Prompts
Explainer video prompts for Vyra
Copy-paste Vyra prompts for an explainer video, one page per step (rough cut, captions, hook, music, and b-roll), built from how we shoot and cut this format.
By Sulan Zhang, co-founder of Vyra · Updated 2026-09-24
- Format
- Explainer video
- Steps
- 5
- Length
- 45-120s
- Aspect
- 9:16 or 16:9
- Platforms
- YouTube, TikTok, Reels, Shorts, LinkedIn
Real examples from @sulansart
More on InstagramStart with the whole edit in one prompt. If one part comes back wrong, open that step and use its fixes.
The whole edit in one prompt
Cut my clips into a 120-second explainer video for TikTok. Follow this order. - 0-3s: the question - 3-10s: why it matters to them - 10-80s: the explanation, 3 ideas, one graphic each - 80-95s: the summary in one sentence - 95-100s: what to do with it Pacing: 10-20 seconds per idea, graphic changes with each one. Open with this. The question, or a surprising fact. Captions: phrase captions, key terms as big text. Music: neutral, low. Avoid these. Too many ideas. Graphics that decorate instead of explain. No summary. When you're done, list what you changed with timestamps so I can check.
One step at a time
- Explainer video rough cut prompts. Length, beat order, and pacing.
- Explainer video caption prompts. Style, position, and which words get bigger.
- Explainer video hook prompts. The first few seconds and the cut after them.
- Explainer video music prompts. Track, volume, and cutting on the beat.
- Explainer video b-roll prompts. Which shots to pull and where they go.
What to say when it's off
- Rough cut. Too long. "Cut it to 90 seconds. Drop the weakest part first."
- Captions. Captions over your face. "Move captions to the lower third."
- Hook. Hook starts late. "Cut the breath and the half second before I start talking."
- Music. Music fights the voice. "Lower the music to 15% whenever I'm talking."
- B-roll. B-roll stays too long. "Come back to my face after 3 seconds of b-roll."