TikTok / Reels 2-second hook video prompt
Generate an opening shot that stops the scroll in two seconds: instant motion, a pattern break and a question the viewer needs answered.
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1Pick a hook angle
Run this in a chat model to get visual hook ideas, not just text hooks.
Give me 6 visual hook ideas for the first 2 seconds of a vertical video about {{topic}} for {{audience}}. Each must start with motion in frame 1 (no slow fade-ins) and use one of: unexpected object, extreme close-up, rapid reveal, impossible physics, mid-action start, visual contrast. One line each, plus the on-screen text (max 6 words) I'll add in the editor.2Generate the hook shot
Motion must start immediately. If the model fades in or eases in, trim the first frames in your editor.
Vertical video, movement starts in the very first frame. {{hook_visual}}. Camera: {{camera}}, close and dynamic, subject filling most of the frame. Lighting: {{lighting}}, high contrast so it reads on a small phone screen. Style: bold, saturated, crisp, social-first. Duration 2-3 seconds, aspect ratio 9:16. Avoid: text, captions, watermarks, logos, extra limbs or fingers, warped faces, flicker, sudden cuts, slow fade-in, empty first frame, small subject.
Example input
Topic: why houseplants die; hook: overwatered plant collapses in close-up.
Example output
Vertical video, movement starts in the very first frame. A wilting potted plant in extreme close-up suddenly collapses sideways as a watering can floods it with far too much water. Camera: fast push-in, close and dynamic, subject filling most of the frame. Lighting: bright window light, white wall background, high contrast so it reads on a small phone screen. Style: bold, saturated, crisp, social-first. Duration 2-3 seconds, aspect ratio 9:16. Avoid: text, captions, watermarks, logos, extra limbs or fingers, warped faces, flicker, sudden cuts, slow fade-in, empty first frame, small subject. On-screen text (editor): "You're drowning it."
Troubleshooting
- Hook feels slow: trim the first 5-10 frames; generated clips often ease in.
- Hook doesn't connect to the video: the second shot should answer the hook's question immediately.
Known limitations
- No visual guarantees performance; test several hooks against each other with the same body content.