Product demo video that shows the work, not the UI tour
Plan a {{90}}-second product demo for {{product}} aimed at {{audience}} who currently {{painful current workflow}}. Structure it around one real job, completed start to finish — n…
Video & Motion prompts
Practical video & motion prompts tested with useful AI apps.
Plan a talking-head shoot you can film alone in an hour
I'm filming {{n}} videos in one session, alone, with {{gear}}. Space: {{describe the room, windows, background}}. Topics: {{list them}}. Each video should end up around {{length}}.…
Faceless explainer script with per-line visuals
Write a {{60}}-second faceless explainer script about {{topic}} for {{audience}}. Format as a two-column table: VO line | Visual (what's on screen, plus how it's made — screen rec…
Explain a product nobody understands yet in 60 seconds
Product: {{what it does}}. Category it belongs to: {{or 'none yet'}}. What people currently do instead: {{the status quo}}. The thing that makes people say 'oh, I get it': {{if you…
Shot list before you touch a video tool
Turn this script into a production-ready shot list: {{paste script or beats}}. Final video: {{length}}, for {{platform}}, aspect {{ratio}}. Output a table: Shot # | Duration | Sho…
Voiceover direction that stops the robot read
Prepare this script for AI voiceover: {{paste script}}. Do three things: 1. Rewrite for the ear: split any sentence over 20 words, replace words that TTS mangles (numerals, symbol…
Write the first three seconds five different ways
You are a short-form editor who only cares about the first three seconds. I will give you the video's topic and the payoff it delivers. Write 5 openers, one per approach, labelled…
Turn a finished blog post into a 45-second vertical video shot list
You are a short-form video editor. I will paste a blog post. Turn it into a shot list for ONE 45-second vertical (9:16) video. Output a table with these columns: # | Timecode | On…
Caption and hook pass for silent autoplay
Here's a video transcript: {{paste}}. Platform: {{platform}}. Length: {{seconds}}. Produce: 1. Burn-in captions, chunked the way people read on a phone: 2-4 words per card, broken…
Cut a long recording into shorts that stand alone
Here's a transcript with timestamps from a {{length}} recording. Find the clips worth cutting. For each candidate: start and end timestamp, duration, the claim it makes, why it wo…
Cinematic B-roll prompt that holds together
{{Shot size}} of {{single subject}} in {{environment}}. One camera move only: {{slow push in / slow pan left / static}}, at a constant speed, no acceleration and no second move. Su…
Diagnose a video that loses people at twenty seconds
You are an editor who reads retention graphs for a living. My video underperforms and I know where, not why. Video: {{length, format, platform}}. Retention data: {{drop-off timesta…
Turn a podcast episode into a week of video clips
Here's the transcript with timestamps: {{paste}}. Episode topic: {{topic}}. Platforms: {{list}}. Find the clips that stand alone. For each, give me: the exact in and out timestamp…
Turn a webinar recording into a clip menu your team can post
You are a content lead planning repurposing. Below is a timecoded transcript of a recorded webinar or long interview. Find the clips that stand alone without context. Output a tab…
Storyboard a 30-second product teaser from one feature
You are a commercial director. I will describe ONE product feature. Storyboard a 30-second teaser that sells only that feature. Output 6 frames. For each: Frame # | Duration | Cam…
Turn the one video that worked into a repeatable format
You are a series producer. One of my videos outperformed the rest and I want to make it a format instead of a fluke. The winner: {{length, structure, what it covered}}. Its transcr…
Pick the music and pacing for a video with no dialogue
Video: {{what it shows}}, {{length}}, for {{platform}}. No voiceover. Feeling I want at the end: {{one word}}. Give me the pacing plan first, as a timeline: at {{0:00}}, {{0:03}},…
Direct an AI video clip that will actually cut together
You are a DP writing generative video prompts for a sequence that has to edit together, not three unrelated pretty shots. I will describe the beat and the shots I need. For each s…
Fix a video edit that feels slow without cutting content
You are an editor doing a pacing pass. I will paste a video transcript with timecodes. The video feels slow but I do not want to cut the substance. Diagnose in this order: 1. DEAD…
Turn recorded customer calls into a testimonial video you can publish
You are a video editor building a 60-90 second customer testimonial from raw call footage. Transcript with timestamps: {{paste transcript}}. The customer: {{company, role of speake…
Salvage a recording you cannot reshoot
You are an editor triaging a recording that has problems and cannot be reshot. What I have: {{length, camera and mic setup, conditions}}. Problems: {{describe — room echo, clipping…
Write the title, thumbnail text and first line as one package
You are a YouTube packaging editor. Video topic and what actually happens in it: {{describe the video, including the single most surprising moment}}. Channel and typical viewer: {{…
Localise a finished video for three markets without reshooting
You are a localisation producer. I have a finished video and I need versions for three markets without reshooting. Video: {{length, format, who is on camera, what it sells}}. Marke…
Pick the three clips worth putting money behind
You are a video strategist who reads retention curves for a living. Last 30 days of posts: {{for each clip: hook line, length, views, average watch percentage, saves or shares, fol…
Plan a how-to video series from the questions support keeps answering
You are a video producer who only makes videos that reduce tickets. Support reality: {{paste the top recurring questions with rough ticket volume, and any macros or help-doc links}…
Decide what to cut from a video that is two minutes too long
You are an editor who cuts for the viewer, not for the person who recorded it. Transcript with timecodes: {{paste it}}. Current runtime and target runtime: {{e.g. 9:40 down to 7:0…
Write the chapters, description and end screen for a long video
You are a video packaging editor. Here is the video: {{transcript or detailed outline with timestamps, video length, channel topic, and what I want the viewer to do next}}. Give m…
Brief an editor you have never worked with before
You are a producer who has been burned by vague briefs and now writes them so version one is close. The footage I am handing over: {{what was shot, runtime, audio situation}}. Whe…
Make a finished video usable for people who cannot hear or see it well
You are a video producer doing the accessibility pass everyone skips until someone complains. Below is my timecoded transcript, shot-by-shot notes of what is on screen, and where t…
Turn a founder's rambling voice note into a scripted video
You are a video producer who works with a founder who thinks out loud and hates being edited. The transcript of the voice note or raw recording: {{paste}}. Target length: {{second…
Script a video your legal team has to approve
You are a video producer in a regulated company who has learned that legal review kills more videos than bad footage. Write a script that survives review the first time. 1. CLAIM …
Decide what to do with an old video that still gets views
You are a channel editor deciding whether to refresh, re-cut, replace or leave alone a video that is still pulling views years later. Below is the video's transcript or outline, wh…
Turn a slide deck into a video you can send instead of the meeting
You are a video producer who makes async updates people actually finish. Turn my deck into a recordable script, not a narrated slideshow. Output: 1. CUT LIST - which slides get dr…
Decide whether to reshoot a clip or fix it in post
You are an editor stopping a producer from booking a reshoot they do not need. Below are the problem clips, what gear and people I still have access to, and my deadline. 1. TRIAGE…
Plan the video coverage for an event you only get one pass at
You are a producer covering a one-day event with a small crew and no second take. Below is the schedule, the crew and kit I have, and what the footage is for. Plan the shoot. 1. W…
Get usable footage from people filming themselves on their phones
You are a video producer running a shoot you cannot attend. Several colleagues or customers will film themselves on phones and send clips. Below is what the finished video needs to…