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What is short-form video: three real examples.Everybody defines it by its length. I think that's half the answer. Here's what short-form video is, and what goes inside one, on three real shorts.Short-form video · October 29, 2026Vertical video: what it is, and how to make one.A vertical video is taller than it is wide, made for a phone held upright. Here's when to choose it, what changes in the edit, and three ways to make one, with four real videos.Short-form video · October 29, 2026TikTok aspect ratio: 9:16, and what it means for your video.The TikTok aspect ratio is 9:16, vertical, at 1080 x 1920 pixels. That's the easy part. Let me show you what it means for the picture, on three real shorts.Short-form video · October 29, 2026Intro hooks: how to win the first seconds of a video.Most guides treat a hook as a sentence. On video, it's a sentence and a picture. Here are the types that work, what each one looks like on screen, and a real hook taken apart.Short-form video · October 29, 2026B-roll ideas: what to show while you talk.Most lists of B-roll ideas send you out to film coffee and keyboards. Your best ideas are already in what you say. Here's how to find them, with real videos.Talking-head videos · October 29, 2026Video ads for Instagram: how to make one without a crew.Most lists of Instagram ads are Nike and Apple. Here's what one person with a phone can actually make, with one real ad taken apart, the sizes, and the steps.Ads and launches · October 29, 2026How to add captions to an Instagram Reel: three ways, step by step.Instagram's captions toggle takes a few taps. The bold captions you see in your feed come from somewhere else. Here are the three ways, and what each one can't do.Captions · October 29, 2026How long should a reel be? The answer, and three real ones.Everyone gives you a different number. Let's sort out which ones are measured, which ones are guesses, and put three real tall videos on the scale.Short-form video · October 29, 2026