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News-style Briefing · 90 second

A 90-second news-briefing cut: three headlines, fact strip, sources at the end. Designed for daily publishing cadence.

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WHO IT'S FOR

Built for these creators

Newsletter operators

Ship a video edition of your daily email in under 10 minutes of work.

Sector analysts

Brief your audience on the day in markets, AI, or policy with a consistent format.

Internal-comms teams

Daily company digest as a watchable cut instead of an unread email.

THE STRUCTURE

5-beat skeleton

BEAT 1
headline
5s

Open on the single headline of the day, stated as a complete sentence with subject, verb, and consequence.

BEAT 2
setup
15s

Two sentences of context — what happened just before this story and why it matters now.

BEAT 3
rising action
45s

Three reported beats. Each cites a source on screen. No editorializing.

BEAT 4
reveal
18s

The under-reported angle — the data point or quote that changes how the viewer sees the headline.

BEAT 5
cta
7s

Point to the primary source and the next briefing time. Neutral sign-off.

THE LOOK

Visual style lock

palettebroadcast neutral with single brand accentlensbroadcast-clean 35mm + screen capturelightingflat broadcast, no creative shadowcompositionlower-third ready, headline-safe top striperamodern digital newsroom

Never generate

AI-art aestheticcartoonCGIsensational stock imagerywatermark

THE VOICE

Directing notes

"Read this in a steady, anchor-desk register. Neutral, articulated consonants, no leading inflections."
stability · 0.7 similarity · 0.7 style · 0.15

HOW IT WORKS

From idea to published cut

1

Type your topic

A one-line idea is enough. Drop in extra context in the cue notes if you want tighter control.

2

Cue drafts the script

The narrative skeleton shapes a script tuned to this template — beats, pacing, stat overlays.

3

AI renders the cut

Stills, voiceover, music, captions, and color grade — all rendered in minutes, not hours.

4

Publish or remix

Push to YouTube, Shorts, or TikTok. Or open the timeline and remix any scene.

FAQ

Common questions

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