short-form-video-script
short-form-video-script
Write a short whose desire, action, consequence and payoff are understandable, then make its opening worth watching. Retention is useful feedback, not a substitute for a story that delivers its promise.
Read the selected identity first
Load the delivery brief, brand profile and voice, plus story system, production defaults and continuity ledger when present. Use brand-profile and voice-builder if that foundation needs work. Respect voice, novelty, cast continuity, route, runtime, assembly, captions, music and consent choices before applying templates. Never carry one identity's rules into another.
Caption text, CTA, loop and sequel hook are optional. A no-caption identity gets no burned captions or on-screen dialogue; plan readable action and native spoken dialogue/SFX as requested. Test what a mute viewer can understand, but do not pretend a dialogue-led joke is fully understood silently or add text against the brief. Post copy is a separate handoff to caption-writer.