Guide
Seven ChatGPT prompts write your UGC script, hooks and pitch, but not the edit
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A good ChatGPT prompt for UGC names the product, the buyer, the length and the action you want. It gets you a script fast, and then you still have to film and edit it.
In short
- The best UGC prompts tell ChatGPT what you sell, who it's for, how long the video is and what viewers should do next.
- Ask ChatGPT for spoken words only and five different first lines, so you get a script you can film straight away.
- Cutroom's Magic Editor picks up where the script ends: you film it in one clip and Jacob, its AI editor, makes the edit.
A parent's ChatGPT-written product video, before and after Cutroom's Magic Editor
The goal answers were "A physical product", "New parents", "Tap the link in my bio" and "Instagram Reels". One press made the first edit.
Drawing of an example clip, not a customer video
Before · the clip as filmed
A 50-second phone video of a parent saying a ChatGPT-written script about a bottle-drying rack in their own words
“Um, okay. Night feeds are hard enough without a sink full of bottles. So, so This rack dries six bottles at once, and uh, it folds flat in the morning. The link is in my bio.”
struck through = what Jacob cuts
After · Jacob's first edit, Verdict style
“Night feeds are hard enough without a sink full of bottles. This rack dries six bottles at once, and it folds flat in the morning. The link is in my bio.”
- On “bottles”: the parent full screen, saying why night feeds are hard
- On “dries”: your product photo of the rack, cut in on the word dries
- On “folds”: your second photo, the rack folded flat, cut in on the word folds
- On “bio”: a typed call to action and a follow card at the end
Then you ask Jacob
- “Change the music to something calmer”v2the same edit with calmer music under your voice
- “Make the key words stand out more”v3the same edit with the key words larger and in your accent colour
Which ChatGPT prompts help UGC creators?
The prompts that help most give ChatGPT the facts it can't guess. "Write a UGC script for a water bottle" gets you a generic ad. Add the buyer, the problem and the length, and you get lines you'd actually say.
Put these four things in every prompt. They're the same four things a brand puts in a UGC brief.
- What you're selling, in one line, with the one thing that makes it different.
- Who it's for, such as new parents, gym beginners or small shop owners.
- What people should do after watching, such as tap the link in your bio.
- Where it runs and how long it is, such as a 30-second Instagram Reel.
Prompts for UGC scripts, hooks, pitches and captions
Copy these and fill in the parts in brackets. Ask for spoken words only, so ChatGPT doesn't write camera directions you'll never use.
- For a script, ask "Write a 30-second UGC script for [product] for [buyer]. Open with one line that names their problem, then say what changed when I used it, then end with [action]. Write it the way a real person talks, in short sentences, spoken words only."
- For five hooks, the first lines that make people stop scrolling, ask "Give me 5 different first lines for a UGC video about [product] for [buyer]. Each under 12 words. One question, one surprising fact, one confession, one mistake, one before and after."
- To turn a brand's brief into a script, ask "Here is a brand's brief: [paste it]. Turn it into a 30-second UGC script I can say out loud, and keep every must-say point."
- For an honest review, ask "Write a 30-second honest review of [product] I've used for [time]. Include one small downside, then why I still use it."
- To check it sounds like you, ask "Read this script as a stranger would. Which sentence sounds like an ad and not like a person? Rewrite only that one."
- To pitch a brand, ask "Write a 4-line DM to [brand] offering a UGC video about [product]. Friendly, no hype, end with a question."
- For the text under your post, ask "Write a 2-line caption for this video that ends with [action]."
How Cutroom's Magic Editor edits a video like this
Jacob is the AI editor inside Cutroom's Magic Editor: it edits your video for you, then changes it when you ask in a chat.
The 4 styles, as example edits
Steps
Three steps, four angles
Skit
Hook, hard stop, demo card
Verdict
The tester's verdict
Poster
Typography does the talking
Hover or tap an example to play it, without sound. These are example edits of each style; the presenters in them are generated with AI.
- Your take: one video of you talking, up to 3 minutes
- Your style: one of 4: Steps, Skit, Verdict or Poster
- Your files: screenshots, a screen recording or a logo, if you have them
- Your goal: what the video is for, in a few words, if you like
- Jacob makes it: normally 10 to 15 minutes, and you get an email
- Your edit: ask Jacob for changes in a chat, then export
Then you ask Jacob, for example
- “Make this about 10 seconds shorter”
- “Put a clip on the strongest sentence”
- “Change the music to something calmer”
Each change is a new version, and going back is free. First cut 250 credits, each change 40, questions free, export 30 credits per started minute.
What ChatGPT can't do after the script
ChatGPT gives you the words. Filming and editing the video is still your job.
Cutroom is not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic or Google.
- You still film the script yourself.
- You still cut the mistakes and the long pauses.
- You still put the words on screen, and add music and any extra shots.
Turning the script into a finished video with Cutroom's Magic Editor
Film the script in one go on your phone, up to 3 minutes. In Cutroom's Magic Editor you upload it, pick a style, add product photos and answer four short questions.
The questions match your prompt: what you sell, who it's for, what people should do next, and where it runs. Then you press "Make my video" and Jacob, its AI editor, makes the whole edit.
- It normally takes 10 to 15 minutes, and you get an email when your first cut is ready.
- You change the edit by typing in a chat, such as "Put a clip on the strongest sentence" or "Make this about 10 seconds shorter".
- A change costs 40 credits and makes a new version; going back is free.
Questions people ask
- What is the best ChatGPT prompt for a UGC script?
- One that names the product, the buyer, the length and the action. For example: write a 30-second UGC script for [product] for [buyer], open on their problem, end with [action], spoken words only.
- Can ChatGPT edit my UGC video?
- Not as a video editor, as of November 2026. ChatGPT's overview page lists writing and images, and doesn't offer cutting a clip or putting words on it. You need a video editor for that.
- Should I read a ChatGPT script word for word?
- No. Read it out loud once and change any line you wouldn't say to a friend. Brands hire UGC creators because they sound like real people.
- How do I get a ChatGPT script edited into a video?
- Film it in one clip, then use an editor. In Cutroom's Magic Editor you upload the clip, answer four short questions and press "Make my video". Jacob makes the edit, and each change you ask for in the chat costs 40 credits.
Let ChatGPT write the words, film them once, and let Jacob make the edit.