High-Retention Scripting
The 100-130 word formula: hooks, emotional pacing, banned AI tell words, and loop closes.
Stage 02 enforces retention mechanics on narration scripts to maximize watch time and replay loops on vertical platforms.
The 100–130 Word Formula
At standard 1.15x neural speech speed (2.2–2.4 words per second), a 100–130 word script generates a video between 45 and 58 seconds long. This ensures the short completes within the 60-second platform threshold while maximizing algorithmic completion rate.
For landscape long-form (format: long), scripts target 800 to 3,500 words with multi-chapter narrative pacing.
Hook Archetypes (0–3s)
Every script must open with an immediate high-stakes hook in the first sentence:
- •The Bizarre Contradiction: "In 1904, the Olympic marathon was won by a man who was fed rat poison during the race."
- •The Direct Mystery: "There is a creature in the deep ocean whose entire head is completely transparent."
- •The Betrayal / Rivalry: "He spent twenty years building modern television, only to have his blueprints stolen in a single afternoon."
- •The High-Stakes Decision: "In October 1962, one man prevented World War Three by refusing to press a single button."
Banned AI Clichés
shorts verify-script automatically fails any script containing generic AI buzzwords:
Seamless Loop Mechanics
The closing sentence must connect grammatically into the opening line when the video replays, driving automatic 1.5x+ replay retention: