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3 tiny tools that run my freelance week

A freelance copywriter at a café window counts down a paper notebook, a pair of earbuds and the time-blocking app that plans her day around meetings, then packs up by four.

Example product
Blockday — A time-blocking calendar that turns your task list into a day plan around your meetings
Audience
Freelancers and solo consultants
Creator
Freelance copywriter, mid 30s

Variables — swap these for your product

{{APP_NAME}} = Blockday{{CLIENT_COUNT}} = Five{{OFFER}} = free 14-day trial

01 · hook

Coffee down, three fingers up

0–3s

“Three tools that run my freelance week.”

Coffee down, three fingers up. Vertical 9:16 UGC clip, 3 seconds, one continuous handheld take unless timecodes say cut.
References: @Image1 = creator reference; @Image2 = setting reference. Keep the person, wardrobe and room identical to the references.
0–2s: Insert. Flat white set down.
2–3s: MCU. Three fingers, eyebrow raised.
Vertical 9:16 two-shot sequence, insert then medium close-up. A 35-year-old Samoan woman with medium-brown skin and long dark wavy hair, wearing a white linen shirt over a black tank, a shell necklace and small gold rings, at a café window seat in the morning with a laptop, a flat white and a notebook, the street outside. Shot one: insert of her hand setting a flat white next to the open laptop. Shot two: medium close-up as she holds up three fingers and raises an eyebrow at the lens. Quick cut. Bright morning daylight through the café window, natural skin texture, handheld, shot on iPhone, quick-cut UGC.
Dialogue (Freelance copywriter, mid 30s): "Three tools that run my freelance week."
No subtitles. No on-screen text. No logos. Natural voice, no background music.
duration
4 s
aspect ratio
9:16
resolution
1080p (720p where the API caps it)
generate audio
true
references
@Image1: creator, @Image2: setting
first frame
creator reference

Shot list

  1. 0.0–1.5sInsert. Flat white set down
  2. 1.5–3.0sMCU. Three fingers, eyebrow raised

On-screen text (overlay in edit)

3 tiny tools that run my freelance week

Audio

Café clatter, beat starts on the cut

References

02 · demo

Notebook, earbuds, the planner

3–12s

3 shots, 3 model prompts, settings and captions in the full library.

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03 · proof

Done by four

12–20s

2 shots, 3 model prompts, settings and captions in the full library.

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04 · cta

Your week's waiting

20–25s

1 shot, 3 model prompts, settings and captions in the full library.

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Why it works

The list format with two humble, unbranded tools makes the setup feel honest and copyable, and the app lands as the one that does the hard part. 'Done by four' is the outcome freelancers actually want, shown with natural light rather than claimed.

Hook variants to A/B test

  • “My whole freelance business runs on three things.”
  • “Freelancers: steal my three-tool setup.”
  • “The only three tools I pay attention to as a freelancer.”

Reference images

  • creator

    Shoulders-up photo of the creator in the exact wardrobe: Woman, 35, Samoan, medium-brown skin, long dark wavy hair, white linen shirt over a black tank, shell necklace, small gold rings. Neutral expression, even light.

  • setting

    Café window seat with laptop, flat white and notebook, street outside, bright morning light

  • screen

    Your task list snapping into colour time blocks around meetings, and a full week of blocks, as laptop screen captures

  • endcard

    App icon, name, store badges and offer line on a plain background

Creator look (paste into your image model)

Woman, 35, Samoan, medium-brown skin, long dark wavy hair, white linen shirt over a black tank, shell necklace, small gold rings. Café window seat in the morning: laptop, flat white, notebook, street outside, bright daylight.

Model notes, last verified 2026-10-16: Provisional: written to Kling 3.0 conventions (3.0-compatible) until 4.0 publishes its own. 3, 5 or 10 s only; audio always on; add captions in post.

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