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Viral video breakdown

Break down a hit video
and see what makes it work.

Review a reference video's opening, sequence and pacing. Read its transcript alongside the footage, note the choices you want to explore, and use your own product details to develop a new script.

Demo visuals only — not connected to a live service.

Video content and a structure panel split by time
Demo: one hit video, split into sections
01From the video, see the structureHook, pain point, demo, close — laid out by section.02From the structure, read the pacingHow long each section runs and what it does, seen together.03From the reference, write your ownSwap in your own product and topic, then keep creating.

01 / SCENARIOS

A good example is worth more than one watch

Put the same video into different creative tasks and see which parts of its structure are worth borrowing.

Two product videos compared on opening, demo and close

Competitive learning

See how a rival talks about the same product.

Coffee-machine ad footage and its structural sections

Ecommerce ads

Break down a few high performers before deciding on your own structure.

A talking-head creator and the first three seconds of an opening

Talking-head ideas

Take apart someone's opening and see what holds attention in the first seconds.

A creative team discussing a breakdown example

Team training

Turn a good example into structure you can hand to whoever writes the scripts.

02 / BREAK IT DOWN

From the first second to the last line,
every section has a job

Pull out the structure, read the opening and the pacing, then apply what fits to your own content.

A video split by time into hook, pain point, demo and close

Structure by section

Split the hit video into sections over time and label what each one does — hook, pain point, demo, close.

  • Timed sections
  • Section roles
  • Structural order
See the breakdown
The first three seconds of lines and visuals shown on their own

The opening, on its own

Pull the first few seconds out on their own and see what is said and what is on screen.

  • Opening lines
  • Opening visuals
  • First seconds
See the breakdown
Four example sections with their length and content volume

Pacing and density

Measure how long each section runs and how much it covers, so you can see how the video is paced.

  • Section length
  • Content volume
  • Pacing
See the breakdown
A reference structure applied to a new coffee-grinder script

Apply it to your topic

Take the structure you pulled out, swap in your own product and topic, and generate a script.

  • Swap the product
  • Swap the topic
  • Your own script
See the breakdown

03 / WORKFLOW

Take apart the structure,
build your own version

Four steps from a reference video to a version of your own.

Adding a reference video
01

Import a reference video you can use

Put the video you want to break down into the project.

Generating the breakdown
02

Generate the breakdown

Aixcut splits it into sections over time and labels what each one does.

Picking the parts worth keeping
03

Pick the parts worth keeping

Take what fits — the way it opens, the order of the sections.

Turning it into your own version
04

Make your own version

Apply the structure to your own product and topic and generate your own script.

Why choose Aixcut for viral video breakdowns

The breakdown and the writing happen in the same project. Once you have seen the structure, the next step is your own script, visuals and voiceover — no switching tools.

Once the structure is clear, keep writing

Pick the opening style and section order that suit you — a starting point for the next version of the script.

Borrow the structure, say your own thing

Swap in your product and topic, and keep the structure and pacing that work.

Keep creating in the same project

After the breakdown, go straight to your own script, visuals and voiceover — the reference leads into the making.

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A few more things you might want to know

On the breakdown, the reference, and your own script.

Can I break down someone else's video?

Yes. Add a hit video from a public source and Aixcut lays out its structure for you to learn from.

What does the breakdown give me?

The section structure, what each section does, how long each one runs, and how the opening is built.

Can I write my own script from it?

Yes. Apply the structure to your own topic and generate a version of your own.

Does it copy the original video?

No. The breakdown only reads the structure and the pacing. The content becomes yours.

Nobody who makes hits consistently
is guessing.

Break down a hit and see what its structure looks like.

Break down a hit and see its structure