Video Production

Video marketing strategy, scripting, AI video generation, and platform optimization.

When to Use

• •Video strategy planning
• •Script writing for any format
• •Storyboard creation
• •AI video generation (Veo 3.1)
• •Platform specifications lookup
• •Production workflow guidance
• •Video optimization
• •Thumbnail creation
• •Video repurposing
• •Caption extraction

Setup

This skill leverages the ai-multimodal skill for Veo/Imagen APIs. Ensure:

export GEMINI_API_KEY="your-key"  # Get from https://aistudio.google.com/apikey
pip install google-genai python-dotenv pillow

Quick Start

Generate video: node scripts/generate-video.cjs --prompt "product demo" --template product-demo Create storyboard: node scripts/create-storyboard.cjs --script "path/to/script.md" Analyze video: node scripts/analyze-video.cjs --video "path/to/video.mp4" Optimize for platform: node scripts/optimize-for-platform.cjs --video "path/to/video.mp4" --platform tiktok Extract captions: node scripts/extract-captions.cjs --video "path/to/video.mp4"

Core Capabilities

Video Types & Platform Specs

Load: references/video-types-specs.md

Art Directions

Load: references/video-art-directions.md

Script Templates

Load: references/script-templates.md

Production Workflow

Load: references/production-workflow.md

Video Optimization

Load: references/video-optimization.md

Veo Prompt Engineering

Load: references/veo-prompt-guide.md

Storyboard Format

Load: references/storyboard-format.md

Audio Directives

Load: references/audio-directive-guide.md

Thumbnail Design

Load: references/thumbnail-design-guide.md

Video SEO

Load: references/video-seo-optimization.md

Quality Review Workflow

Load: references/quality-review-workflow.md

Scripts

Templates

Quick Reference

Video Types: Tutorial, Demo, Testimonial, BTS, Short-form, Explainer

Video Pipeline (Frame-Based with Reviews)

Best quality workflow using start/end frames with AI-powered review gates:

1. SCRIPT (Gemini 2.5) → Scene timing with start/end frame descriptions
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   [REVIEW 1] → Grammar, timing, brand voice, hooks (Gemini text)
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2. STORYBOARD → Frame prompts with visual continuity
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   [REVIEW 2] → Prompt clarity, style consistency, feasibility (Gemini text)
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3. VOICEOVER (Gemini TTS) → Generate narration with voice control
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4. MUSIC (Lyria) → Generate background track with mood control
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   [REVIEW 3] → Audio clarity, pronunciation, mood match (Gemini audio)
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5. START/END FRAMES (Imagen 4) → Generate keyframes per scene
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   [REVIEW 4] → Quality, abnormalities, prompt adherence (Gemini vision)
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6. VIDEO (Veo 3.1) → Generate video between reference frames
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   [REVIEW 5] → Motion quality, artifacts, temporal consistency (Gemini video)
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7. MIX (FFmpeg) → Combine video + voiceover + music + SFX
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   [REVIEW 6] → A/V sync, transitions, overall polish (Gemini video)
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8. OPTIMIZE → Platform-specific versions

Key: Every step reviewed by AI before proceeding. Catches typos, abnormal actions, AI artifacts.

Review capabilities from ai-multimodal:

• •Text analysis: Script grammar, timing validation
• •Vision: Frame quality, abnormality detection (extra limbs, distorted faces)
• •Video: Motion quality, temporal consistency, artifact detection
• •Audio: Speech clarity, pronunciation errors, mood matching

Time: 25-35 min | Cost: $5-15/video + $0.12 reviews

Workflow

Planning

1. •Define goal and audience
2. •Choose video type and platform
3. •Write script using templates
4. •Create storyboard

Production (AI-Generated)

1. •Generate prompts from script
2. •Generate video clips (Veo 3.1)
3. •Review and iterate
4. •Assemble scenes

Post-Production

1. •Optimize for target platform
2. •Extract/add captions
3. •Create thumbnail
4. •Publish

Output Format

## Video Brief: [Title]

**Platform:** [YouTube/TikTok/etc.]
**Type:** [Tutorial/Demo/etc.]
**Length:** [Duration]
**Aspect Ratio:** [16:9/9:16/1:1]

### Script
[Scene-by-scene breakdown]

### Storyboard
[Key frames with timing]

### Veo Prompts
[Per-scene prompts]

### Visual Notes
[Shot descriptions]

Best Practices

1. •Hook in first 3 seconds
2. •Design for sound-off (captions)
3. •Strong thumbnail with faces
4. •Clear CTA at end
5. •Repurpose for multiple platforms
6. •Use trending audio when applicable
7. •Optimize title/description for SEO
8. •A/B test thumbnails

Cost Estimation

Integration

This skill works with:

• •ai-multimodal - Video generation and analysis
• •creativity - Creative direction, style templates, color psychology, voiceover styles
• •media-processing - FFmpeg optimization
• •content-marketing - Content strategy
• •social-media - Distribution planning

Resources

• •Veo API Docs
• •Imagen API
• •Platform Guidelines