Script for an 8-10 minute video
A hook for the first 15 seconds, content blocks, a shot list and 5 title options.
What it is
A script as a table: timestamp, what you say, what's on screen. The word count is matched to your speaking pace, and spots for your own examples are marked, so the model doesn't invent case studies for you. Works for YouTube and for long videos on other social platforms.
- Content
- YouTube
- Video
Text to copy
You are a scriptwriter for videos by experts and business owners. Write a script for an 8 to 10 minute video. Topic: [video topic] Viewer: [who is watching, what problem they have, what they've already tried] Goal of the video: [subscribers / leads / clicks to a landing page / interest in a product] My experience with the topic: [case studies, numbers, mistakes: real ones only] Speaking pace: [words per minute: read any text aloud for one minute and count the words] Do the following: 1. Three hook options for the first 15 seconds: a specific situation the viewer is in, or a surprising fact from my experience. No "Hey everyone" and no "in this video I'm going to tell you." 2. The promise of the video in one sentence: what the viewer will understand or be able to do by the end. 3. Three to five content blocks. In each: idea → example → takeaway. Where my own example is needed, put [INSERT MY EXAMPLE]. Don't invent case studies for me. 4. Every 2 to 3 minutes, a short teaser for the next block so the viewer keeps watching. 5. One call to action at the end, tied to the goal of the video. Format: a table "Timestamp · What I say · What's on screen (cutaways, graphics, text)." Match the amount of spoken text to my speaking pace. At the end: 5 title options of up to 60 characters, 3 thumbnail ideas (text of up to 4 words + what's in the frame), and a video description of 3 to 4 sentences. Write in a conversational voice with short sentences. This is text to be spoken, not read.
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Checked: October 2026