VIDEO DRAFT PREPARATION · Workflow idea

Go from a video idea to a draft an editor can trust.

Start with a topic, audience, and creative direction. Prepare a short script, supporting visuals, and narration as one reviewable video draft, keeping the brief and source material close by so an editor can check accuracy, rights, and tone before publication.

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Starts with
Approved video brief
Produces
A video draft with its script, visuals, and narration ready for an editor to verify and approve.
Category
Content & marketing

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

A topic, intended audience, and creative direction supplied by a content owner

“Prepare a narrated video draft from an approved brief, and hold the final asset for editorial review before it is published or shared.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

5 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Helps content teams move from a defined video idea to a complete draft while keeping editorial judgment with people.

  1. Define the topic and audience

    Record the purpose, intended viewers, key points, and visual direction for the video.

  2. Prepare a concise script

    Shape the brief into a short narrative, keeping uncertain statements visible for a fact check.

  3. Gather visuals and narration

    Bring suitable images and spoken narration together with the script as a reviewable draft.

  4. Check accuracy, rights, and consent

    Have an editor verify the claims, image and audio permissions, and any use of a person’s voice or likeness.

  5. Approve the exact video before release

    Require the content owner to check the final asset, caption, audience, and destination before publication or external sharing.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

A video draft with its script, visuals, and narration ready for an editor to verify and approve.

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Content & marketing · Example outcome

The handoff

A video draft with its script, visuals, and narration ready for an editor to verify and approve.

Keep in mind

Drafted claims or visuals may be inaccurate, misleading, or used without permission. Check the original brief, verify facts, confirm rights and consent, and require an editor to approve the exact video, caption, audience, and destination before release.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Choose eligible topics and formats

Set the intended audience, length, subject areas, and boundaries for video drafts.

Set source, rights, and consent expectations

Document how facts, images, music, voices, and likenesses must be checked before use.

Keep drafts with their review materials

Choose a team location for briefs, source notes, video drafts, and approval status.

Assign editorial approval

Name who verifies claims and rights and who approves the final asset and intended destination.

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