Hook/Greetings
(Redirected from Greetings)
Hook/Greetings is for narrative hooks that tease upcoming moments in a video, plus dedicated greetings and goodbyes.
Description
Hook
For narrative hooks that grab the viewer's attention (often as the first scene) by teasing or describing events from later in the same video or future episodes in a series. Segments that are 1:1 clips of the current or other episodes fall under 
preview/recap.
This includes:
- Custom teasers and montages with added narration or unique clips that only repeat upcoming info.
- Non-informative descriptions of later events. ("We're going to do X later, and it's going to be crazy..")
- A beginning thematic statement, such as a direct quote, that is already repeated later in the video.
Not included:
- Recaps of the current or older videos. (See recap)
- Additional details or context not repeated later in the video. ("To do X later, we had to..")
- Moments with narrative importance that would be lost skipping, such as an event depicted earlier through a different character's perspective.
- Compilations of clips from other series episodes with no added narration or context. (See Preview/recap)
Greetings
For greetings at the start of the video before any information has been discussed, or which repeat information discussed right after the greeting.
Goodbyes
For goodbyes and concluding sentences at the end of the video. Do not include conclusions to the video's topic, only non-informational goodbyes should be included.
Examples
| Description | Video link |
|---|---|
| Positive examples | |
| Themed montage that exists to accentuate a narrative point, but doesn't add relevant info that isn't covered later in the video. | The REAL Cost of Gacha Games |
| Generic greetings at 0:00-0:02 and 0:16-0:22, and narrated preview with no added info from 0:02-0:16 are submitted as one hook/greetings segment. (0:00-0:22.969) | Microsoft Windows 10: Your Old PC is Now Trash! |
| Negative examples | |
| The first minute informs the viewer about the video's topic via an introductory statement. | California’s Tallest Bridge Has Nothing Underneath |
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