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YouTube Video Production Workflow

Produce a researched, scripted, voiced and edited YouTube video in half the usual time.

What you'll build

An end-to-end production pipeline that uses AI at every stage where it genuinely saves time — research, scripting, narration and editing — while keeping creative decisions human. Works for educational, commentary and tutorial channels.

What you end up with

A repeatable pipeline that turns one topic into a published video — researched, scripted, recorded and thumbnailed — in roughly half the time an ad-hoc process takes, with every stage handoff written down.

Workflow steps

  1. Research

    Research the topic with cited sources

    Collect facts, angles and competing takes with an answer engine that cites sources, so every claim in your script is traceable. Save the thread — you'll link sources in the description.

    Perplexity

    AI answer engine that cites its sources.

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  2. Script

    Draft the script from your outline

    Paste your research and a rough outline. Ask for a script in your speaking style (give one past transcript as a voice sample). Edit for spoken rhythm — read it aloud once before recording.

    Claude

    AI assistant known for long documents, careful writing and coding.

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    Alternative: chatgpt

  3. Voice

    Record or generate the narration

    Record yourself when possible — audiences bond with real voices. For faceless channels or translations, generate narration and regenerate individual sentences until the delivery is right.

    ElevenLabs

    Realistic AI voice generation and dubbing.

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  4. Edit

    Edit by transcript, not timeline

    Import the recording and cut filler words, silences and mistakes by editing the transcript. Apply studio sound to clean the audio in one click.

    Descript

    Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript.

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  5. B-roll

    Generate b-roll you can't film

    Create short atmospheric clips and transitions for concepts that have no footage. Keep generated clips under 20% of runtime — they support the story, not carry it.

    Runway

    AI video generation and editing for creative teams.

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  6. Thumbnail

    Design the thumbnail

    Build 2–3 thumbnail variants from a template with strong contrast and 3–4 words max. Test which one you'd click without knowing the title.

    Canva

    Design platform with AI generation built into every workflow.

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