01 / START HERE
A useful way to approach it.
For a video about making ceramics, decide who it is for, what they should understand, and which process you can actually show. A concise brief gives scenes a purpose and exposes unnecessary talking points before you polish the script.
Draft text in o1 from your idea, facts, and constraints. These prompts prepare a brief, outline, and hooks; they do not create footage or establish audience performance. Replace the fictional example's authored details with verified information before production.
02 / THE PROCESS
Go from question to next step.
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Write the video's audience and promise
Name the viewer and the question the video will answer. State the main message in one sentence and choose a useful next action, if any. Avoid promising a broad transformation when the video can demonstrate only one process. This brief becomes the reference for evaluating the outline and every hook option.
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List facts and available material
Supply the information you can support, the locations and people available, and any limits on filming. Identify sample statements requiring confirmation. An assistant cannot know what footage exists unless you describe it. Keep interview quotes, customer results, and product claims out of the script unless you have evidence and permission to use them.
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Draft the story structure
Ask for a beginning that establishes the question, a middle showing the relevant process or explanation, and an ending that resolves the promise. Give each beat a purpose and a suggested evidence or visual requirement. A three-part outline is a planning tool, not a requirement to force every topic into the same story pattern.
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Compare specific hook options
Request several openings with different approaches: a concrete question, a visible result, or a surprising but supported detail. Compare specificity, truthfulness, and connection to the rest of the video. Reject hooks that promise an outcome the material cannot deliver. Choose an opening you can produce and explain; do not label it a proven performance winner.
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Check the brief before production
Read the outline aloud and look for repetition, unsupported claims, and missing transitions. Check whether the proposed shots, demonstrations, and interviews fit your resources. Revise the plan before filming, then keep room for what you learn during production. A written edit idea is not a completed cut; footage review and editing remain separate work.
03 / YOUR STARTING POINT
A prompt you can make your own.
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Create a written preproduction brief for {{video_idea}} aimed at {{audience}}. Main question: {{viewer_question}}. Verified facts and available material: {{facts_and_material}}. Constraints: {{production_limits}}. Draft one message, a beginning-middle-ending outline, visual or evidence needs for each beat, and three specific hook options. Do not invent quotes, footage, customer results, or performance claims. Check that each hook's promise is delivered by the outline. Finish with missing inputs and a shoot-readiness checklist. This is text planning, not a finished video.04 / SEE THE SHAPE OF IT
Illustrative ceramics-process preproduction brief
Fictional studio and authored script-planning example; no video was generated, filmed, edited, published, or measured.
| Beat | Written purpose | Material needed |
|---|---|---|
| Opening | Ask why two cups have different wall thickness | Two example cups the maker can show |
| Demonstration | Show one controlled shaping step | A clear view of the maker's hands |
| Explanation | Connect the step to the stated design choice | Maker confirms the technical wording |
| Ending | Recap the one choice viewers saw | Return to the actual example cups |
The outline answers a narrow viewer question and specifies the evidence needed. It does not claim the lesson improves retention or guarantees a successful video.
05 / KEEP YOUR JUDGMENT
What to watch before you use it.
Promising more than the footage supports
Compare the hook with the actual planned demonstration. A striking opening is misleading when the video cannot deliver its promise.
Letting the script invent expertise
Use facts the subject can support. Mark technical wording, reported outcomes, and quotations that need confirmation before recording.
Planning an impossible shoot
Check people, access, equipment, and time against the outline. Simplify a beat when its required material is unavailable.
06 / THE FINAL PASS
A little review goes a long way.
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07 / GOOD QUESTIONS
Before you begin.
Can these prompts generate a finished video?
They create written preparation: briefs, outlines, and hook options. Filming and editing are separate steps. Do not treat authored planning text as footage, a rendered cut, or evidence that a production task has completed.
Which hook will perform best?
The draft can compare clarity and fit, but it cannot establish audience performance without actual evidence. Choose a truthful opening aligned with the material. Evaluate results only after production and publishing through a measurement process you actually use.
How much of the script should I write before filming?
Prepare enough to know the question, key beats, factual checks, and required material. Script tightly when precise wording matters; keep exploratory interviews flexible. The appropriate detail depends on your format and the information still to discover.