This session is part of our Community Workshop series. In each workshop, one creator from the Riverside community shares their methods, tips, and workflows to help teach and inspire you.
For this session, we’ll be joined by George Blackman, who has worked as the YouTube script writer for Ali Abdaal, Mike Shake, and more of YouTube's top creators. He's a creator, storyteller, and scriptwriting consultant known for helping creators across niches reach their scripting goals. He'll be breaking down his personal, validated and repeatable system to scriptwriting — with a special focus on how to write hooks that stop the scroll.
We’ll cover:
- George’s proven framework for writing compelling scripts
- How to craft hooks that grab attention in the first 3 seconds
- The structure behind high-retention videos
- Real-world examples from George’s client work
- Tips you can use immediately to improve your next script
Get an inside look at exactly how George writes sucessful scripts— and learn how you can, too!
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Our speakers
George Blackman
Starting out as a full-time scriptwriter for Ali Abdaal, George Blackman has since worked with creators ranging between 30,000 to 10,000,000 subscribers - including Ed Lawrence, Mike Shake and Colin & Samir. He's advised on content across 40+ niches, and his scripts have generated 40m+ views. George is now on a mission to educate both YouTubers and writers about the impact scriptwriting can have on a channel. After systemising his learnings and studying hundreds of retention graphs from his growing audience, George went on to develop the YouTube Scriptwriting Playbook in which he shares his validated and repeatable scriptwriting system with 600+ students. Whether your goal is to increase retention, integrate AI into your workflow, boost AVD, skyrocket end-screen CTR, or simply make the process of scripting a video less stressful, George shares the most important scriptwriting principles for any YouTuber to follow.
Kendall Breitman
Kendall is a member of the Riverside team focused on supporting Riverside's community of creators. She has more than 10 years of experience working in television and video production for places like NBC and Bloomberg News.
Community Workshop: Master your scripts and hooks
This session is part of our Community Workshop series. In each workshop, one creator from the Riverside community shares their methods, tips, and workflows to help teach and inspire you.
For this session, we’ll be joined by George Blackman, who has worked as the YouTube script writer for Ali Abdaal, Mike Shake, and more of YouTube's top creators. He's a creator, storyteller, and scriptwriting consultant known for helping creators across niches reach their scripting goals. He'll be breaking down his personal, validated and repeatable system to scriptwriting — with a special focus on how to write hooks that stop the scroll.
We’ll cover:
- George’s proven framework for writing compelling scripts
- How to craft hooks that grab attention in the first 3 seconds
- The structure behind high-retention videos
- Real-world examples from George’s client work
- Tips you can use immediately to improve your next script
Get an inside look at exactly how George writes sucessful scripts— and learn how you can, too!
Learn the system that George Blackman uses to write scripts for Ali Abdaal, Mike Shake and more top creators (and how you can use it, too!)
Our speakers
George Blackman
Starting out as a full-time scriptwriter for Ali Abdaal, George Blackman has since worked with creators ranging between 30,000 to 10,000,000 subscribers - including Ed Lawrence, Mike Shake and Colin & Samir. He's advised on content across 40+ niches, and his scripts have generated 40m+ views. George is now on a mission to educate both YouTubers and writers about the impact scriptwriting can have on a channel. After systemising his learnings and studying hundreds of retention graphs from his growing audience, George went on to develop the YouTube Scriptwriting Playbook in which he shares his validated and repeatable scriptwriting system with 600+ students. Whether your goal is to increase retention, integrate AI into your workflow, boost AVD, skyrocket end-screen CTR, or simply make the process of scripting a video less stressful, George shares the most important scriptwriting principles for any YouTuber to follow.
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Kendall Breitman
Kendall is a member of the Riverside team focused on supporting Riverside's community of creators. She has more than 10 years of experience working in television and video production for places like NBC and Bloomberg News.
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