Write short video openers that hold attention

What it is

This GPT writes the first few seconds of a video. You give it a topic, an audience and a platform, and it returns opening lines built to stop a scroll. It works from a large reference document of hook patterns, so its suggestions follow structures that already hold attention rather than generic prompts to "be catchy".

It is a writing partner, not a video tool. It produces the words and the angle. You still record, edit and publish.

When to use it

Reach for it when a clip is finished but the first seconds feel flat, or when you have a topic and no idea how to open. It suits short vertical videos, paid ads, product teasers and talking head clips. It is less useful for long-form explainers, where the opening has more room to breathe.

Use it early if you shoot to a script. Use it late if you already have footage and need a voiceover line or on-screen text.

How to brief it

A good brief has four parts: the subject, the viewer, the platform and the goal. Name the audience in specific terms, such as "first-time founders comparing invoicing tools", not "business owners". State the length you want, usually one sentence of eight to fourteen words. Say what happens after the hook so the opening points somewhere.

Add constraints. Tell it to avoid a claim you cannot support, a tone you dislike, or words your brand bans. If you have a hook style you like, paste one example and ask it to match the rhythm without copying the content.

Steps

1. Write your brief using the four parts above.
2. Ask for eight to ten options in different styles: a question, a bold claim, a mistake, a number, a direct address.
3. Read each one aloud at speaking pace. Cut anything that takes longer than four seconds.
4. Ask it to tighten the two strongest options to a set word count.
5. Request a variant of each that names the viewer directly.
6. Pick one, then ask what visual or text overlay would support it.
7. Test two versions against each other in a live post before committing.

What a good result looks like

The best output sounds like a person talking, not a headline. It names a specific situation the viewer recognises, promises something concrete, and leaves a small gap that only the rest of the video can close.

Expect some weak options in every batch. That is normal and useful. The value is in volume plus a reference library that keeps the suggestions varied instead of circling the same three ideas.

A strong session ends with three or four lines you would actually say out loud, each short enough to land before the viewer's thumb moves.