checklist · 2026-10-22

Reel edit checklist (English + Hinglish).

Keep it open on your phone while you edit, or print it. Before you export, go down the list. Every line is one of the checks NeuroVidz runs on a Reel or Short, with the same target — the full method is on our methods page.

Edit karte waqt ise phone pe khula rakho ya print kar lo. Export se pehle list pe ek baar nazar daalo.

Hook — the first 3 seconds · pehle 3 second

1.Something happens from the first second.Pehle second se kuch ho; shuru mein khaali silence aur still picture nahi.target: 0 s of dead air at the start
2.The picture changes in the first 3 seconds: a cut, movement or a new look.Pehle 3 second mein cut, camera move ya zoom.target: within 3 s
3.Talking Reel: the first word lands inside a second. Music-led: the music starts at 0:00.Pehla word 1 second ke andar. Music wali Reel mein music 0:00 se.target: under 1 s
4.If there is a face, it shows in the first second.Chehra hai to pehle second mein dikhe.target: first second (skip if no faces)
5.The opening is as lively as the rest: tease the strongest moment early.Opening baaki Reel jitni lively ho; best moment ka tease shuru mein.target: as lively as the rest
6.The opening is loud enough: no slow fade-in.Shuru ki awaaz baaki Reel jitni loud ho; fade-in nahi.target: -26 LUFS or louder

Hold — the middle and the end · beech ka hissa aur ending

7.No dead air: no stretch longer than a second that is silent over a still picture.Dead air nahi: 1 second se lamba silence aur ruki hui picture kahin nahi.target: nothing over 1 s
8.The picture keeps changing: nothing still for more than 3 seconds. Add a cut, a zoom or b-roll.Picture 3 second se zyada ek jagah ruki na rahe; cut, zoom ya b-roll daalo.target: nothing still over 3 s
9.Sound carries through: speech, music or sound in nearly every second. A music bed under the quiet stretches.Awaaz beech mein gayab na ho; quiet hisson ke neeche halka music bed.target: sound in 90% of seconds
10.Something new keeps happening: a cut, a zoom, a sound hit or a new line every few seconds.Har kuch second mein kuch naya: cut, zoom, sound hit ya nayi line.target: 2 or more per 10 s
11.No part sags: every part of the Reel gets a new moment.Koi hissa dheela na pade; har hisse mein kuch naya ho.target: every part has one
12.It ends on something: no silent tail. Finish on the payoff, or loop back to the start.Ending dead na ho; payoff pe khatam karo ya shuruaat pe loop karo.target: no dead end

Feel — the emotional shape · Reel ka mood aur energy

13.There is a clear peak: stack a sound hit, a cut or a close-up and the key line on the strongest moment.Ek clear peak ho; sabse strong moment pe sound hit, cut ya close-up aur key line ek saath.target: the peak stands out
14.Intensity rises and falls: drop to a quiet beat before the key moment, then hit it.Energy upar-neeche ho; key moment se pehle ek quiet beat, phir hit.target: calm and intense moments
15.Delivery is expressive: stress key words and lift questions; let faces show it; pick music with a clear mood.Delivery flat na ho; key words pe zor, sawaal pe awaaz upar, chehre pe expression, music ka mood clear.target: a moving voice, faces or music
16.More than one emotional beat: a reveal, a laugh, a drop or a turn.Ek se zyada beat: reveal, hasi, drop ya twist.target: about 2 per 30 s

And Story

The fourth part of the Craft score, Story, is an AI read in the app: promise, payoff, clarity, specifics, surprise, stakes and ending. It is not on this sheet because it needs the words, not a stopwatch.

No tool can guarantee views, and this list does not try: it checks how a Reel is built, which is the part you control in the edit.

Views ki guarantee koi tool nahi de sakta. Ye list sirf wo cheezein check karti hai jo edit mein aapke haath mein hain.

Only want the opening? The first-3-seconds checklist explains each Hook check with an example.

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