How to turn an artist interview into a week of clips
Interviews are full of moments fans love — but nobody watches the whole thing. Here is how to get the recording, find the best moments and post them so they keep working for weeks.
Get the recording (and the permission)
Before you clip, ask the station, channel or podcast for the file and for permission to post clips. Most are happy to: clips promote their show too. Ask for the highest quality version and agree on how to credit them. If the interview is on YouTube and it belongs to them, don’t clip it without asking.
Moments worth clipping
- The story behind a song — where it was written, who it is about.
- A strong line — an opinion, an honest answer, something people will quote.
- A laugh between host and artist.
- An announcement — release date, tour, collaboration.
- A live moment — a verse sung a cappella or with a guitar.
Step by step with AI
- Upload the file or paste the link in interview clips. The language is detected automatically.
- Ask for the moments: “the story behind the song”, “when they talk about the tour”, “funny moment”. Choose how many clips (up to 20) and their length.
- Pick the framing: follow whoever is talking, or split screen to show both people.
- Clean it up: remove silences and filler words, fix any misheard name in the captions.
- Export vertical, with captions and a hook at the top.
Captions, hooks and credits
- Captions are not optional: many people watch muted. Pick a style that matches the artist.
- Start on the strongest sentence, not on the question. If the question is needed, put it on screen as the hook.
- Credit the show in the caption and tag them — it is fair, and they often share it.
- Interviewed in another language? Translate the captions for each market, and keep the full text as TXT or SRT with YouTube to transcript to quote it in posts or a press kit.
Posting plan
Post one clip a day for a week, strongest first. If the interview is part of a release, place the clips between the countdown and the out-now posts (how to promote a song). Clips about the story behind a song work especially well in the days after release.
Interview clip checklist
- File and permission from the show; agreed credit.
- 5–10 moments chosen: story, strong line, laugh, announcement, live moment.
- Vertical framing checked (artist always in frame).
- Captions proofread: names, places, song titles.
- Hook on screen in the first seconds.
- Credit and tags in every caption.
- Schedule: one clip a day, strongest first.
Interviewing on a podcast instead? See how to turn a podcast into clips.
Comparing clipping tools? OpusClip, Vizard and Klap also cut long videos into shorts. See OpusClip vs TONTRIA Clips, the Vizard alternative and the Klap alternative, or all the alternatives.