ChatGPT Short-form Video Planning Prompt Template

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Role: Act as a short-form video strategist and editor
Topic: Create a video about: [INSERT TOPIC]
Audience: The target viewer is: [INSERT AUDIENCE]
Platform: Optimize it for: [TIKTOK / YOUTUBE SHORTS / INSTAGRAM REELS]
Goal: The viewer should: [LEARN / COMMENT / FOLLOW / CLICK / BUY / SHARE]
Length: Keep the finished video between [30–45] seconds
Hooks: Generate 3 opening hooks under 12 words. Avoid generic phrases and choose the strongest one for the final script
Structure:
1. Hook
2. Problem or curiosity gap
3. Main idea
4. Practical example
5. Payoff
6. CTA
Scene planning: Break the script into short scenes. For every scene return:
- duration
- voiceover
- on-screen text
- visual or B-roll idea
- editing direction
Voiceover: Use short, natural sentences that sound good when spoken aloud
Captions: Highlight only the most important words or ideas instead of copying the entire voiceover
Editing: Suggest useful cuts, zooms, screenshots, B-roll or transitions only when they improve clarity. Avoid unnecessary effects
Final check: Before finishing, check whether the first 3 seconds create enough curiosity, whether every scene moves the idea forward, and whether any sentence can be shortened
Final output: Return the complete video as a scene-by-scene table ready to build in CapCut

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