# YouTube Script Template

Topicut Team | Free editable worksheet | 2026-11-01

## Project brief

Working title: ______________________________________________
Audience: __________________________________________________
Question the video answers: __________________________________
Target length (planning only): ________________________________

## Opening

[Write the exact opening narration. State a clear question without promising an answer your evidence cannot support.]

## Main section 1

Narration: [Your words]
Visual direction: [What should appear?]
Source / factual check: [Record the source or mark as fiction]

## Main section 2

Narration: [Your words]
Visual direction: [What should appear?]
Source / factual check: [Record the source or mark as fiction]

## Closing

[Summarize what the video actually establishes. Add a relevant next step if needed.]

## Timing budget

Spoken minutes = words / words per minute. At 120-150 wpm, 1,200 English words take about 8-10 minutes before pauses and visual holds. These are examples, not a speaking standard. Time a real read-through.

## Scene review

[ ] Narration and scenes stay in the same order.
[ ] Characters, locations and props remain consistent.
[ ] Each image supports the sentence it accompanies.
[ ] Estimated timings are replaced with measured audio when available.

## Sources and permissions

Source title / URL: __________________________________________
Claim or scene supported: ____________________________________
Media creator / stated license: ______________________________
Attribution required: ________________________________________
Review source and media permissions separately.

## Before recording or delivery

[ ] Review names, numbers and factual claims.
[ ] Keep narration text separate from visual directions.
[ ] Read aloud, then check subtitle wording and timing.
[ ] Confirm the final version and export the files you need.

## Continue in Topicut

Use the outline builder at topicut.com/tools/youtube-script-template and runtime calculator at topicut.com/tools/words-to-minutes. This blank template does not generate or approve a video.

## Import into Notion

Import this Markdown file using Notion’s Markdown import option, then replace the placeholders. This is an importable file, not a hosted Notion duplication link.