cinematic-trailer-production

What it does

The skill instructs an AI agent to produce movie-style trailers, teasers, launch trailers, game trailers, documentary trailers, series promos, and high-impact generated-media previews. It focuses on trailer strategy, structure, shot planning, voiceover/title-card copy, music and sound-design direction, generated-video prompt translation, edit pacing, platform/runtime choices, delivery handoff, rights/claims caveats, and trailer QA.

How it works

The skill requires establishing a trailer brief before prompts or generation. It defines trailer types, audience/distribution constraints, logline, hook, and emotional destination. It provides runtime/format guidance and platform-specific considerations, then outlines trailer structure via a three-act model (hook/world, escalation/proof, climax/tease, memory device) and a beat map with time, function, picture, audio, and copy. It prescribes a shot-list approach by trailer function and details a translation pipeline into generated-video prompts: continuity bible, shot prompt, motion contract, edit intent, and an avoid list. It also prescribes voiceover/dialogue/title-card direction, with patterns for copy, and instructs when to use title cards versus VO. Finally, it covers music and sound-design language, with an audio arc and technical loudness targets, stems separation, and handoff requirements.

When to use it

Use when the user requests a trailer-like video (movie-style trailer, teaser, launch trailer, game trailer, documentary trailer, series promo, or social cutdown) and a full trailer strategy and production plan is needed. It specifies that if only a broad request is given, you should ask for missing release object, audience, platform, runtime, and must-include/must-avoid items; otherwise assume a 60-90 second hero trailer plus derivatives and state that assumption.

What it can touch

The skill lists tools and workflows including generated-video prompts, continuity systems, shot prompts, motion contracts, edit intents, and avoidance lists. It mentions platform/runtime facts and audience/distribution constraints, and it references licensing and caveats related to rights/claims. It designates the following tools for use: claude-code, codex, copilot, cursor.

Caveats

It emphasizes rights/claims caveats and legal review constraints, and notes platform-specific specs can vary (YouTube, TikTok, Meta) requiring re-check at production time. It avoids definitive claims about outcomes and relies on structured trailer planning and QA steps. It also includes technical guidance on loudness and delivery targets, but defers to destination specs for exact encoding and format details.