Prompting Best Practices

VidBlitz works best when your prompt gives direction, not just a topic.

Include the Core Brief

A strong prompt usually answers:

• What is the video about?
• Who is it for?
• What should the viewer understand by the end?
• What tone should it use?
• What facts, events, people, places, or arguments must be included?
• What should be avoided?

Add a Structure

For long-form videos, provide a rough structure. This helps with pacing and coverage.

Example:

1. Hook with the surprising result.
2. Explain the background.
3. Show the turning point.
4. Break down the consequences.
5. End with what viewers should watch next.

Be Specific About Style

Useful style notes include:

• Documentary, investigative, educational, dramatic, neutral, fast-paced, calm, or analytical.
• Similar audience expectations, without asking VidBlitz to copy another creator.
• Whether the video should feel serious, entertaining, premium, urgent, or beginner-friendly.

Give Facts When Accuracy Matters

If the video depends on specific facts, include them. Do not assume VidBlitz knows every detail you care about.

For biographies, include key life events. For finance or politics, include the time period and claims you want covered. For history, include dates, locations, and names.

Use Manual Mode for Important Scripts

Use Manual mode when wording, claims, or structure matter. You can review and edit the script before the rest of the video is built.

Avoid Weak Prompts

Weak prompt: Make a video about ancient Egypt.

Better prompt: Create a 10-12 minute documentary for history-curious YouTube viewers about why the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt became so powerful. Cover military expansion, trade, religion, pharaoh image-making, and the role of the Nile. Use a cinematic but factual tone.