Primary source reviewed · FreeCut 1.3
Instagram Reels Editing Guide
How do you frame a Reel so a face, hand demonstration and manual text do not compete for the same space?
Concrete example
Example: a 31-second pottery clip alternating between the maker's explanation and a close-up of the rim technique.
Reproducible edit
Place the face in the upper half, cut to a full-frame hand close-up for the technique, and show only one short label at a time above the lower interface zone.
Platform boundary
FreeCut cannot choose licensed Instagram music, preview every account-specific interface or predict distribution.
Recommended export settings
Working frame
9:16
Workflow in FreeCut
A focused step-by-step path from import to clean export, tuned for this page.
Limit the message
How do you frame a Reel so a face, hand demonstration and manual text do not compete for the same space?
Rebuild the example
Place the face in the upper half, cut to a full-frame hand close-up for the technique, and show only one short label at a time above the lower interface zone.
Check at destination
Review the draft muted and with sound in Instagram's Reel composer, including the selected cover.
Concrete user question
How do you frame a Reel so a face, hand demonstration and manual text do not compete for the same space?
Worked example
Example: a 31-second pottery clip alternating between the maker's explanation and a close-up of the rim technique.
FreeCut and platform limits
FreeCut cannot choose licensed Instagram music, preview every account-specific interface or predict distribution.
Official source · reviewed 2026-07-20
Instagram Help: create a Reel — https://help.instagram.com/270447560766967
Sources & review
Reviewed on 2026-07-20
Product claims refer to public FreeCut version 1.3. External specifications can change.
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