Structure library

Video structures

A structure is what is left of a well-performing short video once you take away its particular product and store: the opening hook, the order and rhythm of the shots, where the price and the address appear, and how long each part runs. LOCXAI learns these from public clips that perform on short-video platforms and fills them with your own products, prices and storefront. Each structure below lists its hook mechanism, its shot rhythm and why it works, followed by demo videos we generated for fictional demo stores.

Where a structure was learned from specific public videos, they are listed as references and shown through the platforms' own players after you click to load them. We do not host copies of them, and no request is made to those platforms until you load a player.

Promotion

Combo deal

Count the dishes, then hear the price.

Hook mechanism
Problem then bundle — "one portion is never enough?" and the set menu is the answer, one price to close
Length
20–28 s

Shot rhythm

  1. Hook
  2. Dish burst
  3. Dish burst
  4. Dish burst
  5. Price reveal
  6. Storefront
  7. Location card
  8. Call to action

Why it works

  • Listing the dishes one by one makes the bundle feel bigger than a single hero shot would.
  • The price arrives after the count, so it is judged against the whole table, not one plate.
  • The price is a data layer read from the menu, so it is never misquoted across languages.

Viral references

TikTok

Borrowed module: the price is framed as an answer — "one portion is never enough → 199k, eat as much as you like" — and a +49k add-on is mentioned once; we keep both, with prices taken from the menu.

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Originals are shown through the platform's own player. We do not host copies of them.

Festival

Festival special

Only these few days, only here.

Hook mechanism
Seasonal hook — festival mood plus a limited-time window
Length
20–28 s

Shot rhythm

  1. Hook
  2. Dish burst
  3. Dish burst
  4. Dish burst
  5. Action
  6. Price reveal
  7. Storefront
  8. Location card
  9. Call to action

Why it works

  • The festival gives viewers a reason they already have to eat out; the video only names the place.
  • The limited window turns "some day" into "this week", so the CTA has a deadline.
  • The action beat ties the festival dish to the kitchen, so it reads as made here, not stock.
Grand opening

Grand opening

New in the neighbourhood, seen before the queue.

Hook mechanism
Novelty — a new place near you that nobody has tried yet
Length
22–30 s

Shot rhythm

  1. Hook
  2. Storefront
  3. Interior
  4. Dish burst
  5. Dish burst
  6. Dish burst
  7. Dish burst
  8. Price reveal
  9. Location card
  10. Call to action

Why it works

  • "New near you" is a reason to watch on its own for a local audience.
  • Storefront and interior appear early, so viewers can recognise the place when they pass it.
  • The opening price sits after four dish cuts, so the offer is judged against real food.
Trust & reputation

Honest price

Not cheap. Worth it. Here's why.

Hook mechanism
Audience call plus superlative — name who this is for, then a verdict strong enough to argue with
Length
24–32 s

Shot rhythm

  1. Hook
  2. Dish burst
  3. Dish burst
  4. Dish burst
  5. Interior
  6. Action
  7. Price reveal
  8. Storefront
  9. Location card
  10. Call to action

Why it works

  • Naming the audience filters for the people who will actually go, and they watch to the end.
  • Admitting the price is not low makes every other claim in the clip more believable.
  • The verdict returns at the end, so the viewer leaves with one sentence to repeat to a friend.

Viral references

TikTok

The source is a 131 s cinematic review: audience-call hook, social proof ("always full, Korean staff grill for you"), a real tasting, then "cheap? no — will I come back? absolutely". We keep the hook, the proof-then-price order and the honest price line, in a 28 s cut without unverifiable claims.

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Originals are shown through the platform's own player. We do not host copies of them.

Store tour

Late night

Still open when everything else is dark.

Hook mechanism
Night mood — warm light and smoke at an hour when little else is open
Length
18–26 s

Shot rhythm

  1. Hook
  2. Interior
  3. Dish burst
  4. Dish burst
  5. Dish burst
  6. Action
  7. Storefront
  8. Location card
  9. Call to action

Why it works

  • Warm light against a dark street signals "open now" before a word is spoken.
  • Interior first, storefront later mirrors how a late-night regular thinks: the room, then the door.
  • Closing time on the location card is the actual decision factor for a late-night viewer.
Trust & reputation

Owner's guarantee

The owner says it, the food proves it.

Hook mechanism
Owner Q&A guarantee — two or three quick questions, the last answer is a promise the store can keep
Length
24–32 s

Shot rhythm

  1. Hook
  2. Dish burst
  3. Dish burst
  4. Dish burst
  5. Price reveal
  6. B-roll
  7. Action
  8. Storefront
  9. Location card
  10. Call to action

Why it works

  • A guarantee from the person who pays for it is more credible than any adjective.
  • "N dishes for one price" anchors value with numbers from the menu, not with claims about competitors.
  • A kitchen or sourcing shot cashes the promise on screen before the address asks for a visit.

Viral references

TikTok

The source is an 87 s owner interview: three rapid Q&As ("28 years… not tasty, I don't charge"), "why 199k", a freshness promise, and an end card. We keep the Q&A guarantee hook and the promise-then-proof order, and drop the outside-price comparisons our data rules forbid.

