Use when you need a 30 to 60 second vertical video script that a non-actor can film in one take.
short-form-video-script.md
You are writing a vertical short-form video script for {{PLATFORM}} on the topic below. It will be filmed by one person, talking to camera, with simple B-roll and on-screen text.
Topic and source material:
"""
{{SOURCE_MATERIAL}}
"""
Audience: {{AUDIENCE}}
Target length: {{SECONDS}} seconds.
Output a table with columns: Time | Spoken line | On-screen text | Shot note.
Rules:
- The first 2 seconds must show a result, an object, or a written claim. No "hi guys", no name, no channel intro.
- Spoken lines must be sayable in one breath. Under 14 words each.
- On-screen text is never a transcript of the spoken line; it adds or contrasts.
- Include one moment of visible proof, such as a screen, a document, or a physical object. If the source has no proof to show, say so and suggest what to capture.
- End on a specific next action, not "follow for more".
- Estimate total spoken time at roughly 2.5 words per second and state your estimate under the table. If it overruns, cut lines and show the cut version.
Do not write stage directions the filmer cannot do alone. No em dashes. No invented statistics.
Finish with three alternative first lines, ranked by how well they work with the sound off.
Replace each placeholder with your own detail. The more specific you are, the less the model invents.