YouTube Production Planner

What you'll make

A production brief, source ledger, shot and edit handoff, and upload-readiness checklist. The starter validates local episode records and prints missing requirements without uploading anything.

What's inside the download?

• 14-page PDF field guide
• 10 editable prompts
• Original worked example and starter files
• Blank and filled worksheets
• Repository source register and usage notes

The PDF is paired with an editable Markdown guide, a prompt library, blank and filled CSV worksheets, source references and a starter README.

Look inside the actual edition

A workshop page from the guide, followed by an original example included in the practical files.

Six practical workshop steps

1. Define the episode promise
2. Create a source and rights ledger
3. Write the stage handoffs
4. Prepare captions and metadata
5. Validate the local record
6. Treat publishing as a separate operation

Your first session

1. Open starter/episodes.json and inspect the fictional episode.
2. From starter/, run: node check-episode.mjs episodes.json
3. Read the missing-input report, then add the supplied example fields.
4. Keep publishing as a separate action in your own channel workflow.

Requirements and scope

A text AI assistant and an editor. Scheduling or uploads require your own tools and account setup.

The included utility does not connect to YouTube, upload videos or fetch private analytics. API uploads require your own project, authorization and current quota/policy review. The pack includes no channel account or monetization promise.

Public tools behind the workflow

These tools are available from their original authors. This independent guide adds instruction and original exercises; tool access, model weights and service accounts are separate.

• googleapis/google-api-nodejs-client ↗Apache-2.0 · source revision f4415acf71eaLicense at reviewed revision
• openai/whisper ↗MIT · source revision 86098128c0b4License at reviewed revision

Try an editable prompt

Replace the bracketed fields with your own project details. This sample is part of the included prompt library.

Design a reviewed production workflow for a [LENGTH]-minute YouTube video about [TOPIC]. Inputs: [SOURCES], [ORIGINAL FOOTAGE], [VOICE RIGHTS] and [CHANNEL STYLE]. Return stages for research, outline, script, assets, edit, captions, thumbnail and upload review. Each stage needs an owner, required input, output, failure condition and approval rule. Keep uploading as a separate manual approval. Add a rights ledger and a fact-check queue. Do not promise views, monetization or ranking.

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