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System

AI Story Reel Pipeline

The numbers

$0render cost across 102 rendered reelsSource ReelDash report · 2026
7 of 42story reel attempts that rendered, which led to the explainer formatSource ReelDash report · 5 Oct 2026

What it is

ReelDash. Writes a story, plans shots, generates scenes, edits, and adds TTS voiceover, subtitles and music. Formats: 8-bit scenes, slideshow cuts with zoom and pan, fully animated sequences.

How it works

Claude writes the story and shot plan, image and video models generate the scenes, then FFmpeg and Remotion cut it with TTS voiceover, subtitles and music.

Stack

  • Claude
  • FFmpeg
  • Remotion

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