Scott Simmons
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@editblog
Editor of film, video & bytes. Writer of blogs about film, video & bytes. Post-er of other's productions.
I still can’t believe this is real. I’m a trained filmmaker. Former film producer. I’ve spent thousands of hours in editing bays cutting footage frame by frame. This weekend I’m creating a video for one of the biggest brands in the world. Here’s my setup: Claude Code on the left. @descript in the middle (for editing). @Remotion on the right (to preview/edit the motion graphics we create with CC) I have all my scenes and templates built out referencing a central brand style guide (about 15 of them that CC also created for me) When I need a new motion graphic, I copy the script section from Descript into Claude Code and get it back in 2 minutes, ready to drop into the timeline. The background music? Built with a Python library a member in the Claude Code Community made. I type what I need, it generates the track. Sound design and voice effects? @elevenlabs handles it, whatever the scene needs. I spent years learning After Effects, Premiere, Final Cut. I went to school for this. And now the most efficient production workflow I’ve ever used is a code editor, a couple APIs, Descript and a programmatic video tool. This isn’t replacing filmmaking. It’s what filmmaking looks like now. If you’re a creator or a marketer still doing everything manually, this workflow will change how you think about video production. I’m hosting a live event for our community where I’ll walk through this entire setup. It’s normally invite only, but I’m opening it up to everyone. Link is in the post below.
