VidRush Prompting Guide

Example prompt for Claude/ChatGPT:
"Generate an outline with 10 detailed talking points about [TOPIC].
Each point should include specific facts, dates, or statistics.
Structure it for a documentary-style video.
Use this transcript as a reference for style: [PASTE TRANSCRIPT]"

Title: [Clear, descriptive title]

Create a [duration]-minute documentary about [topic].

Main talking points:
1. [First major point with specific details]
   - Supporting fact A
   - Supporting fact B

2. [Second major point]
   - Supporting detail
   - Specific example

[Continue for all points]

Style: [Documentary/investigative/educational]
Tone: [Serious/engaging/mysterious]

Create a 10-minute investigative documentary about [TOPIC].

Historical Context:
- [Background point 1]
- [Background point 2]

Current Situation:
- [Present-day fact 1]
- [Present-day fact 2]
- [Statistics or data]

Expert Perspectives:
- [Authority quote or position]
- [Contrasting viewpoint]

Future Implications:
- [Projection or trend]
- [Potential outcomes]

Tone: Serious and analytical
Style: Professional documentary

Create a 12-minute top 10 video about [TOPIC].

Introduction:
- Hook: [Attention-grabbing statement]
- Overview of what viewers will learn

10. [Least impactful item]
- Key fact
- Why it matters

9. [Next item]
- Main point
- Supporting detail

[Continue through to #1]

1. [Most impactful item]
- Major revelation
- Lasting impact

Conclusion:
- Summary of key takeaways
- Call to action

Style: Engaging countdown
Tone: Informative but entertaining

Create a 15-minute investigation into [MYSTERIOUS TOPIC].

The Mystery:
- Initial discovery/incident
- Key questions raised
- Stakes involved

The Investigation:
- Evidence found
- Expert analysis
- Conflicting theories

Revealing Details:
- Breakthrough discovery
- Hidden connections
- Unexpected findings

The Truth:
- Most likely explanation
- Supporting evidence
- Remaining questions

Style: Suspenseful investigation
Tone: Mysterious and compelling

Frame abstract ideas with concrete examples:
- Instead of "economic inflation"
- Use "shoppers looking at high prices, empty shelves, worried families"

Part 1: Use transcript-based outline
Part 2: Add current statistics
Part 3: Include specific visual cues
Part 4: Reference trending angles

Create a 10-minute investigative documentary about The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Historical Context:
- Colonial-era treaties gave Egypt control over Nile waters, excluded Ethiopia
- Ethiopia began construction in 2011 without downstream approval
- $5 billion investment, Africa's largest hydroelectric project

Current Situation:
- Dam 80% complete, filling reservoir since 2020
- Generates 6,450 MW of electricity when fully operational
- Ethiopia aims to become regional electricity exporter
- Located on Blue Nile, supplies 85% of Nile water

The Water Conflict:
- Egypt fears reduced water flow threatens 100 million citizens
- Sudan caught between benefits (flood control) and risks (dam safety)
- No binding agreement reached after decade of negotiations
- Military tensions escalated with threats from Egyptian officials

Engineering Details:
- 155 meters high, 1,780 meters long concrete structure
- Reservoir capacity of 74 billion cubic meters
- Can withstand magnitude 8 earthquake
- Turbines manufactured by European companies despite pressure

Future Implications:
- Sets precedent for upstream nations controlling rivers
- Climate change making water more scarce
- Could trigger regional water wars or cooperation
- Symbolizes Africa's push for energy independence

Style: Serious investigative journalism
Tone: Neutral but highlighting tensions

Create a 15-minute countdown video about 10 Ancient Egyptian Discoveries That Shatter History.

Introduction:
- Hook: Egypt isn't what textbooks taught us
- These discoveries prove we've been wrong about ancient civilization

10. Merer's Logbook - The Pyramid Supply Chain
- Papyrus details daily limestone deliveries to Great Pyramid
- Names supervisors, docks, canal routes
- Proves pyramids built by organized labor, not slaves
- Found at Wadi el-Jarf, oldest papyrus ever discovered

9. Psusennes I - The Silver Pharaoh
- Intact tomb with pure silver sarcophagus
- More valuable than Tutankhamun's gold
- Discovered 1939 but overshadowed by WWII
- Located in Tanis, not Valley of Kings

