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Ranking Shorts

Five crazy levels, ranked #5 to #1, in one vertical Short

  1. InA theme and five ideas
  2. DoFilm and check each level
  3. OutA vertical ranking Short
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What you getA vertical ranking Short

Who it is for

YouTube Shorts channels that want a repeatable format with a clear payoff.

Why it works

A ranking from 5 to 1 gives viewers a reason to watch to the end. Every level is its own take that you check before it goes in, and the edit adds the title band, the list and the sound.

The steps in Staglight

Each step and what it does.

  1. Film the levels

    One 10 s clip with sound per level. Start on Draft to test, then film the keepers on Final.

  2. Put the Short together

    1080x1920, 30 fps: the title band, the list filling in, a punch-in on every hit, clean sound joins.

  3. Download

    Every result lands in your library, ready to download.

See how one was made

Real files from every step of a real run.

  1. 01 A filming script per drop

    Each level gets its own script: camera, scene, prop, timing and sound.

    [Style] Realistic live-action vertical video filmed on an iPhone at an open helicopter door: slightly soft focus, mild compression, handheld phone wide-angle, slight handheld shake, flight vibration...
[Duration] 10 seconds, 9:16 vertical, one continuous take. No text.
[Scene] Late afternoon over a crater: a lava lake far below. A military helicopter hovers about six hundred metres up, side door fully open...
[Core Prop] A single heavy steel safe stuffed with bundles of hundred-dollar bills, chest to knee size...
[Camera] ... [Timeline] ... [Sound] ...

  2. 02 Five clips

    One 10 second take per level, each with its own sound.

  3. 03 Frame by frame check

    Every take is checked before it goes in the edit: the fall, the landing, the payoff.

  4. 04 The edit

    Title, ranking list from 5 to 1, sound effects and the channel watermark.

What you get

Tips

  • Start on Draft to test a level, then film the keepers on Final.
  • Save the biggest payoff for level 1.
  • Check every take frame by frame before the edit.

Ready when you are

Open it in Staglight and follow the same steps.

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