youtube-script
YouTube Script Skill
Long-form video is won twice: first the packaging earns the click, then the script keeps the promise the packaging made. A YouTube video does not fail in the middle — it fails at predictable cliffs (the first 30 seconds, the ~2-minute mark, the midpoint). This skill writes a script engineered to survive those cliffs: a cold open that pays off fast, value delivered early and escalated, and an open loop pulling the viewer across every segment.
Working from a brief
Given a topic, a blog post, a talk transcript, or a rough outline, write the full script anyway — infer the single promise and the audience. Target the requested runtime (default ~8–12 min ≈ 1,200–1,800 spoken words; ~130–150 words/min). Never pad to hit a length; a tight 7 minutes beats a bloated 12. If the topic is genuinely short, say so and recommend [[short-form-script]] instead.
Required Inputs
Ask for (if not already provided, else infer and label the assumption):
- Topic / the idea (or a source: blog post, transcript, docs) and the one promise the video delivers
- Audience and their level (complete beginner → practitioner)
- Target runtime (~5 / ~10 / ~20 min) and format (explainer, tutorial, video essay, review, talking-head/vlog)
- Creator voice (or pull from a [[creator-brand-kit]]) and the primary CTA (subscribe, a lead magnet, a product, the next video)