8. The Great Pyramid's Hidden Void
- 30-meter cavity discovered by cosmic ray imaging
- Located above Grand Gallery
- Purpose unknown - could contain burial goods
- Found 2017, still unexplored

7. Avaris Hand Pits - Proof of Ancient Brutality
- 16 severed right hands buried in palace courtyard
- Confirms "Gold of Valor" practice from texts
- Soldiers presented enemy hands for gold rewards
- Dating to Hyksos period, 1600 BCE

6. Seqenenre Taa II's Execution
- CT scans reveal multiple head wounds from different weapons
- Captured alive, hands bound, executed ceremonially
- Died fighting to reunite Egypt
- Embalmers disguised wounds cosmetically

[Continue through to #1]

Style: Dramatic countdown
Tone: Building suspense with each revelation

Create an 18-minute investigation into Why 3I/ATLAS Isn't What NASA Says.

The Official Story:
- Discovered July 1, 2025 by ATLAS telescope
- Third confirmed interstellar visitor after Oumuamua and Borisov
- Classified as comet based on visible coma
- Following hyperbolic trajectory through solar system

The Anomalies Begin:
- Mass 44 billion tons - far heavier than expected
- No typical comet tail despite obvious outgassing
- Trajectory aligned within 5 degrees of planetary plane
- Will pass unusually close to Mars, Venus, and Jupiter

Mars Flyby Mystery:
- October 3, 2025 closest approach to Mars
- Seven spacecraft positioned to observe
- ESA released fuzzy images after days of silence
- NASA, China, UAE remain completely quiet
- Perseverance rover communications mysteriously interrupted

The Data Blackout:
- Unlike previous interstellar objects with daily updates
- FOIA requests return heavily redacted documents
- Key scientists reassigned from project
- Raw telescope data suddenly classified
- Public observation portals offline for "maintenance"

Physical Impossibilities:
- Non-gravitational acceleration without visible jets
- Brightness variations suggest artificial rotation
- Heat signature doesn't match ice sublimation
- Spectroscopy shows unusual nickel-only emissions
- Possible companion objects moving in formation

Harvard's Bold Claims:
- Avi Loeb assigns 30-40% chance of artificial origin
- Trajectory appears optimized for planetary observation
- Could be disguised probe or "Trojan horse"
- Academic papers contradict NASA's conservative stance

What Happens Next:
- October 29 perihelion behind the Sun - perfect cover
- December reappearance will reveal any changes
- Jupiter encounter March 2026 could be significant
- Pattern suggests deliberate solar system survey

The Question:
- Natural comet or something more?
- Why the unprecedented secrecy?
- What did those Mars observations really show?

Style: Investigative thriller
Tone: Building suspense through evidence

Create a 10-minute news documentary about Florida's Insurance Collapse 2025.

The Breaking Point:
- 15 major insurers fled Florida since 2022
- Citizens Property Insurance now insures 1.3 million policies
- Average premiums reached $6,000, triple national average
- Hurricane season 2025 approaching with no coverage options

The Numbers:
- 400,000 policies dropped in past 12 months
- Premium increases of 40-60% for those keeping coverage
- $3 billion in claims from 2024 storms still unpaid
- Citizens Insurance facing $500 billion exposure

Ground Zero - Coastal Communities:
- Fort Myers: 78% uninsured or underinsured
- Miami Beach: Luxury condos losing 30% value
- Tampa Bay: Mass exodus of residents
- Keys: Some islands becoming uninsurable zones

Why Insurers Are Running:
- Climate models show Category 5 storms becoming common
- Reinsurance costs quadrupled since 2020
- Legal environment allows excessive claims
- Building codes inadequate for new storm intensity
- Fraud adding 15% to all premiums

The Human Cost:
- Families forced to self-insure or leave
- Mortgages requiring insurance can't be maintained
- Retirement savings wiped out by one storm
- Multi-generational homes abandoned

Government Response Failure:
- State fund undercapitalized by $470 billion
- Legislative reforms blocked by lobbying
- Federal backstop proposals rejected
- No comprehensive solution proposed

Market Collapse Indicators:
- Home sales down 67% in high-risk zones
- Property values declining 2-5% monthly
- Construction halted on new developments
- Banks restricting mortgages in coastal areas

What's Next:
- 2025 hurricane season predictions severe
- Citizens Insurance could collapse with one major storm
- Federal intervention may be required
- Mass climate migration beginning

Style: Urgent news documentary
Tone: Serious, fact-driven crisis reporting