Write a timed two-column explainer video script
Delivers a two-column AV script with cumulative timestamps, per-line reading direction, and proof-point placeholders instead of invented claims.
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Write a complete, timed voiceover script for an explainer video. Topic or product: [WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT DOES] Audience and what they already know: [DESCRIBE] Target runtime: [e.g. 60 / 90 / 120 SECONDS] Call to action: [THE ONE THING THE VIEWER SHOULD DO AT THE END] Key points that must appear: [LIST, IN PRIORITY ORDER] Tone: [e.g. PLAINSPOKEN AND CONFIDENT, NO SALES VOICE] Before writing, set the budget: at 150 words per minute, state the total word budget, then allocate it across this arc — hook, problem, how it works, why this over alternatives, call to action. Show the allocation as a one-line table. Format the script as a two-column AV table. Left column VISUAL: what is on screen, described concretely enough that a videographer or motion designer could act on it. Right column AUDIO: the voiceover line, plus reading direction in lowercase brackets where delivery matters, e.g. [slower, let it sit]. Add a cumulative timestamp for each row, derived from the word counts. Rules for the audio column: one idea per row; every sentence sayable in one breath; the hook opens on the viewer's problem or a concrete image, never the product name; the product enters only after the problem is felt; the call to action is one specific act, not a menu. Wherever a claim wants a number, customer name, or result, write [PROOF POINT — SUPPLY] rather than inventing one. After the table, return: total word count and computed runtime; the single row to cut first if I need it shorter; and two alternate hooks with a one-line rationale each.
Updated 2026-08-18
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