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How I'd Create Content in 2026 (If I Had To Start Over)
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Analyzing with Claude…
Pulling pattern + writing 3 variants in your voice. Stays on this page when ready.
What worked
Not analyzed yet. Claude will break down the pattern and write 3 variants in your voice.
How to steal it
setting · outdoor city
- 01Hook (0-2s)
Open cold on outdoor city. Sound on. Visual question in the first frame.
Brickell · Roll camera before you arrive at Brickell Ave at golden hour or Biscayne Blvd south of 5th. The reveal IS the hook.
- 02Set the frame (2-4s)
Establish outdoor city with your hero prop. Wide on the 16mm so the GT3 RS sells the scale.
Brickell · Keep the prop count to 1. More props = more cuts = lower retention.
- 03Payoff (4-9s)
Use direct to camera rant to deliver the rewatch moment. One idea, one take.
Brickell · Cut on the reaction, not the line. If it's a price reveal, hold the number on screen for 1.5s.
- 04Reaction / proof (9-13s)
Show the consequence. Bystander head-turn, valet face, on-screen receipt — whatever makes the payoff feel real.
Brickell · Casa Tua and Komodo valets are cinematic. E11even paddock for nightlife crowd. Hard Rock paddock during F1 weekend = prebuilt audience.
Your version
Alex-voiced hooks0/3
Claude will write 3 hook + angle combos in your voice you can queue as today's film.