Remotion Reel Pipeline — Talk-to-Video Skill for Claude Code

Turn plain-English descriptions into rendered videos — no timelines, no keyframes, no After Effects.

This is a ready-to-use Claude Code skill + Remotion project. Drop it into Claude Code, describe the reel you want, and it handles the entire pipeline: script → voiceover → scene build → sound effects → render.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• Claude Code skill file (.claude/skills/reel-pipeline/SKILL.md) — teaches Claude the full workflow automatically: style brief, script writing, voiceover sync, scene building, review, render

• Pre-configured permissions (.claude/settings.json) — npm/npx/node/ffmpeg commands are pre-approved so you're not stuck approving the same commands over and over

• Free voiceover generator — Microsoft Edge TTS, any language/locale, no API key needed

• Premium voiceover generator — ElevenLabs integration for branded/expressive voices (bring your own API key)

• Studio audio mastering chain — EQ, compression, loudness normalization, so voiceovers sound broadcast-ready instead of robotic

• Motion graphics effects library — glow pulses, particle bursts, shockwave rings, camera shake, zoom-punch, numbered step cards, section badges — all reusable React components

• One-shot SFX system — whoosh, ding, click, boom and more, synced cleanly to your scenes

• Background music mixing — pre-tuned volume balance so music never fights your voiceover

• Video source analysis (optional) — Twelve Labs integration to analyze an existing video's pacing/style before you build your own

• Two duration presets — SHORT (under 60s, vertical, for Reels/Shorts/TikTok) and MID (up to ~3 minutes, landscape or vertical, for YouTube-style content)

• A working example composition to duplicate and customize for your first video

HOW IT WORKS

1. Open the project in Claude Code

2. Say what you want: "Make a 45 second reel about [topic], clean minimal style, upbeat music"

3. Claude proposes a style brief, writes the script, generates the voiceover, builds the scenes with motion graphics and SFX, and renders

4. You get an .mp4 ready to post

WHO THIS IS FOR

Content creators, agencies, and solo editors who want to produce polished short-form video without learning After Effects or a timeline-based editor — and without paying per-video for a template pack that doesn't move with your ideas.

REQUIREMENTS

• Claude Code (Claude Pro/Max plan)

• Node.js

• ffmpeg (instructions included)

• Optional: ElevenLabs API key for premium voices, Twelve Labs API key for source-video analysis — both free-tier friendly, neither required to get started

No bundled API keys, no tracking, no phone-home. You bring your own keys if you want the premium features; the free path works out of the box.