Reels are short videos that are currently trending on Instagram.
How to create Reels
The best thing to do is select a catching song and connect it to the type of content you are doing in a fun and eye catching way.
Coming up with new ideas can be quite time consuming, so here some tips on how to get you started:
- Find a tutorial of a song/ reeltype you like
There are instagram pages posting reel tutorials. Example:

https://www.instagram.com/jananiaway/reel/CWgSH7OqDYK/?utm_medium=share_sheet
- You can see the music is linked to the video and you should press “save this sound”, so you can use it later
- You screenshot the information (The timeframes)
- You enter a video editing app (Personally I recommend: InShot - A free app letting you do a lot of possibilities for free)
- Creative part→ Add your own style (Add videos or pictures, order them, add filters etc) → make sure to stick to the timeframes of the tutorial
- Save the newly created video and upload it as a reel, adding the previously saved sound
- Add text and other Instagram features (Location, stickers, etc) onto the video
- Add location and description
- Add Feed-front-picture (Choose from galary or select a picture from the uploaded video)
- Upload
How to improve
-Get inspiration, watch tutorials on youtube, instagram, blogs, etc
-Learn video editing step by step and upgrade your skills