I approach videos for Instagram or TikTok with a different mindset. The stories have to be more attention grabbing and you can have a lot more fun with the style. I edited this quick video for Malala Yousafzai and Asser Malik’s first anniversary post on her Instagram. Their friend filmed the video and I edited the footage based on her management team’s concept and feedback. It was a lot of fun leaning into their humor.
I cut a vertical video version of our longer piece showing how to make a Corsi-Rosenthal box to help filter air. Health reporter Lena Sun pitched the story and did the assembly on video in one long take. I filmed it along with Joy Sharon Yi and edited the piece. The vertical version was shared widely on Instagram and reached over one million views in two days.