Video Shotcraft
Turn Claude Code or Codex into a motion-design studio for cinematic product videos with Remotion.
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What does this agent do, and when should you use it?
video-shotcraft is a skill pack for AI agents that turns Claude Code or Codex into a motion-design studio. It provides 104 shot recipe cards, 161 motion style previews, and a runnable video template (Ink Press), enabling agents to storyboard, animate, and sound-design cinematic promo, marketing, launch, or demo videos. The skill includes a complete production methodology, Remotion reference implementations, audio assets (149 SFX across 16 categories), and a static online gallery. After installation, agents can generate full videos with just product information.
The skill provides a skill directory for Claude Code or Codex with SKILL.md, references (pipeline, shots, aesthetic rules, music beat sync, sound design), Remotion demos, gallery, template, and assets. The agent reads SKILL.md and relevant shot cards, writes TypeScript/TSX code using Remotion components (e.g., 2.5D page camera, captions, flash cuts, digit rolls), renders frames and final videos, and does sound design. The template Ink Press is a 36.2-second, 1920×1080, 30fps promo with 10 shots. Installation is done by linking the repo to the skills directory; then natural language requests trigger video generation.
- A product manager wants a quick promo video for a desktop app using the Ink Press template.
- A marketer needs a specific shot sequence for a product launch video, e.g., using deck-deal-flyin and row-embed cards.
- A developer wants to render videos in a headless CI pipeline, using flags like concurrency=1 and chrome-headless-shell.
- A content creator selects shots from the gallery and asks the agent to implement them.
- A designer wants to explore different motion styles using the 161 motion previews as inspiration.
What are this agent's strengths and limitations?
- Provides a large library of ready-made shot recipe cards (104) and motion previews (161) that can be directly used by agents.
- Includes a validated complete video template (Ink Press) for quick, high-quality output.
- Offers a detailed production methodology including beat-sync and sound-design guidance.
- Rich audio library with 149 SFX organized by category.
- Dependent on Claude Code or Codex as the agent environment; not universal.
- Requires Node.js and Remotion; headless rendering has known pitfalls.
- Template product screenshots are demo assets; must be replaced with actual product content.
- Remotion has its own licensing terms that may be paid for commercial use.
How do you install or deploy this agent?
In Claude Code or Codex, say: "Install this skill for me: https://github.com/Vincentwei1021/video-shotcraft". The agent will clone and link it. Alternatively, clone manually and symlink: ln -s $(pwd) ~/.claude/skills/video-shotcraft or ~/.codex/skills/video-shotcraft. Requires Node.js to run Remotion.
How do you use this agent?
After installation, issue natural language requests like: "Use video-shotcraft to create a promo for my desktop product." or "Use the deck-deal-flyin and row-embed shot cards to present this feature." The agent handles storyboarding, animation, and sound design. Optionally, select shots in the online gallery first.