Claude Motion workflow: Opus 5.5 storyboards first, then MP4 export

Janus Tiu @JanusTiuOriginally posted 2026.10.21

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Everyone’s posting these crazy Claude motion videos. But nobody shows you the actual workflow. Turns out, it’s not as simple as copying and pasting a prompt. There are a few catches. So I experimented with 7 different styles and documented everything. Here’s how: 1. Open Claude Code, select Opus 5.5, and set /effort to max for the best results. 2. Paste your prompt + reference. 3. Ask Claude to generate a storyboard first, before it starts building anything. 4. Review, iterate, and export your final animation as an MP4.