arca-marketing-video 2.0.0 → 2.2.0

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  "name": "arca-marketing-video",
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- "version": "2.0.0",
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+ "version": "2.2.0",
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  "description": "Brand-driven short-form marketing content kit: four individual agent skills (carousel generator, storyboard prompt, video prompt, shorts editor) plus a shared brand profile and assets.",
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  name: storyboard-prompt
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- description: Use when pressure-testing a short-form video idea and turning it into a phone-native 3×3 (9-panel) storyboard for TikTok / Reels / Shorts — brutal virality scoring, a 10-route hook lab, a polished concept, then a filmable storyboard sheet. Triggers on "storyboard this idea", "is this video concept good", "plan a short". Part of the arca-marketing-video kit.
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+ description: Use when pressure-testing a short-form video idea and turning it into a 3×3 (or larger) storyboard for TikTok / Reels / Shorts of any video type (UGC, cinematic, animation, etc.) — brutal virality scoring, a 10-route hook lab, a first-5-seconds cold open, then TWO deliverables: a clean frames-only grid image (no text/notes, easy to crop) plus a text breakdown (concept, flow, dialogue, editor notes, style notes). Triggers on "storyboard this idea", "is this video concept good", "plan a short". Part of the arca-marketing-video kit.
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  # Storyboard Prompt
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  Your job is NOT to blindly storyboard my idea.
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- Your job is to pressure-test the idea, improve it for platform-native performance, and only then turn it into a phone-shot 9-panel storyboard.
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+ Your job is to pressure-test the idea, improve it for platform-native performance, and only then turn it into a 9-panel storyboard in the chosen VIDEO TYPE.
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- The final output must feel like:
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- “Someone grabbed their phone and filmed this in the moment.”
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+ This skill supports ANY video type the user names — UGC / phone-shot, cinematic / movie-trailer, animation, motion-graphics, product film, skit, etc. The LOOK follows that type's own craft. The TikTok retention discipline below — above all the FIRST 5 SECONDS cold open, sound-off clarity, and a fresh beat every 2–4s — applies to EVERY type.
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- It must NOT feel like:
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- “A cinematic commercial, polished brand film, stock video, glossy AI image, DSLR shoot, or high-end production storyboard.”
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+ Default type = phone-shot UGC. When the type IS UGC, the output must feel like “someone grabbed their phone and filmed this in the moment,” and must NOT feel like a cinematic commercial, polished brand film, stock video, glossy AI image, DSLR shoot, or high-end production. When the user picks a NON-UGC type, follow that style instead — the "phone-native / anti-cinematic" rules in Phases 6 and 9 are scoped to UGC and must not override the chosen look.
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  INTAKE — ASK FIRST:
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  Before doing anything, ask the user for the inputs you need, then wait for their answers:
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  1. RAW CONCEPT — the video idea to pressure-test and storyboard.
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- 2. TARGET MARKET / AUDIENCEwho this is for.
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- 3. BRAND PROFILE the attached or pasted ../../brand.md (brand name, positioning, tone, persona, logo rules, colors).
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- 4. TARGET FORMATTikTok / Instagram Reels / YouTube Shorts.
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- 5. PREFERRED LENGTHor let you recommend one.
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+ 2. VIDEO TYPE / STYLEUGC / phone-shot (default), cinematic / movie-trailer, animation, motion-graphics, product film, skit, etc. This drives the LOOK and the first-5-seconds cold-open strategy.
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+ 3. TARGET MARKET / AUDIENCE who this is for.
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+ 4. BRAND PROFILEthe attached or pasted ../../brand.md (brand name, positioning, tone, persona, logo rules, colors).
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+ 5. TARGET FORMATTikTok / Instagram Reels / YouTube Shorts.
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+ 6. PREFERRED LENGTH — or let you recommend one.
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  Ask first. Only make smart, briefly stated assumptions for whatever is still missing. Do not stall unless the concept is impossible to understand.
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  CORE OBJECTIVE
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  [TARGET AUDIENCE — the specific market or niche for this concept; see the brand profile]
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  Preferred visual feel:
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- Natural phone-camera UGC. Real people. Real environment. Fast, clear, funny, human, slightly messy, imperfect iPhone footage. Not cinematic. Not too sharp. Not too polished. Not much background blur.
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+ Driven by the chosen VIDEO TYPE. Default is natural phone-camera UGC real people, real environment, fast, human, slightly messy iPhone footage, not cinematic, not over-polished, not much background blur. If the user picks another type (cinematic / movie-trailer, animation, product film, etc.), match THAT type's craft instead, while keeping every TikTok retention rule below.
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  Optional extra context:
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  - product or offer:
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  10. Specific beats generic.