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Originals are shown through the platform's own player. We do not host copies of them.

Store tour

Follow me in

Don't know what to eat around here? Follow me in.

Hook mechanism
Problem plus follow-me — name the viewer's situation, promise a way in, then make finding the place the story
Length
18–26 s

Shot rhythm

  1. Hook
  2. Storefront
  3. Interior
  4. Dish burst
  5. Dish burst
  6. Dish burst
  7. B-roll
  8. Location card
  9. Call to action

Why it works

  • The hook names a situation the viewer is actually in, so the promise "follow me" is worth three seconds.
  • Location is told three ways — real storefront, spoken directions, a card — which is what made the source clips shareable.
  • The closing line repeats the hook, so the clip ends where the viewer's problem started, now solved.

Viral references

TikTok

A creator-on-camera review (105 s): opinion hook that asks for agreement, "one portion is never enough → 199k unlimited" price framing, then how to find the entrance and a maps booking — our structure keeps the follow-me hook and the how-to-find-it module in a 24 s cut.

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TikTok

Problem-plus-follow-me hook ("at Hà Nội Centre and don't know what to eat? follow me into this tower"), escalator POV to floor 2, sets arrive, then the storefront sign and a floor/unit info card — the spine is how to find it; the ~100k price is incidental.

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Originals are shown through the platform's own player. We do not host copies of them.

Promotion

Price anchor

Show the spread, then drop the price.

Hook mechanism
Number contrast — a surprisingly low price against a full table
Length
24–45 s

Shot rhythm

  1. Hook
  2. Dish burst
  3. Dish burst
  4. Dish burst
  5. Dish burst
  6. Price reveal
  7. Storefront
  8. Location card
  9. Call to action

Why it works

  • The hook states a number in the first second, so scrolling thumbs stop.
  • Four fast dish cuts build perceived value before the price lands.
  • The reveal is a data layer, so the same footage serves every language.

Demos with this structure

These demos are silent previews; the voice-over and the on-screen presenter are generated in the product.

Viral references

TikTok

"Steak for 39k": listicle hook, then a stand-alone big-number price card at 2 s, dish close-ups, and an address card held over the last three shots.

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TikTok

Owner-interview format: three rapid Q&As open it ("28 years in restaurants… not tasty, I don't charge"), then 199k is anchored against outside prices ("roast pork elsewhere 159k, here 10 plates 199k") — the price is the spine, trust is the persuasion.

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Originals are shown through the platform's own player. We do not host copies of them.

Store tour

Quick tour

Nineteen seconds from craving to directions.

Hook mechanism
Sensory hero — open on the single most appetising shot
Length
15–25 s

Shot rhythm

  1. Hook
  2. Dish burst
  3. Dish burst
  4. Dish burst
  5. Interior
  6. Storefront
  7. Location card
  8. Call to action

Why it works

  • A hero close-up buys attention with taste, not with a claim.
  • Room and storefront shots make the place feel real and findable.
  • The location card and CTA turn a scroll into a plan.

Demos with this structure

These demos are silent previews; the voice-over and the on-screen presenter are generated in the product.

New dish

Signature close-up

One product, close enough to taste.

Hook mechanism
Sensory hero — an extreme close-up of texture, sheen and steam
Length
18–26 s

Shot rhythm

  1. Hook
  2. Dish burst
  3. Dish burst
  4. Dish burst
  5. Action
  6. Storefront
  7. Location card
  8. Call to action

Why it works

  • An extreme close-up fills the frame with the dish, so there is nothing else to look at.
  • The action beat (pouring, sizzling, pulling) adds motion the stills alone cannot.
  • Storefront and location card come only after appetite is built, so the "where" lands.

Demos with this structure

These demos are silent previews; the voice-over and the on-screen presenter are generated in the product.

Store tour

Venue showcase

Everything you could want — and this place has it.

Hook mechanism
Offer enumeration — list the categories in the first seconds so "they have it all" lands before any single dish
Length
30–45 s

Shot rhythm

  1. Hook
  2. Hook
  3. Hook
  4. Hook
  5. Storefront
  6. B-roll
  7. B-roll
  8. Dish burst
  9. Dish burst
  10. Dish burst
  11. B-roll
  12. B-roll
  13. B-roll
  14. B-roll
  15. Dish burst
  16. Dish burst
  17. Location card
  18. Call to action

Why it works

  • The hook is a list, not a claim, so every viewer hears something they want.
  • Short noun-plus-attribute labels on each shot let the eye read faster than the voice.
  • Space, occasion and staff shots answer "is it for me" before the location card asks for a visit.

Viral references

TikTok

Category-enumeration hook ("Asian-European buffet, seafood buffet… whatever you want, we have it"), then storefront, "15 years since 2009" credibility, and label-caption dish tour — one keyword per 1–3 s shot.

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Originals are shown through the platform's own player. We do not host copies of them.

Pick a structure, get a finished video

Set up your store once, choose one of the structures above, and LOCXAI writes the script, generates the shots and delivers a finished vertical video in about fifteen minutes.

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