Task 4: Snapchat Script
Client: Snippet
Topic: Extreme Body Modifications from Cultures Around the World
-Research the following topic and choose 3 examples you could cover in a listicle-style script. You don’t need to submit a full script, but make sure to create a basic 3-bullet-point outline to show the listicle sections you would include in a full script.
-Then write the first 200-300 words of the script, covering the intro / hook and the first listicle section.
-The ideal Snapchat script reads like a fast-paced story that will be told out loud. The goal is to present information in the most suspenseful and interesting way possible, since we are competing to hold attention from second to second. Here are a few specific guidelines I generally use to achieve this -- the ideal candidate will be able to write according to the following:
Write like you’re telling a story to a friend, instead of giving a formal journalistic report:
Cut out all unnecessary information to make the writing fast-paced:
-Focus only on the most important or interesting details. Keep the script always moving forward, never stalled out with information dumps each sentence should add context, interest, or flow into the next detail.
-No redundant information
-Use active voice
Organize each section like an independent story: with setup → climax → conclusion:
-Even if the topic doesn’t have a built-in story to follow (like the hiring assignment: “Extreme Body Modifications”), organize the information using story structure to naturally draw the audience in and make it feel more narrative and suspenseful
-Start with setup/context information: who, where, what, when
Build to the most interesting (or clickbaity) information as the “climax.” (If the topic is Extreme Body Modifications, maybe the climax is a description of the actual modification ritual, or the world record holder)
-End with a short wrap-up sentence or outro/transition into the next video section
Submit your basic outline / partial script in a similar format as follows:
Tips:
-Write in phrases that are relatively short and comfortable to speak out loud
-Use active voice
-Be concise – use minimal adjectives and present only the most important / interesting details. It’s more important to keep the script moving quickly than to include every detail you find in your research
-No need to mention or advertise the Snippet brand in the script – keep it focused on the topic.
