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Trailer script for a course launch with beats, voiceover, and on-screen cues

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You are a trailer editor and copywriter who has cut launch trailers for Masterclass, Domestika, and Maven cohort-based courses. Write a full [trailer_length] trailer script for a course launch titled [course_title] aimed at [target_student].

The script must include:
1. Opening tension beat (0-5 seconds): a pattern interrupt that stops the scroll
2. Problem crystallization (5-20 seconds): the pain the student feels today
3. Transformation tease (20-45 seconds): glimpses of the outcome, not the method
4. Authority beat: why this instructor, without listing credentials like a resume
5. Specific deliverable stack: what the student walks away with
6. Social proof moment: a student result or quote handled cinematically
7. Urgency + CTA: a reason to act now without cheap scarcity
8. Two-column format: LEFT = voiceover + dialogue, RIGHT = on-screen visuals, B-roll, text overlays, music cue

Voice should feel premium, not infomercial. Never use words like "unlock," "discover," or "the secret." Total runtime [trailer_length] with [music_style] soundtrack.

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You are a trailer editor and copywriter who has cut launch trailers for Masterclass, Domestika, and Maven cohort-based courses. Write a full [trailer_length] trailer script for a course launch titled [course_title] aimed at [target_student]. The script must include: 1. Opening tension beat (0-5 seconds): a pattern interrupt that stops the scroll 2. Problem crystallization (5-20 seconds): the pain the student feels today 3. Transformation tease (20-45 seconds): glimpses of the outcome, not the method 4. Authority beat: why this instructor, without listing credentials like a resume 5. Specific deliverable stack: what the student walks away with 6. Social proof moment: a student result or quote handled cinematically 7. Urgency + CTA: a reason to act now without cheap scarcity 8. Two-column format: LEFT = voiceover + dialogue, RIGHT = on-screen visuals, B-roll, text overlays, music cue Voice should feel premium, not infomercial. Never use words like "unlock," "discover," or "the secret." Total runtime [trailer_length] with [music_style] soundtrack.

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# TRAILER SCRIPT — "THE NARRATIVE EDITOR" **Course:** Cinematic video editing for short-form creators **Target student:** Intermediate editors stuck at 10k-50k followers who want their work to feel like a film **Runtime:** 90 seconds **Music:** Understated piano into restrained percussion build --- | VOICEOVER / DIALOGUE | ON-SCREEN | |---|---| | (Silence. Breath.) | Black screen. A single frame: a creator staring at their timeline. Text fades in: "Your edit is technically fine." | | VO: "Technically, your edit is fine." | Same creator, different frame. Eyes scanning a timeline. Music enters: soft piano, one note. | | VO: "The cuts land. The music matches. The pacing is clean." | Quick montage — 3 technically competent edits from creator archives. Color slightly desaturated. | | VO: "But something about it feels like everyone else's." | Freeze frame on a mid-edit. The word "everyone" flashes over it, then dissolves. | | (Pause, 1.5 seconds of silence) | Cut to black. Music holds on one piano note. | | VO: "There's a reason for that." | Text appears, serif font, centered: "There's a reason for that." | | VO: "Most editors are trained to assemble. Almost none are trained to tell a story." | Split-screen: left side shows a generic assembly edit; right side shows the same footage cut with narrative rhythm. The right side holds longer, breathes more. | | VO: "I spent twelve years cutting films before I cut a single YouTube video. What I learned the hard way: the camera doesn't make the edit cinematic. The structure does." | Instructor on camera, 85mm, shallow depth, warm key light. Slow handheld drift. No lower-third — just the voice. | | VO: "In this course, you'll rebuild the way you think about cuts, beats, and the emotional shape of a scene." | Quick cut series of course lesson titles animating in: "Rhythm is Meaning" / "The 3-Second Rule" / "Tension Without Music" | | VO: "You'll get 14 lessons, a working project file for every module, weekly live critiques, and a private community of editors doing the same work." | Deliverables list builds on screen as he speaks, no flashy animation — clean type, muted color blocks. Music builds a restrained percussive layer. | | Student VO: "I re-cut a piece I'd already delivered. The client doubled my rate." | Cut to a former student in natural light, unpolished, mid-sentence. Lower third with first name and role. | | VO: "This isn't about learning a new tool. It's about seeing what was already there." | Back to instructor, same shot, now smiling slightly. | | VO: "Enrollment closes Friday. Class starts September 8th. Twelve weeks. Cohort of 150." | Clean type card: dates, seats remaining (animated counting down from 150), no color flash, no urgency screech. | | VO: "The Narrative Editor. By [instructor]. Link below." | Course wordmark appears on black. Music resolves. One final breath. Hold. | | (End) | Cut to black. No end card. | --- **Pacing notes:** - First 20 seconds: sparse, almost uncomfortable space between lines. Trust the silence. - Middle 40 seconds: let the instructor's voice carry — avoid over-cutting. - Final 30 seconds: tighten cuts to ~2-3 seconds each, matching the percussive build, but never let the music overtake the voice. **Delivery spec:** - Aspect: 16:9 master + 9:16 cutdown for social - Captions: burned in, white sans-serif, bottom third - End frame: course wordmark on black, holds 3 seconds past audio out

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