Claude Just Changed Content Creation Forever! (Tutorial)
Step-by-step tutorial using Claude AI to make and edit videos with the free Remotion skill
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Claude just changed content creation forever!
You can now generate, edit, fact-check, and schedule videos entirely from Claude Code.
In this comprehensive step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you how to use Claude Code alongside the Remotion skill to build your local video creation/editing pipeline.
Then, publish automatically to social media :)
1. Install the Remotion Skill
First, open Claude Code. Doesn’t matter if you’re in the terminal, Visual Studio Code, or Windsurf.
Type this:
Install the pre-built skill remotion and set it up.
Claude searches the web, finds the Remotion skill, and installs it.
If you’re technical and want the 1-line shortcut, type this in your terminal:
npx skills add remotion-dev/skills
Remotion is a framework for creating and editing videos using code. Claude Code writes the code FOR you. No need to know React, JavaScript, or anything technical.
The BEST part?
Everything runs locally on your computer FOR FREE (except your Claude Code subscription).
You’re not paying for some cloud video service.
You’re not uploading files somewhere and downloading them back. It’s all happening on your local private machine.
While it installs, explore the skill directory. There’s a SKILL.md file explaining when Claude should trigger this skill, plus rules for animations, safe zones, and more.
Pro tip:
If you want Remotion to be your primary video tool, expand the skill description so Claude triggers it anytime you mention video creation... even if you don’t say “Remotion” directly.
2. Create a Motion Graphics Video (Prompt 1)
Here’s the EXACT first prompt I used:
use remotion skill to create a 9:16 15-second video on this topic:
- free github repos containing Claude Code skills
- the first 5 seconds should have a viral hook
- use cool motion graphics
- use cool animated text
- use short-form video safe zones, so text should not be located too high up or too far down
Claude went OFF!
It researched real GitHub repos. It generated a viral hook. It created animated text with motion graphics. It used safe zones so text doesn’t get cut off by platform UI.
Within 2-3 minutes, Remotion opened its own local studio at localhost:3003. Preview the video right there in your browser. Press play, scrub through it, see exactly what you’re getting BEFORE rendering.
And this was WITHOUT brand voice, brand kit, or custom assets.
A raw first draft from 1 prompt.
3. Fact-Check and Add Screenshots (Prompt 2)
The first draft had 1 problem: Claude pulled a private GitHub repo. So I ran a second prompt:
update the video:
- first, fact check that every single github repo is public and contains free Claude Code skills
- one scene per github repo
- for each github repo, take a web screenshot and incorporate it in the video
- update CTA to “Sign Up for BLOTATO”
This is where it gets WILD.
Claude used Claude in Chrome (browser automation) to VISIT each GitHub repo, take a real screenshot, and then Remotion incorporated those screenshots directly into the video.
Yes… your AI video editor browsing the internet, grabbing real assets, and dropping them into your video.
Automatically!!
It found 3 verified public repos, took screenshots of each one, rewrote the video with 5 scenes (hook, repos with screenshots, and CTA), and rendered em all.
4. Personal Touches (Prompt 3)
The last prompt shows what else is possible:
incorporate my headshot in ~/Downloads in the last screen CTA and lets add some techno/edm/psychedelic background music
Claude added my headshot with a gradient border matching the Blotato CTA colors. Background music faded in. Done.
3 prompts total.
Motion graphics video.
Real web screenshots.
Custom assets.
Background music.
All generated locally, for FREEEEEEE.
5. Edit EXISTING Videos
This is the part many creators care about.
Take a video you already filmed... a talking head TikTok, a YouTube Short, whatever... and make Claude edit it for you.
edit the latest video in ~/Downloads, remove mistakes, add a scroll stopping tiktok-style title, add subcaptions but don’t cover my face, be mindful of 9:16 safe zones
Claude analyzes your video, applies a title overlay disappearing after a few seconds, adds captions avoiding your face, and attempts to trim out the bloopers where you stumbled.
Is it PERFECT? No way.
Claude reduced font sizes, added word spacing, highlighted active words by making them slightly larger. The caption editing was readable and well-formatted.
The blooper removal was decent but far from perfect... transitions were a bit rough in preview but smoother in the final render.
My honest take:
If you’re serious about using Remotion for editing existing videos, set aside a few days to build a template fitting YOUR style. Figure out where your title goes, how captions should look, and your standard intro/outro.
Make just ONE template that looks good enough.
Nothing too crazy, keep it simple. Higher chance of success.
6. Schedule to Social Media (The Final Step)
Here’s where it all comes together.
Install the Blotato MCP server (1 line), then:
lets schedule the motion graphics video for instagram in 30 minutes using Blotato MCP
I always keep an approval step in my workflow.
Claude shows me the caption, I check the brand voice, the hashtags, the message... then I approve and it goes out.
Manage your ENTIRE content calendar this way.
I’ve got tons of posts scheduled every week, all through Claude Code + Blotato MCP. Never leaving the terminal.
My Honest Take
This isn’t replacing professional video editors.
Editing existing videos still needs a lot of work, especially blooper removal and transitions.
BUT for motion graphics, short-form content, and quick social videos? This is ALREADY good enough to start with, especially if you don’t have a big budget or big team. Spend a couple days iterating on ONE template to achieve a style you like.
The real advantage is, indeed, building reusable templates.
Once Claude knows your brand, your style, your CTA format... that’s the productivity gain. You can also use Remotion for your FIRST DRAFT pass, then handoff to human editors to add polish.
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