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Writes a structured 15–60 second video brief for TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts — including hook, body, visual direction, and CTA — ready for a creator or editor.
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Writes a brief for a 15–60 second short-form video for TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts — including hook, body structure, visual direction, and call to action, ready to hand to a creator or editor.
Generates production-ready video scripts with hook variants, timestamps, visual direction, and platform-specific formatting for YouTube, TikTok, Reels, LinkedIn, and more.
Creates timestamped scripts for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts with hooks, visual cues, captions, and trending audio strategy.
Generates short-form video scripts for TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts with 2 A/B variants, hook formulas, timestamp breakdown, shoot guide, captions, hashtags, and viral score. Reads product-marketing context file.
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Writes a brief for a 15–60 second short-form video for TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts — including hook, body structure, visual direction, and call to action, ready to hand to a creator or editor.
Required: The subject or message of the video, the platform (TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts), the intended length (15, 30, or 60 seconds), the account type or brand.
Optional: Available footage or content to draw from (e.g., "we have interview footage of X"), tone (educational, entertaining, emotional, provocative, behind-the-scenes), target audience, any specific audio treatment (original audio, voiceover, trending sound), a call to action.
Structured brief with: Platform and Length, Concept Overview (one paragraph), Timestamped Structure (second-by-second breakdown), Visual Direction (what is shown when), Audio Direction (voiceover, on-camera speech, music), Caption Text (for accessibility), and Thumbnail/First Frame Note. Total 400–600 words. Written for a creator, editor, or social media manager — no assumed knowledge of the underlying story required.
Subject: A 30-second explainer about how festival submission fees work and why they're a significant barrier for first-time filmmakers Platform: TikTok Length: 30 seconds Account: Documentary filmmaker / film education account Tone: Educational, slightly sardonic — "things film school doesn't teach you" Footage: No existing footage — filming new content Audio: On-camera (talking head) CTA: Follow for more documentary filmmaking realities
Platform: TikTok Length: 30 seconds Format: On-camera talking head / creator-style Tone: Educational, sardonic — "things film school doesn't teach you"
A first-person explainer revealing the hidden cost of the festival submission process: filmmakers can spend €500–1,000+ just applying to festivals before they've secured a single screening. The video positions this as one of the most overlooked financial realities in independent filmmaking.
0:00–0:03 — HOOK On-camera direct address. Open with: "Nobody tells you that getting your film into festivals costs money before you've earned a single dollar from it." Deliver this fast, looking directly at camera. No smile, no preamble.
0:03–0:12 — CONTEXT Explain the economics quickly: "To submit to IDFA, Sundance, Tribeca, CPH:DOX, Sheffield, and Berlinale — that's around €500–€700 in submission fees. Before they've even watched it. Before you know if you're in." Use rapid-cut editing here — each festival name appears on screen as a text overlay as you say it.
0:12–0:22 — THE TWIST "And if you're a first-time filmmaker with no track record? Some festivals have early-deadline fees and late-deadline fees. The early deadline is cheaper — but it's also before your film is ready. So you wait. And pay more."
0:22–0:27 — THE REALITY "This is why you see crowdfunding campaigns that include a line item called 'festival fees.' It's not padding. It's real."
0:27–0:30 — CTA "Follow for more things documentary filmmaking doesn't warn you about." Pause before the final sentence — let the follow request land as a natural close, not a tagged-on request.
"Nobody tells you that getting your film into festivals costs money before you've earned anything from it. Submission fees for major festivals alone can reach €500–700. First-time filmmakers pay the same fees as established directors. And late-deadline fees are higher than early ones — but your film often isn't ready for the early deadline. Follow for more."
First frame: creator mid-sentence, eyes slightly wide, direct to camera. The expression of someone saying something they've been holding back. Do not use a smiling thumbnail for this type of content on TikTok.