Make a security explainer video in 30 seconds of prompting
Drop in your product URL or screen recording and get a precise 30-second cybersecurity explainer — script, motion graphics, voiceover — ready to publish.
What this template is
A security explainer video template is a reusable prompt plus a four-beat scene structure that turns a cybersecurity product URL or screen recording into a short, narrated explainer. The structure — threat context, product workflow, outcome, call to action — stays constant; the product, audience, and threat scenario are slots the user fills. ngram handles script, motion graphics, voiceover, and captions so a security marketer or founder can go from brief to a publish-ready video without a production team.
The template prompt
Copy it, replace the slots in brackets, and paste it into ngram — or click 'Use this template' to open the editor with it prefilled.
Create a 30-second explainer video for [product-name], a [product-category] for [audience]. Open on the threat: [threat-scenario]. Then show how [product-name] detects or stops it — narrate the workflow step by step, using the real product UI or the URL I'm attaching. Keep the language precise and free of jargon. Tone: [tone]. End on the logo with the line [cta]. Voiceover language: [vo-language]; if no voiceover, use on-screen captions and clean background music.
| Slot | What to put | Example |
|---|---|---|
| [product-name] | Your product name | VaultScan |
| [product-category] | What it does, in plain words | vulnerability scanner for cloud environments |
| [audience] | Who watches this | security engineers at mid-market SaaS companies |
| [threat-scenario] | The attack or risk you open on | a misconfigured S3 bucket exposing customer PII |
| [tone] | Voice and feel | precise, calm, no-nonsense |
| [cta] | Closing line | Scan your first environment free |
| [vo-language] | Narration language | English |
What the template builds
Four beats, 30 seconds — the shape the brief cluster converges on.
- 1
Threat hook
6sName the specific attack or risk the audience already knows. Text-forward, no product yet — the viewer needs to feel the problem before they see the solution.
- 2
Workflow walkthrough
16sCut to the real product UI. Narrate how the product detects, scores, or stops the threat step by step, with on-screen callouts on the key UI moments.
- 3
Outcome
5sShow the result — the risk eliminated, the alert resolved, the score improved. One concrete win, not a list.
- 4
Logo + CTA
3sHold on the product logo and the closing line. No hard sell — the workflow already made the case.
Make it yours
Duration
Trim to a 15-second social teaser or extend to 60 seconds for a deeper technical walkthrough.
Narration
AI voiceover for a polished delivery, or captions-only for conference screens and muted LinkedIn feeds.
Style
Motion-graphics sits cleanest for abstract concepts like threat scoring. Realistic works when you have strong screen recordings.
Aspect ratio
Match the channel: widescreen for YouTube and web, vertical for Reels, square for LinkedIn feed.
Common variations
60-second technical deep-dive
Walk two or three stages of the workflow for a CISO or security-engineer audience that wants the detail.
Extend to 60 seconds. Cover [threat-scenario], detection, scoring, and remediation workflow. Keep the tone technical. Add a brief narrated intro naming the compliance risk addressed.
15-second threat teaser
Open on the threat only — no product yet. Use it as a hook on LinkedIn or as a pre-roll ad that ends on your brand.
Reduce to 15 seconds. Open on the threat statistic or scenario. Cut to the product name and logo. No feature walkthrough.
Vertical cut for Reels
Same explainer reframed 9:16 for short-form feeds where security buyers scroll on mobile.
Switch to 9:16. Keep captions large and centered. Crop the product UI to the active region only.
Captions-only conference cut
For trade-show loops, conference screens, and any context where audio is off.
Remove the voiceover. Use large on-screen captions and clean background music. Captions should be readable at 6 feet.
How it works
Open the template
'Use this template' drops you into the editor with the prompt prefilled and the four-beat structure ready.
instant
Fill the slots
Replace the brackets with your product name, threat scenario, audience, and closing line. Attach a product URL or screen recording.
1-2 min
Generate and adjust
ngram drafts the four scenes with script, motion graphics, and voiceover. Tweak pacing, captions, or any scene in the editor.
3-5 min
Real security explainers made with this template
Prompts people used and the patterns behind clean cybersecurity explainers.
Use cases this fits
The jobs security teams and marketers hire explainer videos for.
Who makes these
Teams that ship security explainers with ngram.
Features behind this template
The ngram capabilities a security explainer leans on.
Plug explainers into your stack
Triggers, not logos — wire explainer creation into the tools your security team already uses.
whenan explainer finishes rendering
thenpublish it straight to your channel
whenyou approve a security explainer
thenpost it captioned to your feed
whena new product release ships
thenauto-render an explainer and notify the team
whena record updates in your stack
thenkick off an explainer render in a scenario
whena webhook fires
thengenerate an explainer in a self-hosted flow
whenyou capture a product walkthrough
thenstart an explainer from the browser
Tools for security explainer videos
Quick utilities for the pieces of a security explainer.
Turn your source into an explainer
Drop in what you already have.
Frequently asked
Use the security explainer video template now.
Copy the prompt, fill the slots, and get a publish-ready cybersecurity explainer in minutes.