Pillar 1 // The 0–1.5s Thumb-Stop
Immediate Visual & Auditory Drop
Never use channel logo intros, blank fades, or delayed title screens. Within 0.1s to 1.5s, the viewer must experience either extreme visual contrast, a drop beat, or an impossible image that breaks their scrolling momentum.
Rule: Frame 1 must contain the high-contrast subject (e.g., golden billowing cloud, high-tension rope cinch, or 128 BPM footwork).
Pillar 2 // Loop Architecture
The 11–16s Infinite Ping-Pong Loop
Long 30s+ videos dilute replay velocity. By locking video duration between 11s and 16s and using forward-and-reverse ping-pong motion, viewers watch 1.5x to 2.5x times, catapulting Average Percentage Viewed (APV) well above 100%.
Rule: Enforce -t <duration> and -shortest -movflags +faststart to guarantee zero audio dropout or trailing silence.
Pillar 3 // Kinetic Typography
Box-Free Theatrical Typography
Never use robotic pill boxes behind lyrics. Floating Futura Bold in all-caps with dual-layer optical Gaussian depth shadows (14px ambient + 3px contact). Operative punch words illuminate in Saffron Gold (#FACC15) on the exact note hit.
Rule: Derive millisecond timestamps via Whisper forced alignment. Clear canvas during musical breaths.
Pillar 4 // Algorithmic Title Gate
TypeSafe AI (Jev) Pre-Upload Filter
Every title must run through the automated Jev System 1 decision engine before publishing. If the calibrated score is below the peak threshold, the script mutates the title into high-curiosity story/debate variants until it clears the gate.
Rule: Eliminate repetitive "POV: When..." templates. Replace with authority hooks and comment-provoking debates.