30-second Reel script with a hook
A shot-by-shot Reel plan: hook, three scenes, on-screen text and a closing line. Paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok or Claude, change the parts in brackets to suit you, and generate.
- Written for
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Claude
- Status
- Tested 9 Oct 2026 in Grok, 9 Oct 2026 (one run; model id not exposed)
- Test settings
- The page's exact default prompt was run once in Grok on 9 Oct 2026. The default details already written on the page were the input. They are illustrative, not a record of a real event. ChatGPT and Gemini were not used. The first result was kept.
- Variability
- A different set of details, or another run, will change the wording. This is the first result for the defaults on this page.
Prompt
Plan a 30-second Instagram Reel. Topic: 3 mistakes people make when baking eggless cake Audience: home bakers What I can film: my kitchen, phone, one cake Goal: more saves and follows Give me a table with: time | what to film | on-screen text | voice-over (optional). - 0–3 seconds: a hook that shows the result or asks a sharp question. - 3 to 4 short scenes I can film with a phone using what I have. - Last 3 seconds: a clear ending and call to action. Then give 3 alternative hooks and a short caption. Keep on-screen text under 8 words per card. Describe an optional sound mood; do not imply trending or in-app audio is licensed for every account or commercial use. Ask the user to confirm permitted audio before use. Use contiguous non-overlapping time ranges from 0 to the supplied duration and show their sum. For a duration too short for the requested scenes, give fewer and explain the tradeoff. Speech pacing is an estimate and needs a read-aloud check.
Customise
For example: 30.
For example: 3 mistakes people make when baking eggless cake.
For example: a private note to family, in plain words.
For example: my kitchen, phone, one cake.
For example: more saves and follows.
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Example output
Actual tested output. The notes used for this result are an example, not a real event. This box is not copied. Replace the notes above with your own before you paste the prompt.
30-second Reel plan. Topic supplied: 3 mistakes people make when baking eggless cake. The three lines below are script ideas for you to confirm against your own method before you say them. They are not measured tests, and no oven temperature or ratio was supplied. Film only what you have: your kitchen, your phone, one cake. On-screen text is under 8 words per card. Time ranges are contiguous and do not overlap. Speech pacing is an estimate and needs a read-aloud check. Sum of durations: 3 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 3 = 30 seconds. time | what to film | on-screen text | voice-over (optional) 0:00-0:03 | Phone close on the finished cake in your kitchen | 3 eggless cake mistakes | Three mistakes. One cake. 0:03-0:09 | Hands over the same cake, a slow mix you stop on purpose | Mistake 1: mixing too long | Stop before you overmix. 0:09-0:15 | You at the oven door, hand pausing, door stays shut | Mistake 2: opening the oven | Leave the door closed. 0:15-0:21 | Tin beside the cake, you point, you do not name a product | Mistake 3: skipping tin prep | Prep the tin first. 0:21-0:27 | Wide phone shot of that one cake on the counter | One cake, three mistakes | That is the cake. 0:27-0:30 | You point down, save gesture, kitchen behind you | Save this and follow | Save this. Follow for the next one. Optional sound mood: soft kitchen room tone, no music track named. Do not treat trending or in-app audio as cleared for every account or for commercial use. Confirm the audio you are allowed to use before you add any. Alternative hooks 1. On-screen: This eggless cake shows 3 mistakes 2. On-screen: Which of these 3 do you do? 3. On-screen: Fix these 3 before you bake Short caption Three eggless-cake mistakes, filmed with one cake in my kitchen. Save this and follow for the next bake. Confirm the lines match your method before you copy them.
How to use it
- Open ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok or Claude.
- Paste the prompt and replace the [BRACKETS] with your details.
- Review names, facts and the requested format; follow up with corrections or missing details.
How to use this prompt
- Fill Customise with your real details. Do not let the tool guess a missing fact. Write the missing information clearly if you need to.
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- Check names, facts, numbers, language and the format you asked for. If something is wrong or incomplete, ask for a correction.
Good to know
- Only use music and clips you have the right to use. In-app audio has its own terms. Run once in Grok on 9 Oct 2026 using the illustrative defaults on this page. Check the draft against your own facts before you use it.
- Check facts before you rely on the answer.
