Recipe Video Script Template

[RESULT FIRST - 0:00 to 0:15 | about 45 words]
Open on the finished dish, moving, with the texture the viewer can almost hear.
"[DISH NAME] in [TOTAL TIME], and [THE ONE THING THAT MAKES IT WORK]."
No channel greeting. The food is the hook.

[WHAT YOU ARE MAKING - 0:15 to 0:45 | about 91 words]
"Here is what it is: [TWO SENTENCE DESCRIPTION]."
"Here is what makes it different from the usual version: [KEY TECHNIQUE]."
Say the total and active time on screen.

[INGREDIENTS - 0:45 to 1:45 | about 181 words]
Show every ingredient laid out once, in one frame, at final quantities.
"[INGREDIENT], [AMOUNT]. The [SUBSTITUTION] works if you cannot find it."
"Two things worth buying well here: [INGREDIENT ONE] and [INGREDIENT TWO]."

[STEP BY STEP - 1:45 to 5:30 | about 634 words]
Step with the heat, the texture, and the time visible on screen in every shot.
"Step one: [ACTION] until [VISIBLE CUE], about [TIME]."
"Step two: [ACTION]. You are looking for [TEXTURE OR COLOR], not [TIME ALONE]."
"Step three: [ACTION]. This is the step people rush, and rushing it is the difference between [RESULT A] and [RESULT B]."
Repeat the cue at each transition so viewers cooking along do not have to rewind.

[WHAT GOES WRONG - 5:30 to 6:30 | about 181 words]
"If yours is [PROBLEM], it is because [CAUSE]. Fix it by [FIX]."
"If it tastes flat, you probably need [SEASONING OR ACID], not more salt."

[PLATE AND TEST - 6:30 to 7:30 | about 181 words]
Plate it the way you would serve it, with the camera at eating height.
"Texture check: [SOUND OR DESCRIPTION]."
"Taste: [HONEST ASSESSMENT, including one thing you would change]."

[STORAGE AND CTA - 7:30 to 8:00 | about 91 words]
"It keeps for [TIME] in the fridge and reheats [HOW]."
"Full written recipe is in the description. Tell me in the comments what to cook next."