Prompts
Reaction video prompts for Vyra
Copy-paste Vyra prompts for a reaction video, one page per step (rough cut, captions, and hook), built from how we shoot and cut this format.
By Sulan Zhang, co-founder of Vyra · Updated 2026-09-24
- Format
- Reaction video
- Steps
- 3
- Length
- 30-90s short, 8-20 min long
- Aspect
- 9:16 or 16:9
- Platforms
- TikTok, Reels, Shorts, YouTube
Start 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 90-second reaction video for TikTok. Follow this order. - 0-3s: your peak reaction, cold open - 3-8s: "okay let's go back", what you're watching - 8-60s: 2-4 pause-and-react beats - 60-75s: your verdict - 75-80s: what you'll react to next Pacing: clip plays, pause, react, resume. Open with this. Your biggest reaction first, then rewind to the start. Captions: captions on your speech only. Avoid these. Watching silently for 20 seconds. Source audio over your voice. Reacting to all of it instead of the best 3 moments. When you're done, list what you changed with timestamps so I can check.
One step at a time
- Reaction video rough cut prompts. Length, beat order, and pacing.
- Reaction video caption prompts. Style, position, and which words get bigger.
- Reaction video hook prompts. The first few seconds and the cut after them.
What to say when it's off
- Rough cut. Too long. "Cut it to 70 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."