Video Director

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Video Director skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Video Director is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Content · Sub-category: video · Last updated: 2026-05-28

Use when turning a scene idea into the 11-block cinematic prompt for live-action AI video — lens, lighting, blocking, motion, negatives. Triggers 'cinematic prompt', 'film-grade scene'.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Video Director is published as a SKILL.md file in this catalog. The SKILL.md runs to about 732 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

License: MIT
Original author: event4u-app
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-28
Catalog position: Content · video
Indexed related skills: 10

How Video Director fits the catalog

Video Director sits in the Content category under the video sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

What this skill does

Video Director is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the video sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/video-director/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when turning a scene idea into the 11-block cinematic prompt for live-action AI video — lens, lighting, blocking, motion, negatives. Triggers 'cinematic prompt', 'film-grade scene'.

Who uses this skill

The Video Director Claude Code skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 76,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/video-director
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/video-director/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/video-director/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/video-director/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/video-director/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\video-director\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Video Director Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/video-director/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Video Director skill do?

Use when turning a scene idea into the 11-block cinematic prompt for live-action AI video — lens, lighting, blocking, motion, negatives. Triggers 'cinematic prompt', 'film-grade scene'.

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Video Director skill?

Use Video Director when your Claude Code task falls under the Content category — specifically in the video area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Video Director" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Video Director skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Video Director is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/event4u-app/agent-config/blob/HEAD/.agent-src/skills/video-director/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: event4u-app

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

event4u-app. (2026). Video Director [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/video-director/

BibTeX

@misc{video-director-2026,
  author    = {event4u-app},
  title     = {Video Director [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/video-director/}
}

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