launch-video

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This skill should be used when the user asks to "make a launch video", "create a product hype/sizzle film", "build a teaser/trailer for a drop", "do a reveal montage with an end-card CTA", "cut a hero video to the beat", or "export a launch film in 16:9/9:16/1:1". Covers the hook→tease→reveal→feature-montage→end-card arc and multi-aspect export.

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Sourceiart-ai/ad-video-skills

Added on2026-08-13

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npx skill4agent add iart-ai/ad-video-skills launch-video

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Launch Video

Make a premium, high-energy 15–60s launch film that stops the scroll and converts. Build the classic arc — hook → tease → reveal → feature montage → end-card CTA — cut to the music, and export for every platform aspect.

When to use

Product drops, feature announcements, trailers, hype reels (15–60s).
"Sizzle" hero videos for a landing page.
Beat-synced reveals where the brand moment lands on the drop.

The arc

Beat	Job	Typical share (of 30s)
Hook (0–3s)	A striking frame/motion that stops the scroll	0–3s
Tease	Hint the product; build curiosity, beat-synced	3–9s
Reveal	Product/logo hits on the music drop	9–13s
Feature montage	Fast, kinetic, one benefit per shot	13–25s
End card	Logo + tagline + CTA, clean hold	25–30s

Scale the same proportions for 15s (tighter) or 60s (longer montage, never a longer hook).

Two non-negotiable rules

Sound design leads picture. Lock the track first, mark the beats and the drop, then cut visuals to those marks. Never score a finished cut — the reveal lands on the drop, not near it.
Quality over quantity. A few flawless shots beat many mediocre ones. Cut any shot that isn't premium.

Beat-synced reveal on the drop

Find the drop's exact timecode in the audio, then time the reveal so the brand mark snaps to full at that frame, with a micro-overshoot for impact.

js

import gsap from "gsap";
const DROP = 9.0; // seconds, measured from the track
const tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
// tease builds tension up to the drop
tl.to(".tease", { opacity: 1, scale: 1.05, duration: DROP, ease: "power1.in" })
// reveal SNAPS on the drop frame
  .set(".logo", { opacity: 1 }, DROP)
  .fromTo(".logo", { scale: 1.18 }, { scale: 1.0, duration: .18, ease: "power3.out" }, DROP)
  .fromTo(".flash", { opacity: .9 }, { opacity: 0, duration: .25 }, DROP); // white hit
audio.addEventListener("play", () => tl.play());

Cut on transients, not on a fixed grid: the hardest cuts go on kick/snare hits; ramp speed (time-remap) into the drop, then hard-cut out of it.

Kinetic feature montage

One benefit per shot, ~0.6–1.0s each, hard cuts on the beat. Each shot = a bold keyword + a single supporting visual.

css

.feature { opacity:0; }
.feature.in .kw   { animation: pop .35s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1) forwards; }
.feature.in .word { display:inline-block; }
@keyframes pop { from { opacity:0; transform:translateY(24px) } to { opacity:1; transform:none } }

js

// drive shots off beat marks measured from the track
const beats = [13.0, 13.8, 14.6, 15.4, 16.2]; // seconds
beats.forEach((t, i) => scheduleAt(t, () => showFeature(i)));

Keep one motion language across the montage (same enter curve, same exit) so speed reads as confidence, not chaos.

End card

Hold the logo + tagline + CTA still and clean for ≥2s. No busy motion competing with the CTA; let the brand settle. Land the brand moment on the strongest remaining beat, then a crisp button/URL.

Multi-aspect export

Compose with a center safe zone so one master crops cleanly to all aspects.

Aspect	Use	Resolution	Safe zone
16:9	YouTube, landing hero, X	1920×1080	keep key content within center 90%
9:16	Reels, TikTok, Shorts, Stories	1080×1920	text within center 80% h; avoid top 12% / bottom 18% (UI)
1:1	Feed posts	1080×1080	center square of the 16:9 frame

Design the hero/logo/CTA inside the 1:1 center square so it survives every crop. Render the 16:9 master, then reframe (don't just letterbox) 9:16 and 1:1 from the same project.

Output checklist

Track locked first; reveal lands exactly on the drop.
Hook earns the first 3 seconds.
Montage: one benefit per shot, hard cuts on beats, consistent motion language.
End card holds ≥2s with one clear CTA.
16:9 + 9:16 + 1:1 exports, key content in the center safe zone.
Premium-only shots — nothing mediocre survives the cut.

Deliver & verify (rendered stills → MP4)

Packaged helper (
scripts/
): tile your stills with
scripts/contact-sheet.sh sheet.png f-hook.png f-mid.png f-end.png
, then assert the encode with
scripts/probe-mp4.sh out.mp4 [WxH] [fps]
. See
scripts/README.md
.

If the launch film is built/rendered in Remotion, treat it as the heavy tier: register a

<Composition>

(+ zod

schema

+

defaultProps

), drive every value off

useCurrentFrame()

— no GSAP timelines / audio-event callbacks /

Date.now()

/

Math.random()

at render time (bake beat + drop timecodes into props). Deliverable = the rendered

out/*.mp4

per aspect (plus the project).

Verify loop — render stills → inspect → encode. Sample the arc, with the shipped props (real headline/tagline/CTA), not just

defaultProps

.

bash

# Frame-exact stills across hook → reveal → end-card
npx remotion still Launch out/f-hook.png   --frame=24  --props=props/launch.json   # hook earns first 3s
npx remotion still Launch out/f-reveal.png --frame=270 --props=props/launch.json   # logo SNAPS on the drop frame
npx remotion still Launch out/f-end.png    --frame=899 --props=props/launch.json   # end card: logo+tagline+CTA, clean hold
# inspect each: fidelity (product/logo, tagline, CTA text exact, brand colors right, reveal at the drop frame)
#   AND artifacts (text overflow, off-canvas, CTA in the 9:16 bottom third, missing font, flash frame stuck on)

Multi-aspect — verify the master in EACH aspect before encoding all of them. A reframe bug (hero pushed off the safe zone) repeats across every aspect; catch it once.