# Explainer Video Script for Social Media (Free Prompt) · Octoclip > A free explainer video prompt for ChatGPT or Claude: a 45 to 60-second script a creator films on a phone, with the problem, three steps and one clear ending. Source: https://octoclip.io/prompts/explainer-video-script Updated: 2026-10-18 --- Prompt Scripts and hooks # Explainer video script, filmed by a creator. This prompt writes a 45 to 60-second explainer video script for a creator to film on a phone: **the problem, how the product works in three steps on screen, and one clear ending**. Fill in six parts, paste it into ChatGPT or Claude, and you have an explainer that needs no animation. [Post the result as a job, free](https://octoclip.io/signup/brand?src=prompt_library&utm_campaign=explainer-video-script) - Free, no account needed - Works in any assistant - 6 parts to fill in Updated 18 Oct 2026 **01** The prompt ## Copy the prompt. Replace each highlighted part with a fact about your product, then send it. Explainer video script 6 parts to fill in ```text You write explainer videos that creators film on their own phones for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. There is no animation: the creator talks to camera and shows the product on their screen or in their hands. Write a script for a [45 OR 60]-second explainer video about my product. - Product name: [PRODUCT NAME] - Who is watching: [WHO IT’S FOR] - The problem, in the viewer’s words: [THE PROBLEM] - How it works, in three steps: [THE THREE STEPS] - What the viewer should do after watching: [THE NEXT STEP] Structure: 1. Hook (0 to 3 seconds): the problem in one line the viewer would say themselves. 2. Problem (up to 10 seconds): what it looks like today, on screen. 3. How it works (most of the video): the three steps, one at a time. Show each step on screen while the creator explains it in one or two sentences. 4. Ending (last 5 seconds): one clear line with the next step. One ending only. Write it as numbered lines, each with its time, SAID (what the creator says), SHOWN (what is on screen) and TEXT ON SCREEN. Label the steps on screen Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3, in five words or fewer each. Rules: - Explain it the way you would to a friend who has never heard of the product. No jargon. - One idea per sentence, at no more than two to three spoken words per second. - Every step is shown on the creator’s own phone or in their hands, never as a mock-up. - Three steps only. Leave every other feature out. Then write one caption the creator can post with it. Don’t invent features, numbers or results. If a fact is missing, write [ASK THE BRAND] instead of guessing. ``` Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or any other assistant. **02** Fill it in ## What to put in each part. Short and specific beats long. Leave a part out and the assistant asks or marks it, instead of guessing. - **[45 OR 60]**: 60 seconds when the steps need showing; 45 when they’re quick. **60** - **[PRODUCT NAME]**: The name as people see it. **Notion** - **[WHO IT’S FOR]**: One kind of viewer, someone who has the problem today. **Freelancers who keep track of clients in scattered notes.** - **[THE PROBLEM]**: A sentence the viewer would say out loud, not your pitch. **“I never know which client is waiting on me.”** - **[THE THREE STEPS]**: The three actions a new user takes, in order. If it takes more, pick the first three. **Start from a template, give each client a page, see them all in one database.** - **[THE NEXT STEP]**: One action the viewer can take right after watching. **Pick a template and add your first client.** **03** Example output ## What you get back. The prompt filled in for Notion, the notes and planning app, and the explainer script it returned. Filled in with *Length* 60 seconds *Product* Notion *For* freelancers with many clients *Steps* template, page, database Notion **Explainer script · Notion** Reels · 9:16 · 60 seconds · 3 steps Example output Script 1. Hook. Says: “Which client is waiting on me right now?” Shows: flicking between notes, a spreadsheet and messages. On screen: where is everything? 0–3 s 2. Problem. Says: “My clients lived in three apps. Something always slipped.” Shows: half-finished lists in each app. 3–12 s 3. Step 1. Says: “So I started from a template in Notion. The columns were already there.” Shows: picking a template on the phone. On screen: Step 1: pick a template 12–26 s 4. Step 2. Says: “Each client gets a page, with notes and a to-do list inside.” Shows: adding a client page, typing two to-dos. On screen: Step 2: one page per client 26–40 s 5. Step 3. Says: “They all sit in one database. I sort by due date and see who’s next.” Shows: the database, sorted by due date. On screen: Step 3: sort and see 40–55 s 6. Ending. Says: “Pick a template and add your first client tonight.” Shows: to camera, phone in hand. On screen: start with one template 55–60 s Caption my clients were in three apps. now they’re in one Notion database, set up in three steps The answer changes a little each time you run the prompt. Check it against your product before you post it. **04** On Octoclip ## Turn the explainer script into a job. The three steps become checks for when the video comes in, so every creator shows the product the same way. Where each part goes 1. **The problem** Job title and brief 2. **The three steps** Must-include points 3. **45 or 60 seconds** Format and length 4. **Who is watching** Who it’s for 1. Free **Post a job free.** Paste the result into the brief. Give each hook or angle to a different video. 2. You choose **Pick from who applies.** Creators apply to film it. Watch their videos and send an offer to the ones you like, at the price per video you set. 3. One revision **Review against your points.** Each must-include point is a check when the video comes in. A video that misses one gets a revision request that names it. [Post the result as a job, free](https://octoclip.io/signup/brand?src=prompt_library&utm_campaign=explainer-video-script) [How Octoclip works](https://octoclip.io/#s-how) **Posting a job is free.** You’re charged only when a creator accepts. ## About this prompt **Written by Octoclip.** Published 18 Oct 2026, updated 18 Oct 2026. ### How we check it The prompt tells the assistant not to invent features, numbers or results. Octoclip wrote and checked the example output before it was published. FAQ ## This prompt, answered. What brands ask before they use it. **A person answers.** Can’t find your question? Write to us and someone at Octoclip replies. [Write to us](mailto:support@octoclip.io) ### What is an explainer video? A short video that shows what a product does and how to use it. For TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 45 to 60 seconds is enough: the problem, three steps and one ending. ### Does an explainer video need animation? No. A creator showing the product on their own phone often feels more like a post than an ad, and it’s quicker to make. Animated explainers suit a website better than a feed. ### How long should an explainer video script be? For a 45 to 60-second video, about 100 to 150 spoken words. That holds three steps with room to show each one on screen. A fourth step usually means a second video. ### Is this explainer video prompt free? Yes. Copy it and use it as often as you like. You don’t need an Octoclip account. ### Who can film an explainer video for my product? Creators who use apps like yours. Post the script as a job on Octoclip for free and pick from the creators who apply. 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