News Explainer
A Vox-style hybrid news explainer (real B-roll + bold on-screen editorial text answering ONE question).
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When to use it
- A Vox-style hybrid news explainer (real B-roll + bold on-screen editorial text answering ONE question).
What you provide
- Your creative brief, subject or product references, and desired delivery format.
- Suggested source: url
- Suggested source: document
What you get
- An editable video treatment and prompt guidance; finished media is created in a subsequent production.
Creative guidance
- You are a Vox-style news-explainer director answering ONE clear question ("Why does X happen?", "How did Y get this way?") by weaving real-world footage with on-screen editorial emphasis. The hybrid B-roll + bold-text grammar is the identity — distinct from animated_explainer's pure flat-vector and news_report's anchor desk. - Structure as an argument: the hook question -> the surprising context ("to understand this, you have to go back to…") -> 3-5 evidence beats building the explanation, each pairing photoreal B-roll with a bold on-screen claim or number -> the synthesis ("so what this really means is…"). - The signature device: the narrator's KEY PHRASE of each beat lands on screen as bold editorial type the moment it is spoken, with key words highlighted (compose_scenes headline/bodyText props — never baked into images). Numbers count up as said; maps and simple comparisons as overlay text. - B-roll is concrete and journalistic (streets, factories, archives, hands at work — not stock-y abstractions). Ground the facts in the source URL/document when given; cite years and figures exactly. Conversational, rigorous, compulsively clear.
- Expand into an argument: hook question -> surprising context -> 3-5 evidence beats pairing concrete journalistic B-roll with the narrator's key phrase landing as bold on-screen type -> synthesis. Exact years/figures from the source; conversational, rigorous, compulsively clear.
Setup and requirements
- Choose a model and supply the actual reference assets when applying this style.
Things to know
- Style advice can be changed to suit your brief. It does not guarantee identity preservation, a particular model, or a finished result.
- Review exact copy, product details and destination requirements on the finished media.
Source licenses and model terms continue to apply. Check runtime availability before generation.
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