Make A Video
Beginner-friendly end-to-end video creator for HyperFrames.
Install
npx skills add nateherkai/herk-edit-kit --skill make-a-video -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- nateherkai/herk-edit-kit2.5k
- Category
- Media
- Updated
- 21d ago
- License
- See repository
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 2,975 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Beginner-friendly end-to-end video creator for HyperFrames. Use when the user says "make a video", "create a video", "new video", "build a video", "video from scratch", "I want to make a video", "help me create a video", or when someone who's never used HyperFrames before arrives with a concept, script, or rough idea and wants a finished MP4. Interviews the user in one pass, then builds the full video with mandatory preview and visual-verification gates.
Make a Video, The Beginner-to-Finished-MP4 Skill
Two phases, eight sequential gates. Every gate produces a concrete artifact the next gate consumes. Don't skip gates.
When to use this skill, and when to hand off
Use this skill when:
- The user is new to HyperFrames and starting from a concept, script, or outline
- They want an end-to-end walkthrough, not framework reference material
- They haven't decided on format yet
Hand off when:
- The user pastes a URL and wants a video from that site → invoke
/website-to-hyperframes - The user explicitly wants a 9:16 vertical talking-head with face-cam + scene overlays → run Gates 1, 4 here, then invoke
/short-form-editfrom Gate 5 onward - The user asks for framework rules, not a video → invoke
/hyperframes
The two phases
- Phase 1, INTERVIEW (Gates 1, 4): one conversational pass to gather everything before touching code. Intent, format, script, voice, style, assets, pacing. Synthesize into a
BRIEF.mdand wait for explicit approval. - Phase 2, BUILD (Gates 5, 8): scaffold → storyboard → compositions → lint → Studio preview → draft render → visual verification → MP4 preview → final render.
Gate 1 · Intent & format
Ask one question at a time via AskUserQuestion, multiple-choice where possible.
- What's this video for? (promo · social ad · launch teaser · product demo · tutorial · explainer · intro/outro card · other)
- Who's the audience? (open-ended)
- Target duration? (10, 20s short · 20, 45s promo · 45, 90s explainer · 1.5, 3 min lesson · custom)
- Aspect ratio? (16:9 1920×1080 · 9:16 1080×1920 · 1:1 1080×1080)
- Frame rate? (30 default · 60 for crisp UI · 24 cinematic)
- Platform / delivery constraints? (file size · deadline · where it'll play)
Gate: all six captured. If the answer is 9:16 + face-cam, plan to hand off to /short-form-edit at Gate 5.
Full question bank: Read: references/interview-questions.md