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  Avoid vague hooks like “You need to hear this.” Use concrete problems, outcomes, mistakes, numbers, objects, or situations.
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+ TIKTOK FIRST 5 SECONDS — COLD OPEN (applies to EVERY video type)
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+ TikTok decides in the first ~5 seconds whether to keep serving the video, so the opening 5s is the
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+ single highest-leverage part of the storyboard. It OVERRIDES the conventions of whatever style you
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+ are making — most formats (trailers, vlogs, ads) traditionally open slow; kill that instinct here.
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+ Panels 1–2 (and often into 3) must execute this cold open before anything else.
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+ The 5-second micro-arc, regardless of format:
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+ - 0.0–1.0s — pattern interrupt: the single most arresting frame / motion / sound you have. No logos,
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+ no slow establishing shot, no "hey guys", no black-screen build-up.
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+ - 1.0–3.0s — the promise: make it clear sound-off who this is for and why they must keep watching —
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+ the stakes, the question, or the payoff being teased.
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+ - 3.0–5.0s — escalate: a second distinct beat (reveal, cut, line, or raise) so the open never feels
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+ like one held shot. Land a mini-hit right before the 5s mark.
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+ The 5s open ADAPTS to the chosen VIDEO TYPE — same goal (stop scroll + promise), different execution:
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+ - Cinematic / movie-trailer → open on the most action-packed, highest-stakes shot (a cold-open
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+ set-piece or climax tease), fast cuts, a hard hook line or on-screen stakes. Do NOT open on a slow
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+ atmospheric / logo build — front-load the spectacle; save the title card for later.
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+ - UGC / talking-head → open mid-thought on a bold spoken HOOK STATEMENT (a claim, contrarian take,
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+ callout, or question), face in frame, caption-ready. No greeting, no intro.
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+ - Vlog / day-in-the-life → start in medias res at the most dramatic / funny / peak moment, not
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+ "good morning" — tease where the day is going.
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+ - Tutorial / how-to → show the finished RESULT or payoff first ("this is what you'll get"), then
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+ promise the steps. Never start with setup or tools.
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+ - Product / brand ad → lead with the visceral problem or the result / transformation, never the logo
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+ or product name first. Brand lands after the hook.
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+ - Story / skit → open inside the conflict or on the punch-setup, mid-scene. No backstory.
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+ - Listicle / tips → state the number + payoff promise in the first line ("3 ways to ___"), then jump
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+ straight to #1.
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+ - Reaction / commentary → lead with the most outrageous clip or claim you're reacting to.
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+ - Meme / comedy → hit the funniest visual or a high-tension setup immediately; no slow build.
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+ Whatever the type: the first 5s must read sound-off, name or imply the audience, and promise a payoff
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+ the rest of the video actually delivers. If the chosen style's normal opening is slow, the TikTok cold
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+ open wins. In the virality evaluation and hook lab below, explicitly choose the cold-open strategy for
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+ the declared type, and design panels 1–2 to deliver it.
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  PHASE 1: CURRENT PLATFORM RESEARCH OR HEURISTICS
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  First, use current TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts best practices if live research is available.
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+ The TikTok first-5-seconds cold open (above) lands across panels 1–2 (sometimes into 3): panel 1 is
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+ the pattern interrupt + promise for the declared video type, panel 2 is the 3–5s escalation beat.
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+ Do not spend panels 1–2 on setup, logos, or greetings — the cold open comes first.
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- PHASE 8: 3x3 STORYBOARD IMAGE
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+ - Frames in beat order (frame 1 = top-left). Each frame is a different moment (the 9 beats below).
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+ set-piece or climax tease), fast cuts, a hard hook line or on-screen stakes; no slow atmospheric /
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+ logo build, save the title card for later.
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+ - UGC / talking-head → open mid-thought on a bold spoken HOOK STATEMENT (claim, contrarian take,
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+ callout, question), face in frame; no greeting.
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+ - Vlog → start in medias res at the peak moment, not "good morning."
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+ - Tutorial / how-to → show the finished RESULT / payoff first, then promise the steps.
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+ - Product / brand ad → lead with the visceral problem or the transformation, never the logo first.
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+ - Story / skit → open inside the conflict, mid-scene.
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+ - Listicle → number + payoff promise first line, then jump to #1.
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+ - Reaction / commentary → lead with the most outrageous clip / claim.
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+ - Meme / comedy → hit the funniest visual or high-tension setup immediately.
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+ ENVIRONMENT / MOTION / QUALITY-CONTROL sections that follow) applies only when VIDEO TYPE is
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+ UGC / phone-shot. For a non-UGC type, skip these and render in that type's craft — but keep the
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