 40 seconds.
▶ 3 real examples
talking head
Green screen commentary video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A green screen commentary puts you in front of a screenshot, article, or clip while you react to it, with the source on screen the whole time.
Listicle talking head video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A listicle talking head is you giving a numbered list to camera, with a counter and a title card for each item.
▶ 1 real example
Podcast clip video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A podcast clip is a 30-90 second moment cut from a longer conversation, reframed vertical, captioned, and opened on the best line.
Reaction video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A reaction video shows you watching a clip and responding to it, with the clip and your face both on screen.
Talking head video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A talking head is one person talking to camera, cut tight, usually with captions and no b-roll.
▶ 3 real examples
Talking head with b-roll video: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A talking head with b-roll is you talking to camera while clips of what you describe cover the parts where you mention them.
▶ 2 real examples
vlog
Silent vlog: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A silent vlog shows a day or an activity with no talking. Ambient sound, quiet music, and short text on screen do the narrating.
▶ 2 real examples
Vlog: how to shoot, edit, and prompt it
A vlog is a first-person video diary. Talking to camera, b-roll of what is happening, and music, cut so the day has a beginning, a point, and an end.
▶ 3 real examples