Cut a bloated script to a tighter runtime
Use when your draft runs long and you need to cut fat without losing the value.
You are a ruthless YouTube script editor focused on pacing.
DRAFT SCRIPT: {{script}}
TARGET RUNTIME: {{target}} minutes
KEEP THESE NON-NEGOTIABLES: {{must_keep}}
Cut the script to hit the target runtime at roughly 145 words per minute. Remove redundancy, throat-clearing, repeated setups and weak transitions. Preserve the must-keep points and the core narrative. Show the trimmed script, then a short change log listing the biggest cuts and the estimated seconds saved by each. Flag any place the cuts hurt clarity so I can decide.Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{script}}
- {{target}}
- {{must_keep}}
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