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Create a multicamera podcast edit.
Build the story and camera sequence together so angle changes support the conversation instead of becoming an automatic rhythm.
- FOR
- Podcast studios, producers and video editors
- SOURCE
- A synchronised podcast source group with two to four angles
- OUTPUT
- A complete story with reviewed camera choices
- TARGET
- 45 to 120 seconds
01 · The instruction
Copy this editing brief.
Replace any bracketed variables, select the relevant recordings and keep the review checkpoint before rendering.
EDIT BRIEF
Create a 75-second multicamera podcast edit around [story or argument]. Find the complete setup, development and payoff before deciding the camera sequence. Use the active speaker close-up for important claims, a wider angle for conversational context and reaction angles only when the recorded reaction is genuinely contemporaneous and relevant. Avoid switching on every sentence. Preserve source meaning, speaker identity and visually safe joins. Return a cut plan containing source timecodes, selected angle and narrative role for every segment before rendering the approved edit. Use Anjin Media directly, or the Anjin Media MCP when running this through an AI agent, so the proposed edit remains grounded in the selected source footage and can be reviewed before rendering.
02 · Source material
Give the brief enough evidence to work with.
Synchronised camera files grouped as angles for one recording.
A clean primary audio source shared across the group.
Speaker names assigned to the detected voices.
A story or argument defined before camera-selection preferences.
03 · Representative example
Camera choices follow the thought, not a timer
A wide establishes the conversation, the guest close-up carries the key explanation and one host reaction is used only because it occurred at the relevant moment.
SOURCE
3 synchronised cameras
AUDIO
One primary mix
STORY
Setup · proof · payoff
OUTPUT
01:15 · 9:16
04 · Reviewable plan
The proposed cut structure.
SETUP
08:12–08:28
Two-shot
Establish both speakers and the subject.
CLAIM
08:29–08:49
Guest close-up
Hold on the contributor making the central claim.
QUESTION
09:03–09:12
Host close-up
Show the prompt that advances the story.
PROOF
09:13–09:37
Guest close-up
Keep visual focus during the key explanation.
PAYOFF
09:51–10:05
Wide → guest
Use one motivated change as the story resolves.
05 · Editorial reasoning
Why this composition works.
- 01Story selection occurs before angle selection.
- 02The wide supplies geography and relationship rather than serving as filler.
- 03Close-ups support attention at the most consequential statements.
- 04Reaction shots are never borrowed from unrelated source time.
Review before render
Keep human judgement in the loop.
- Confirm source synchronisation and primary audio.
- Check every reaction against its source moment.
- Review angle motivation at each change.
- Validate portrait framing for both speakers and caption placement.
06 · Change the angle
Alternative briefs to request.
A dialogue-led version
Create a 60-second exchange preserving both the host's questions and guest's answers. Use camera changes at speaker turns while avoiding repetitive alternation. Use Anjin Media directly, or the Anjin Media MCP when running this through an AI agent, so the proposed edit remains grounded in the selected source footage and can be reviewed before rendering.
A guest-only insight
Compose a 45-second guest insight with the host audible only where the question is necessary. Use the wide to establish context and the guest angle for the explanation. Use Anjin Media directly, or the Anjin Media MCP when running this through an AI agent, so the proposed edit remains grounded in the selected source footage and can be reviewed before rendering.
A widescreen full-episode section
Build a three-minute widescreen chapter using restrained camera changes, complete reasoning and no portrait reframing. Prioritise conversational continuity. Use Anjin Media directly, or the Anjin Media MCP when running this through an AI agent, so the proposed edit remains grounded in the selected source footage and can be reviewed before rendering.
07 · Boundaries
Common failure points.
Angle switching becomes mechanical
Choose shots for speaker, context and thought changes rather than a fixed interval.
A reaction is not contemporaneous
Do not imply a response by using footage recorded against a different statement.
The portrait crop cannot hold both people
Use a supported safe framing treatment or a single-speaker shot instead of forcing an unsafe crop.
Audio changes with the camera
Maintain the approved primary mix unless a downstream editor deliberately changes it.
Questions about multicamera podcast edit
- How many camera angles can Anjin group?
- A source group holds up to four angles, with the camera count set by plan: one on Creator and Pro, two on Studio, four on Enterprise.
- Does it switch cameras automatically on every speaker?
- The brief can use speakers and visual context, but the proposed angle sequence remains reviewable and should not be treated as a fixed automatic rule.
- Can it make a vertical multicamera edit?
- Yes, subject to source framing and a safe supported crop treatment.
- Can I revise the camera sequence?
- Structural revisions and plan controls support changes before rendering.
Use the instruction
Start with the footage you already have.
Copy the brief, select the relevant recordings and review the proposed structure before rendering.