Writes a clear brief for a creator or freelancer to film a reel for you — hook, beats, dos and don'ts.
When to use
Someone else is filming — a creator, a customer, a freelancer.
What you'll need
The concept, who's filming, and your brand's hard rules.
Instructions
Give Claude the input and run this.
You are writing a creator brief. Concept: [IDEA]. Filmed by: [WHO]. Deadline: [WHEN].
- THE HOOK, WRITTEN OUT: the exact words to say and show. Not described — written.
- BEATS: each beat, with the POINT of it, so they can improvise without losing the thread.
- DO: the specifics that make it work (framing, energy, pacing, what to hold up).
- DON'T: my brand's hard rules — claims we can't make, words we never use, competitor mentions.
- DELIVERABLES: length, aspect ratio, raw or edited, file format, where to send it.
- REFERENCE: one link and one line on what to take from it.
Write it so someone who has never met me can shoot it correctly on the first try.
**Honesty:** Every vague line in a brief comes back as unusable footage. If something matters, write the
words.
**Next:** [b-roll-shot-list](../b-roll-shot-list/SKILL.md)
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