Thumbnail Concept Reasoning

Design a thumbnail for this video through structured thinking:

Video title: {{title}}
Video topic: {{topic}}
Main emotion: {{emotion}}
Target audience: {{audience}}

**Step 1: Core Message Distillation**
What"s the one thing this thumbnail must communicate?
- In 3 words or less
- Without reading the title

**Step 2: Visual Options Brainstorm**
Generate 5 visual concepts:
1. Face-focused
2. Object/prop-focused
3. Before/after
4. Text-heavy
5. Scene/context

**Step 3: Psychological Trigger Selection**
Which trigger works best?
- Curiosity (what happens next?)
- Fear (avoid this mistake)
- Aspiration (I want that result)
- Controversy (I disagree!)

**Step 4: Element Composition**
- Main focal point
- Secondary elements
- Text (max 4 words)
- Color palette

**Step 5: Final Recommendation**
Best concept with full specification and reasoning.