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Opus 5.5 motion graphics: 43 examples and the prompts behind them

Since Claude Opus 5.5 came out, people have been asking it for motion graphics and posting the results: launch films, logo reveals, kinetic type, recipe explainers. Opus writes each one as code and renders it to an MP4. We watched them all and kept the 43 best, each with the maker's prompt.

How Claude makes a motion graphics video

No video model is involved. Opus writes the animation as code (an HTML page with SVG and JavaScript, a React or Remotion project, sometimes Three.js), steps a headless browser through it frame by frame and pipes the frames into ffmpeg. Music and sound effects are synthesized in code too.

Because every frame is a function of time, loops close perfectly and sound lands on the exact frame. It also means text stays sharp and real: product names, prices and UI copy come out spelled right.

  • Deedy Das's launch film used only JavaScript, Playwright and ffmpeg, and cost about $2 of API time.
  • Ethan Mollick's recursion video drew every scene in React and SVG and synthesized its music in Python.
  • Sarutobi Sasuke's cocktail explainer is one HTML file of SVG and plain JavaScript with no animation library, finished in about 25 minutes.

How to make one with Claude Code

  1. Start Claude Code on Opus 5.5 in an empty folder

    Several makers said they installed no skills or plugins: Opus picks its own tools and installs what it needs.

    mkdir launch-film && cd launch-film
    claude --model claude-opus-5-5
  2. Give it the prompt and your product

    Add your site so it can read the pages and write the script itself. A logo file, a screenshot or a reference video helps it match your look.

    make a dynamic 15-second motion graphics video that shows what an incredible motion designer you are for https://your-site.com. Visit the pages first to learn about the product, then write the video content yourself. Go all out.
  3. Let it render

    Expect a few minutes to an hour and a half, depending on length and effort. Ask it to tell you where the MP4 is saved.

  4. Watch it and say what's wrong

    Sacha Arbonel's first cut was too fast and the music was weak; one blunt follow-up made it much better. Ask for a slower pace, a royalty-free track or another aspect ratio.

The prompt everyone copied

Many of the videos below start from the same short prompt that went around X: make a dynamic 15-second motion graphics video that shows what an incredible motion designer you are. What makers added to it:

  • Your product or site: "for <your url>", or "visit the pages first to learn about the product, then write the video content yourself".
  • A frame of reference: "like it's your showreel", "go all out", "a premium developer-tool launch film", "Apple-style".
  • A mood or a sound: "psychedelic and hypnotic", or "use the Oppenheimer theme music as inspiration, but compose it yourself".
  • A guardrail: "avoid the frames and texts on the corners which are typical AI-made giveaways".
  • A reference: a logo, one image, a hand-drawn sketch or another video to match.

Product launch films

Launch films, milestone videos and pitches for real products, most from a single prompt.

Logo reveals and brand films

Stings and ads built from a logo, a reference image or a famous ad.

Showreels and kinetic type

Opus showing off as a motion designer: type, loops and pure motion.

Explainers

Recipes, history and computer science, explained in motion.

More videos and the full list

The full list, with three stills per video and every prompt, is on GitHub: awesome-claude-motion-video.

For 3D worlds and short films made with Claude's newest model, see Claude Fable 5.2 videos on GitHub, and our guide to Claude Fable 5.2 for what changed and how it compares with Opus 5.5.

FAQ

Can Claude Opus 5.5 make videos?

Yes, by writing code. It builds the animation as a web page or a Remotion project and renders it frame by frame to an MP4, with music it synthesizes itself. It doesn't generate footage the way a video model does, which is why text, numbers and UI come out crisp.

Do I need a skill, Remotion or After Effects?

No. Several makers said they used plain Claude Code with no skills: Opus chose the tools itself, usually Playwright or headless Chrome plus ffmpeg, sometimes Remotion.

How long does it take and what does it cost?

From about a minute and $2 (Deedy Das) to an hour and a half of rendering and $14 on extra-high effort (monokern). Most makers reported one prompt and a few minutes to an hour.

Where does the music come from?

Opus usually composes and synthesizes it in code, in Python or JavaScript, and times the hits to the cuts. A few makers asked it to use a royalty-free track instead.

Can I use these prompts?

The prompts are the makers' own, quoted from their posts. Try them on your own product; the videos themselves belong to their makers.

Likes, views and prompts checked on each original post on X or Xiaohongshu on November 12, 2026.

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