Edits template chooser and twelve-second shot plan
Creator Lane | Reviewed September 15, 2026
https://creatorlanehq.com/blog/instagram-edits-templates

EDITS TEMPLATE CHOOSER
Original planning resource. Not a native Edits template or tested video.

PROJECT
One message:
Viewer:
What they should understand:
Destination:
Organic post, client work or advertising:
Edits version / phone / date:
Template creator and reference:
Permission or attribution notes:

SUITABILITY CHECK
Number of slots:
Duration of each:
Required subject or movement:
Footage already available:
New footage needed:
Text length allowed by the design:
Music appropriate:
Audio cleared for destination and use:
Effects that need changing:
Decision: use / adapt / reject
Reason:

TWELVE-SECOND NOTEBOOK EXAMPLE — illustrative only
00:00–00:02 Blank filming plan beside phone.
Text: Know what to film next.
00:02–00:05 Hand writes three shot ideas.
Text: Three shots. One idea.
00:05–00:08 First task gets checked.
Text: Start with the easiest shot.
00:08–00:12 Finished list.
Text: Save this filming plan.
No filmed output or product-performance claim is supplied.

REPLACEMENT LOG
Slot:
Your source filename:
Useful action starts at:
Old text:
New text:
Contrast check:
Inherited effect kept or removed:
Rights or approval:
Result on export:

PRE-PUBLISH REVIEW
Every placeholder replaced:
Every claim checked:
Text readable without pausing:
Music does not hide speech:
No missing first or last frame:
No unexpected effects:
Credits preserved:
Export reopened and watched:
Approver:
Optional Trial Reel suitable and available:
Confidential material excluded:
Publish choice and date:

ARCHIVE
Source clips:
Template reference:
Editable project location:
Final export:
What to change next time:


You may adapt this original worksheet for personal and client work. Third-party materials retain their own licences.