Opus 5.5 prompt: six files turn an article into video
No video model needed: one prompt plus six files (reference breakdown, data, story, Remotion code, timing, final cut) walk Opus 5.5 through producing a video.
the exact prompt I give Claude Opus 5.5 to turn an article into a video. no video model, just six files most people type “make me a video” and hope. I give Claude a harness instead: one prompt and six files it has to fill in order here’s what the prompt makes it do: > read the reference first it breaks down a clip I love: pacing, first motion, cut rhythm, where the payoff lands spec.md > check the number every figure comes with the query behind it. no source, it stops and asks data.json > write the story before the motion one point, one hero number, three beats: hook, proof, payoff story.md > build every frame as code Remotion plus a motion-design skill. every value on screen is a variable Scene.tsx > take notes in words “the title is a beat late” becomes a one-line diff. never a re-roll timing.ts then it renders stills, compares them to the reference, and waits for my yes final.mp4 why a harness beats a prompt: a prompt gives you one try a harness gives you a process you can fix step by step the full prompt and the setup are in the article
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