Notes on product video
Short, practical writing on briefs, storyboards, and short-form ads.
Aug 2026The 3-second hook: opening lines that stop the scroll
Short-form ads live or die in the first three seconds. Open on the problem your viewer already feels — name it plainly, in their words — and cut any preamble. Framehouse scripts put the hook in scene one by default.
Aug 2026How to write a product video brief in five minutes
A good brief is four answers: the product, the audience, the tone, and the aspect ratio. Add one sentence of direction — the manner you want the video to move in — and the storyboard generator does the rest.
Jul 20269:16 vs 16:9: picking the right aspect ratio for your ad
Vertical wins on TikTok, Reels, and Shorts; widescreen still rules YouTube pre-roll and landing pages. Framehouse renders the same storyboard in either ratio, so you can cut both from one brief.
Jul 2026Why your captions should be readable at arm's length
Most mobile video plays muted. Large, high-contrast, word-by-word karaoke captions keep the message intact without sound — and they lift watch time on every platform we have tested.