Beginner's Guide Script Template

[HOOK - 0:00 to 0:20 | about 60 words]
Open on the moment a beginner stops feeling lost, not on the finished expert result.
"Everything you need to start [ACTIVITY], in the order you actually need it."
"No prior knowledge assumed. If you already [BASIC SKILL], skip to [TIMESTAMP]."

[WHAT THIS IS AND IS NOT - 0:20 to 1:00 | about 121 words]
"This video is about [SCOPE]. It is not about [WHAT YOU ARE LEAVING OUT]."
"That is a separate video, and I will point to it at the end."
Say how long the beginner stage lasts, so nobody expects instant competence.

[WHAT YOU ACTUALLY NEED - 1:00 to 2:30 | about 272 words]
"Three things, and only two of them cost anything: [ITEM ONE], [ITEM TWO], [ITEM THREE]."
"Do not buy [THING BEGINNERS WASTE MONEY ON] yet. You will not need it for a while."
Show the cheap setup and say what it costs.

[FIRST STEP - 2:30 to 5:00 | about 453 words]
"Step one, and do this before anything else: [ACTION]."
Do it on screen slowly, with the mistake people make named first.
"The wrong way looks like [WRONG VERSION]. The right way looks like [RIGHT VERSION]."
"Once you can do this, you are past the hardest part."

[SECOND STEP - 5:00 to 7:00 | about 362 words]
"Step two: [ACTION]."
"Now that you can do step one, this gets easier because [REASON]."
Give a simple check: "If [SIGN], you are ready for the next step."

[THIRD STEP - 7:00 to 9:00 | about 362 words]
"Step three: [ACTION]."
"This is the one people rush. Taking a week here saves you a month later."

[THE FIVE BEGINNER MISTAKES - 9:00 to 10:30 | about 272 words]
List them fast, one line each, most common first.
"Mistake one: [MISTAKE]. Fix: [FIX]."

[WHAT TO DO NEXT - 10:30 to 11:30 | about 181 words]
"When you can [SIGN OF READINESS], the next thing to learn is [NEXT SKILL]."
"That video is linked on screen now."