vid-sizzle-reel

Category: Visual & Media · Version: 1.0.0 · Author: OpenDirectory · Compatibility: All targets (claude, codex, opencode, gemini, anti-gravity, openclaw, hermes)

Generate a high-energy sizzle reel or hype video from brand assets and key messages. Fast-paced montage format with dynamic cuts, bold text overlays, and optional beat-synced music. Use it for launch days, investor pitches, conference openers, event promos, and social media campaign kickoffs. The goal is to create excitement, not to explain. This is different from a product launch video. A sizzle reel has no single story arc. It has energy, rhythm, and one punchy message per cut.

Install

npx CLI (Recommended)
skills.sh
Claude Code Native
Claude Desktop
Manus AI

npx "@opendirectory.dev/skills" install vid-sizzle-reel --target claude

npx skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory --skill vid-sizzle-reel

/plugin marketplace add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory
/plugin install opendirectory-gtm-skills@opendirectory-marketplace

Copy https://github.com/Varnan-Tech/opendirectory/tree/main/skills/vid-sizzle-reel into download-directory.github.io to download the ZIP.
Open Claude Desktop -> Customize -> Skills -> + -> Upload a skill and drop the folder containing SKILL.md.

How It Works

Provide your key messages and brand assets.
The agent builds a HyperFrames HTML composition with GSAP animation timelines.
The HyperFrames CLI captures frames via headless Chromium and assembles an MP4 via FFmpeg.

No Runway. No Pika. No AI video APIs. Works offline.

Sizzle Reel Structure

Section	Timing (60s)	Content
Cold Open	0-5s	One stat or impact phrase. No brand name.
Build	5-40s	Key messages flash one at a time, rising energy
Peak	40-55s	Maximum intensity; strongest message at full scale
Land	55-60s	Logo, tagline, CTA URL

Timing scales automatically for 30s and 90s durations.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Required	Default	Description
`key_messages`	Yes		3-5 phrases that flash on screen (you write these)
`brand_assets`			Logo URL or path, brand colors (hex), key screenshots
`tone`		`energetic`	`energetic` / `cinematic` / `emotional` / `professional`
`music`			File path or BPM/genre string (e.g. `"128bpm electronic"`)
`duration`		`60`	`30` / `60` / `90` seconds
`aspect_ratio`		`16:9`	`16:9` / `9:16`
`cut_style`		auto	`fast` (1-2s) / `cinematic` (3-5s); auto derives from tone
`end_card`		auto	Logo + tagline + CTA URL for the Land section

Tone Reference

Tone	Reference Feel	Cut Style	Best For
`energetic`	Product Hunt launch day	fast (1-2s)	Social media, launch days, developer tools
`cinematic`	Apple product reveal	cinematic (3-5s)	Investor decks, B2C premium, Series A+
`emotional`	Kickstarter campaign	mixed (2-4s)	Consumer products, mission-driven brands
`professional`	B2B conference opener	2s cuts	Enterprise SaaS, internal events, sales decks

Output

sizzle/
└── [slug]/
    ├── index.html           (HyperFrames composition source)
    └── sizzle-reel.mp4      (H.264, 1080p, yuv420p)

Open index.html in any browser to preview the animation before exporting.

Prompt Tips

Write the key messages yourself. These are the exact phrases that appear on screen. The agent cannot invent good copy for your brand. 3 sharp lines beats 10 vague ones. Choose music before visuals. The BPM drives the cut style. The cut style drives every timing decision in the video. Cold open: one number. Not a sentence, not a tagline. One specific, surprising number. It earns 5 seconds of attention before the audience knows who you are. Land section: logo plus one line plus one URL. Anything more dilutes the CTA. Match tone to channel. Energetic for social and Product Hunt. Cinematic for investor decks. Professional for conference openers.

Prompt Examples

Good:

Sizzle reel, 60 seconds. Tone: energetic. Key messages: ['AI skills, ready to install' /
'52+ skills across GTM, content, and research' / 'Works with Claude, Codex, and Gemini' /
'Zero setup. Instant value.']. Music: 128bpm electronic. Cut style: fast.
End card: OpenDirectory + 'AI skills, ready to install' + 'opendirectory.dev'. Aspect: 16:9.

Bad:

hype video for our company

Requirements

Node.js 22+
FFmpeg (brew install ffmpeg / apt install ffmpeg)
HyperFrames (installed automatically via npx skills add heygen-com/hyperframes)

Catalog

Visual & Media

Content

Launch

GTM Intelligence

Outreach

Research

Developer Tools

Other

Install

How It Works

Sizzle Reel Structure

Input Parameters

Tone Reference

Output

Prompt Tips

Prompt Examples

Requirements

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​How It Works

​Sizzle Reel Structure

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How It Works

Sizzle Reel Structure

Input Parameters

Tone Reference

Output

Prompt Tips

Prompt Examples

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