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The creator brief that gets the right take the first time.

You pay $200 to $300 a video, wait a week or more, and half the takes miss. Most misses start in the brief, not with the creator. Here's a prompt that interviews you and writes the 1-page brief, then tightens it, writes the kickoff message, plus a review checklist.

  1. 1Get interviewed
  2. 2Tighten it
  3. 3Send it
  4. 4Review the take

Step 1

Let your AI interview you

Open Claude or ChatGPT. Paste this and send. It asks you 10 short questions, one at a time, then writes the whole brief. No template to fill.

You're a creative director who writes 1-page briefs for UGC creators filming video ads. Write one for my product, tight enough that the creator gets it right on the first take.

Before you write anything, interview me. Ask one question at a time and wait for my answer before the next one. If I don't know an answer, suggest one I can say yes or no to, then move on.
1. Paste your product page link or text.
2. Who is watching? Describe one person: age, and what they're tired of.
3. If they remember one thing from the video, what should it be?
4. What should be on screen in the first 2 seconds, and what text?
5. Which shots must the video show?
6. Which lines need exact words, like the product name?
7. What must never be said? (Claims you can't make, rival names.)
8. Any must-haves for the look: the room, the light, the creator?
9. How long should it be, and what do you want back: how many openings, close-ups?
10. When do you need the clips?

Then write the brief with these 11 sections: the product, who's watching, the one thing to remember, the first 2 seconds (exact shot plus exact text on screen), must show (in order), must say (word for word vs in your own words), never say, the look, format, what to send, deadline and changes.

Rules:
- Nothing a creator could read 2 ways. If it's vague, make it exact.
- Real room, window light, front camera, vertical, phone look. Not a studio.
- Vertical 9:16. Raw clips plus one rough cut. No music, captions or filters.
- One round of changes, only if a "must" was missed.
- "Never say" covers any claim on my page a creator might exaggerate.
- Keep it to one page. Plain words.

You get all 11 sections. Two matter most: the one thing to remember, and the exact first 2 seconds.

  1. Product
  2. Who's watching
  3. The one thingmatters most
  4. First 2 secondsmatters most
  5. Must show
  6. Must say
  7. Never say
  8. The look
  9. Format
  10. What you send
  11. Deadline

Step 2

Tighten it in the same chat

Paste this next. It reads the brief as the creator would and answers their questions before they ask.

Now read the brief as the creator would, seeing it for the first time.

1. List the 3 questions a creator would most likely ask after reading it.
2. Answer each one inside the brief, so they never need to ask.
3. Flag any line that still reads 2 ways, and fix it.
4. Give me the final brief again, still one page.
Want to see good ones first? Get 3 briefs already filled in, plus the revision note.

Step 3

Send it with this message

Paste this in the same chat. It writes the message that goes with the brief and repeats the 3 things that matter, so they're read even if the brief is skimmed.

Now write the message I send the creator with the brief.

- Open with a short thanks. Use their name if I gave it, or ask me for it first.
- Repeat the 3 things that matter most: the first 2 seconds, the main shot up close in good light, and the biggest "never say".
- Ask them to send questions before they film, not after.
- End with the deadline, raw files plus one rough cut, vertical, no music or captions.
- Under 100 words. Friendly, plain, no hype.

Step 4

Review the take

Watch it once with sound, once muted, then tick these off.

  • The first 2 seconds match section 4: the shot and the text.
  • You get the one thing from section 3 with the sound off.
  • Every "must show" shot is there, in good light.
  • Nothing from "never say" is said.
  • It looks like a real room, not a set. Phone look, not glossy.
  • You got raw clips, not only the edit.
  • You'd stop scrolling for the first 2 seconds. Be honest.

Missed a "must"? That's a fair fix. Didn't like it but it followed the brief? Fix the brief, not the creator.

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Next step

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Send your store link. We pick your best-selling product, look at what's running longest in your category, and send you 2 storyboards for it: every shot, every line, ready to film or hand to a creator.

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Quick answers

Isn't one page too short?

One page is the point. Creators skim. Everything that matters goes in sections 3 and 4, and everything else is there to stop guessing.

Should I write the script for them?

Only the lines that need exact words, like the product name. For the rest, give the idea and let them say it their way. Read-out scripts sound read out.

What if the take still misses?

Check it against the brief, not your taste. If they missed a "must", ask for a fix with the revision note in the bonus. If they followed the brief, the brief was the problem: fix it for next time.

Does this work for AI ads too?

Yes. Paste the brief into your video tool prompt. Sections 4, 5 and 8 become your shot prompts.

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