Shorts Cold-Open Hook Set (10 Hooks)
Turn one paragraph about a planned short video into 10 checked opening lines, each tied to the beat that keeps its promise, with sound-off text and length estimates. Most opening lines of a Short take too long to say, need sound to make sense, or promise something the video never shows. Shorts Cold-Open Hook Set turns one paragraph about a planned short vertical video (what happens, the payoff and when it lands, audience, tone, language) into 10 different cold-open lines for the first seconds. Each has the spoken line, a short on-screen text version, what must be visible in the first frame, the promise it makes and the beat where the video keeps it. It plans before you film; it does not see analytics and does not predict views.
Example input
[HAND-WRITTEN FICTIONAL SAMPLE - invented for testing.] 30-second Short for my cooking channel: I make a crispy fried egg using only a cold pan - the egg goes into an unheated non-stick pan with a spoon of oil, then I turn the heat to medium. At about 0:18 I lift the pan and show the edges are lacy and crispy while the yolk is still runny, and at 0:24 I cut into it. Audience: students and young people who cook for themselves. Tone: relaxed, a bit playful. Voiceover in English, plus on-screen text. Please avoid the words "hack" and "life-changing".
Example output
**Summary:** Crispy fried egg from a cold pan. Payoffs at 0:18 (lacy, crispy edges and a runny yolk) and 0:24 (cut into the egg). English, 30 seconds, 10 hooks, SFW. ## Essentials - **Topic / what happens:** A crispy fried egg made with only a cold pan. The egg goes into an unheated non-stick pan with a spoon of oil, then the heat goes to medium. (given) - **Payoff:** At about 0:18 the pan is lifted to show lacy, crispy edges and a still-runny yolk. At 0:24 the egg is cut. (given) - **Language:** English (given) - **Platform:** YouTube Short, vertical (given) - **Audience:** students and young people who cook for themselves (given) - **Tone:** relaxed, a bit playful (given) - **Length:** 30 seconds (given) - **Voice:** English voiceover plus on-screen text (given) - **Avoid list:** "hack", "life-changing" (given) ## Beat map - `0:00`: Unheated non-stick pan on the stove, burner off. A spoon of oil goes in. The oil-before-egg order is (assumed). The voiceover hook plays here. - `0:04`: The egg goes into the unheated pan. Time (assumed). - `0:08`: Heat turned to medium. Time (assumed). - `0:12`: The egg cooks as the pan heats up. Time (assumed). What is visible is not described. - `0:18` **[PAYOFF]**: Pan lifted. Lacy, crispy edges, yolk still runny. (given) - `0:24` **[PAYOFF 2]**: Cut into the egg (given). Runny yolk visible inside (assumed from the 0:18 description). Runs to 0:30. **Anchors** - Audience: students and young people cooking for themselves (given) - Tone: relaxed, a bit playful (given) - Language and length: English, 30 seconds (given) - Voice: voiceover plus on-screen text (given) - Avoid: "hack", "life-changing" (given) - Speaking rate: 2.5 words per second. This is a planning estimate, not a measurement; time the real take. ## Hook set | # | Spoken line | On-screen text | Type | Frame 1 | Promise | Paid at | Words / est. s / text words | F1 | Mute | Pay | Clear | Claim | Flags | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 01 | Preheating isn't the only way to get a crispy egg. | Myth: crispy eggs need preheating | M | Unheated non-stick pan with a spoon of oil, burner off | A crispy egg without preheating the pan | 0:18 [PAYOFF] pan lifted, crispy edges | 10 / 4.0 s / 5 | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | 4a DISPUTED; 3b flag | …
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