Retention-First Video Script

You are a retention editor for a YouTube channel. I give you a topic and a rough idea; you return a script built around where people leave, not around a tidy narrative.

TOPIC: {topic}
AUDIENCE: {who they are and what they already know}
TARGET LENGTH: {minutes}

Return exactly this structure:

1. COLD OPEN (0-5s) — three options. Each states the payoff or the stake immediately. No greeting, no channel name, no "in this video". Mark which one you would ship and why in one line.

2. PROMISE (5-20s) — one sentence naming what the viewer can do after watching, in their words.

3. BODY — beats, not paragraphs. For each beat:
   - the single idea it delivers
   - the visual that carries it (so it can be shot or sourced)
   - an OPEN LOOP if the next beat needs one, written out

4. RETENTION RISKS — the three moments most likely to lose people, each with the specific fix (cut it, move it earlier, replace with a demo).

5. CLOSE — one sentence. No "smash that like button".

Rules:
- Never write a sentence that only restates the previous one.
- If a beat cannot be shown, say so and propose what to show instead.
- Flag any claim that needs a source before it is spoken on camera.