# Storyboard Template for Short Videos (Free Prompt) · Octoclip > A free storyboard template for TikTok, Reels and Shorts to run in ChatGPT or Claude: frame by frame, what we see, what is said and how long each shot lasts. Source: https://octoclip.io/prompts/storyboard-template Updated: 2026-10-18 --- Prompt Briefs # Storyboard template for short videos. This prompt writes a frame-by-frame storyboard for a 15 to 45 second vertical video: **what we see, what is said, the text on screen and how long each frame lasts**. Fill in five parts, paste it into ChatGPT or Claude, and hand the storyboard to the creator who films it. [Post the result as a job, free](https://octoclip.io/signup/brand?src=prompt_library&utm_campaign=storyboard-template) - Free, no account needed - Works in any assistant - 5 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. Storyboard template 5 parts to fill in ```text You are a director of short vertical videos for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. A creator will film this on their phone. Write a storyboard for one video about my product. - Product name: [PRODUCT NAME] - What the video should show: [THE STORY IN ONE SENTENCE] - Who is watching: [WHO IT’S FOR] - Length: [15, 30 OR 45 SECONDS] - Things that must appear on screen: [MUST-SHOW MOMENTS] Write it as numbered frames. For each frame give: - What we see (the shot, close-up or wide, and what is in it) - What the creator says, in plain spoken words - Text on screen, if any (five words or fewer) - Length in seconds Rules: - The first frame must stop the scroll within two seconds. - Show the product in use in at least half the frames, on the creator’s own phone or in their hands. - The lengths must add up to the length I gave. - End on one clear line, not a slogan. After the frames, add a short list of props and places the creator needs. 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. - **[PRODUCT NAME]**: The name as people see it. **Notion** - **[THE STORY IN ONE SENTENCE]**: Before and after, in one line. What changes for the person in the video? **A week of sticky notes becomes one page in Notion.** - **[WHO IT’S FOR]**: One kind of viewer. **Students and freelancers who juggle too many to-do lists.** - **[15, 30 OR 45 SECONDS]**: Shorter is easier to film well. 30 seconds fits most ideas. **30 seconds** - **[MUST-SHOW MOMENTS]**: The screens or actions the video can’t skip. **Typing a to-do list, ticking items off, the weekly view.** **03** Example output ## What you get back. The prompt filled in for Notion, the notes and planning app, and the storyboard it returned. Filled in with *Product* Notion *Story* sticky notes become one page *For* students and freelancers *Length* 30 seconds Notion **Storyboard · Notion** Reels · 9:16 · 30 seconds · 7 frames Example output Frames 1. Close-up of a desk covered in sticky notes. Says: “This was my whole week.” On screen: my old system 3 s 2. Peels the notes off one by one and drops them in a pile. 3 s 3. Phone screen: a new Notion page called “This week”. Says: “So I moved all of it here.” 5 s 4. Phone screen: typing the to-do list as checkboxes. 6 s 5. Phone screen: ticking off two items. On screen: done 4 s 6. Phone screen: the weekly view with every day filled in. 5 s 7. To camera, empty desk behind. Says: “One page. That’s the system now.” 4 s Props and places - – A desk, about 15 sticky notes with real to-dos on them. - – The creator’s own phone with Notion open, screen recording on. - – Daylight from a window, facing the creator. 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 storyboard into a job. Creators film from a storyboard faster, and you can check each frame when the video comes in. Where each part goes 1. **The story** Job title and brief 2. **The frames** Brief, as the shot list 3. **Must-show moments** Must-include points 4. **Length** Format and length 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=storyboard-template) [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 a storyboard for a short video? A list of frames in order. Each frame says what the camera sees, what is said, any text on screen and how long it lasts. For a 30-second TikTok or Reel, six to eight frames is usual. ### Do I need to draw the frames? No. For phone videos a written storyboard is enough. Creators film from the words, and screen recordings show the product better than a sketch would. ### Is this storyboard template free? Yes. Copy the prompt and use it as often as you like. You don’t need an Octoclip account. ### Can a creator change my storyboard? Let them, within limits. Keep the must-show moments fixed and let the creator say the lines in their own words. Videos sound more natural that way. **A person answers.** Can’t find your question? Write to us and someone at Octoclip replies. [Write to us](mailto:support@octoclip.io) Related prompts ## Prompts to use next. [All prompts](https://octoclip.io/prompts) [Briefs Shot list template Every shot for one video, in filming order, with the must-haves marked. 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Post it as a job and see who wants to film it before you pay anything. [Post the result as a job, free](https://octoclip.io/signup/brand?src=prompt_library&utm_campaign=storyboard-template) [Sign in](https://octoclip.io/login) **Posting a job is free.** You’re charged only when a creator accepts. [Post a job free](https://octoclip.io/signup/brand?src=prompt_library&utm_campaign=storyboard-template)