Prompts

Commission reveal video rough cut prompts

These prompts cut raw footage into a commission reveal video (20-45s, 6 beats in order), with the pacing and the usual mistakes written in.

By Sulan Zhang, co-founder of Vyra · Updated 2026-09-24

Format: Commission reveal video
Step: Rough cut
Length: 20-45s
Aspect: 9:16
Platforms: TikTok, Reels, Shorts, YouTube

Real examples from @sulansart

At a glance


Target length	20-45s
Beat order	0-3s: the brief, text over the reference photo; 3-15s: process clips, all partial; 15-20s: framing, signing, or packing; 20-25s: the reveal, one slow move, no cuts; 25-35s: hold on the full piece with title, size, medium; 35-45s: the client's reaction, if you have it
Pacing	Slow build, 3-6 shots, then one held reveal
Hook	The brief in one line ("she asked for her grandmother's garden")
Avoid	Showing the whole piece in a process clip; Reveal shot too dark; Cutting away too early

Prompt it in Vyra

Minimal:

Make a 45-second commission reveal video from these clips. Best takes only.

Standard:

Cut my clips into a 45-second commission reveal video for TikTok. Follow this order.
- 0-3s: the brief, text over the reference photo
- 3-15s: process clips, all partial
- 15-20s: framing, signing, or packing
- 20-25s: the reveal, one slow move, no cuts
- 25-35s: hold on the full piece with title, size, medium
- 35-45s: the client's reaction, if you have it
Pacing: slow build, 3-6 shots, then one held reveal.
Keep the strongest clip or take for each part and cut the rest. No captions or music yet.

Full:

Cut my clips into a 45-second commission reveal video for TikTok. Follow this order.
- 0-3s: the brief, text over the reference photo
- 3-15s: process clips, all partial
- 15-20s: framing, signing, or packing
- 20-25s: the reveal, one slow move, no cuts
- 25-35s: hold on the full piece with title, size, medium
- 35-45s: the client's reaction, if you have it
Pacing: slow build, 3-6 shots, then one held reveal.
Keep the strongest clip or take for each part and cut the rest. No captions or music yet.
Open with this. The brief in one line ("she asked for her grandmother's garden")
Avoid these. Showing the whole piece in a process clip. Reveal shot too dark. Cutting away too early.
Export 9:16. When you're done, list what you cut with timestamps so I can check.

Why these settings

A numbered beat list gives the agent an order to follow. Leave it out and it picks one for you.
Commission reveal videos usually run 20-45s on TikTok, Reels, Shorts, and YouTube.
The pacing line (slow build, 3-6 shots, then one held reveal) sets how long each clip stays on screen.
The full prompt names the common mistakes up front, so you're less likely to see them in the first cut.
Asking for a list of cuts with timestamps makes the first pass quick to check.

Fixes

Too long. "Cut it to 35 seconds. Drop the weakest part first."
Parts out of order. "Follow the order from my first message exactly."
Wrong clip in a part. "For the 3-15s part, show me other clips I could use, with timestamps."
Something you wanted got cut. "Put back the part where [describe it]." It can find the moment from a description.

FAQ

How long should a commission reveal video be? Short versions run 20-45s. Put the number in the first sentence of the prompt so the cut is built around it.

Do I need to trim my clips before uploading? No. Upload the raw clips. Vyra transcribes and describes every scene on upload, so it can find the part that fits each beat.