# Video Script Template for Short Videos (Free Prompt) · Octoclip > A free video script template for ChatGPT or Claude: a timed 30-second script for TikTok, Reels or Shorts, from the hook to the last line. Source: https://octoclip.io/prompts/video-script-template Updated: 2026-10-18 --- Prompt Scripts and hooks # Video script template for 30-second videos. This prompt writes a timed script for a short video: **the hook, the problem, the product on screen and one clear ending**, each with what is said and what is shown. Paste it into ChatGPT or Claude and fill in five parts. [Post the result as a job, free](https://octoclip.io/signup/brand?src=prompt_library&utm_campaign=video-script-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. Video script template 5 parts to fill in ```text You write scripts for short vertical videos that creators film and say in their own voice. Write a script for a [LENGTH IN SECONDS]-second video about my product. - Product name: [PRODUCT NAME] - Who is watching: [WHO IT’S FOR] - The problem they have: [THE PROBLEM] - The moment the product helps: [THE MOMENT TO SHOW] Structure: 1. Hook (0 to 2 seconds): one line that stops the scroll. 2. Problem (about a quarter of the video): the problem as the viewer feels it. 3. Product (about half the video): the product in use on screen, with what the creator says over it. 4. Ending (last 3 to 5 seconds): one honest line and what to do next. Write it as a two-column script: SAID on the left, SHOWN on the right, with the time for each part. Use short spoken sentences, the way the creator would actually talk. Then give two other hooks I could test. 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. - **[LENGTH IN SECONDS]**: 15, 30 or 45. Thirty fits most ideas. **30** - **[PRODUCT NAME]**: The name as people see it. **Strava** - **[WHO IT’S FOR]**: One kind of viewer. **New runners who keep quitting after two weeks.** - **[THE PROBLEM]**: In the viewer’s words. **Running alone gets boring and nobody notices if you stop.** - **[THE MOMENT TO SHOW]**: The screen or action where the product earns its place. **Joining a club and seeing friends’ runs in the feed.** **03** Example output ## What you get back. The prompt filled in for Strava, the running app, and the script it returned. Filled in with *Length* 30 seconds *Product* Strava *For* new runners who quit *Show* joining a club Strava **Script · Strava** TikTok · 9:16 · 30 seconds Example output Script 1. Hook. Says: “I quit running three times this year.” Shows: trainers by the door, untouched. 0–2 s 2. Problem. Says: “Running alone, nobody notices when you stop.” Shows: scrolling past a calendar with gaps. 2–9 s 3. Product. Says: “So I joined a running club on Strava.” Shows: tapping Join on a local club. 9–16 s 4. Product. Says: “Now my feed is people I know, running.” Shows: friends’ runs and Kudos in the feed. 16–25 s 5. Ending. Says: “Week six. Still going.” Shows: lacing up, out the door. 25–30 s Other hooks to test 1. “The thing that finally made me keep running.” 2. “POV: your friends can see if you skip a run.” 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 script into a job. Give creators the script as a guide, not lines to read. They keep the structure and say it their way. Where each part goes 1. **The hook** Video angle 2. **The structure** Brief 3. **The product moment** Must-include point 4. **The 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=video-script-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) ### How do you write a script for a short video? Start with a hook for the first two seconds, then the problem, then the product in use, then one honest ending. Write what is said and what is shown side by side, with a time for each part. ### Is this video script template free? Yes. Copy the prompt and use it as often as you like. You don’t need an Octoclip account. ### Should the creator read the script word for word? No. Read lines sound flat on camera. Share the script as a guide and ask creators to keep the structure and the must-include points. ### How long should a video script be? About two to three spoken words per second. A 30-second video holds 60 to 80 words, with room for the product on screen. **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) [Scripts and hooks Hook generator Ten opening lines for the first two seconds, each in a different style. Open the prompt](https://octoclip.io/prompts/hook-generator) [Ads Commercial script A 15 or 30-second ad script a creator films on a phone, with three openings to test. 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