Customer testimonial videos, clipped. The right line, vertical and captioned.
A customer testimonial video is a recording where a client explains, in their own words, what changed after working with you. With FilmScribe, you upload the full recording and we transcribe it, mark the emotion of every line and deliver the strongest moments, scored from 0 to 100, as captioned vertical clips for ads, Reels and your website.
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Every testimonial has one golden line. Finding it is the hard part.
Twenty minutes for fifteen seconds
Customers talk a lot, and the line that sells shows up once, sometimes buried inside another answer. We read the whole testimonial and rank the moments by score, each labeled by type: proof, story, emotion, opinion, call to action.
The emotion a transcript can't show
Every line has its emotion marked: gratitude, hope, pride, resilience, joy. You see where the customer got emotional without rewatching everything, and narrative hooks (Studio and Agency) point to the highest-impact lines, with a score.
Shot in 16:9, running in 9:16
Testimonials are shot horizontal, and ads run in 9:16 and 4:5. The frame follows whoever is talking and hard-cuts if the interviewer comes into play. From the same clip, download 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 or 16:9, one for each placement.
Viewers with the sound off
Ads and Reels get watched muted. Choose from 235 caption styles with keywords highlighted for you and free placement on screen. Text, backgrounds and shapes on top of the video on every plan; your logo and other images on Studio and Agency.
Personal stories that keep their arc
In documentary and nonprofit work, a story jumps back and forth in time. Chapters, emotions and hooks show the arc: before, the turning point, now. Script (Studio and Agency) builds a cut at the length you ask for, from 3 to 120 minutes, in the person's own words.
Many testimonials, one campaign
One project per campaign, one file per person. Mark each customer's best lines as favorites and compare them side by side to pick the ones that tell the campaign's story together.
How FilmScribe cuts a long testimonial into a short video
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Upload the full recording
Camera files, a video call recording or a YouTube link. Keep the interviewer's questions in: we separate the voices and you can filter to show only the customer.
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Pick the lines
Review the scored clips, the emotions and the hooks. Trim the start and end word by word in the transcript and, if you want, ask in plain words: “only the parts about results”.
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Caption and publish
Caption style, one of 48 templates, text overlays and format. Download in original quality with no watermark on paid plans, ready for your ad platform, Reels or your case study page.
One morning of filming, one full campaign
An agency films five customers of a dental group in one morning. Each conversation runs 15 to 30 minutes, with the producer asking questions off camera. That afternoon the files go into a project called “Spring Smiles Campaign”, one file per customer.
In every file, the transcript separates the producer from the customer, and filters leave only the customer's lines on screen. Chapters show the path of each testimonial: the practice before, the problem, the decision, the first months and the advice to anyone still on the fence.
In Dr. Moreno's testimonial, the clip scored 92 is proof: Tuesdays that used to be empty are now booked two weeks out. The 87 is emotion: she almost closed the practice that year. The copywriter puts the first one in the conversion ad and the second in a brand Reel, because each one does a different job.
The 92 comes in at 28 seconds. The editor turns on pause removal at the light level, because a testimonial needs to breathe, picks the box caption style with keywords highlighted and places the group's logo in the corner (Studio). From that one clip she downloads 4:5 for the feed and 9:16 for Stories and Reels.
The PDF transcript becomes the written testimonial on the case study page, in her exact words, with nobody typing anything. The favorite lines from all five customers go into the campaign sheet, and the team picks three that fit together: the pain, the turning point and the result.
The same path works for a nonprofit collecting stories in the field. Chapters and emotions show where each story turns, and Script (Studio and Agency) builds a 5-minute cut from one person's lines for the annual gala video. Five 25-minute testimonials use just over 2 hours of your plan.
What you get from every testimonial
| Output | What it's for | Plans |
|---|---|---|
| Clips with score and moment type | Ads, Reels, Shorts and TikTok | All plans |
| Emotion on every line | Find where the customer got emotional | All plans |
| Narrative hooks with a score | The line that opens the video | Studio and Agency |
| Burned-in animated captions | Video that works without sound | All plans |
| Text, backgrounds and shapes | Titles and calls to action on the clip | All plans |
| Logo and images | Your brand on every clip | Studio and Agency |
| Transcript as TXT and PDF | Written testimonial for the website | All plans |
| Script at the length you set | Documentary and brand films | Studio and Agency |
| Timeline for your editor | Finish in Premiere, DaVinci or Final Cut | Studio and Agency |
“It went beyond my expectations. Creating emotions, hooks and scripts was a great experience.”
More than testimonial videos. One recording feeds ads, your website and a documentary.
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Five 25-minute testimonials use just over 2 hours.
Compare plans →- Transcription with speakers and chapters
- Emotions in every line
- Automatic clips with animated captions
- Remove pauses and filler words
- Downloads without watermark
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- Manual clips, trimmed word by word
- Saved clip templates for the next ones
- Emotion filter
- Favorite and export lines in bulk
- Export as TXT, PDF, SRT, MP3 and MP4
- Everything in Pro
- Scored hooks and scripts
- Timeline for Premiere, DaVinci and Final Cut
- Translation and speaker names
- Your logo and your font on clips
- Connector for ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
- Team: each person at R$ 29/month, with 3 more hours
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- Moments inside each chapter
- Diagrams: mind map, flow and timeline
- Image and font library for clips
- Projects to organize by client
- Support
- Everything in Studio
- FilmScribe Plugin for DaVinci Resolve Studio (beta)
- Team with 2 people included
- Priority support
- Extra hours at R$ 7
3-day trial or 1 hour of material. See the result on your own recording before adding a card.
Frequently asked questions
What questions should I ask in a testimonial video?
Open questions in story order: what things were like before, what the problem was, why they chose you, what changed and what they would tell someone in the same spot. Ask for full-sentence answers that restate the question (“Before we found this practice, I…”), so the line stands on its own in a clip. Let them talk; we find the best lines afterward.
How do I cut a long testimonial into a short ad?
Upload the full recording and pick a length range, like up to 30 s for ads or 60 to 89 s for Reels. We deliver the strongest moments with a score and type. Trim the start and end word by word, remove pauses and download in the right format. For a longer piece, Script (Studio and Agency) builds the story at the length you set.
How do I caption testimonials for social?
Pick one of 235 styles and one of 54 fonts; captions come out synced word by word, with keywords highlighted. Fixed the company name in the transcript? The clip's captions follow. For the full testimonial on YouTube or your website, export an SRT file.
How do I find the strongest quotes?
Start with the clip list, ranked from 0 to 100 and labeled by type: proof, story, emotion. Then look at the emotion on each line to find gratitude and pride said naturally. On Studio and Agency, narrative hooks point to the highest-impact lines. Search finds the sentence you remember hearing.
How do I film a good testimonial video?
Soft light from the front, a lavalier mic, an uncluttered background and a locked-off camera at eye level. Shoot 16:9 with room around the person, which helps when the clip goes vertical. Chat before you roll so they relax, and don't cut an answer short: the edit comes later.
Does it work for personal stories and documentaries?
Yes. Long, nonlinear stories are exactly where chapters, emotions and hooks help: you see the arc before you open your editor. On Studio and Agency, Script builds a version at the length you set, and export sends your selects as a timeline to Premiere, DaVinci or Final Cut.
Can I use the clips in paid ads?
Yes. On paid plans clips come without a watermark and in the original recording quality. Getting a signed release to use the customer's likeness in ads is between you and them; have it in hand before the campaign runs.