Modular animated chart-to-camera workflow for a data video

GOAL: Claude Opus 5.5 doesn’t hand you a video. MOTION: it builds you a camera, and every part comes from your stack watch the little guy: every card that lights up throws him a piece, and he bolts it on the parts list: > the tripod = input reference.mp4 spec.md dashboards data.json story.md the foundation. no number without a source, no motion without a story > the body = render Remotion, Remotion agent skills, HyperFrames, GSAP every frame written as code, nothing generated > the lens = taste motion-design skill, motion graphics, Lottie, Motion what turns “animated” into “animated well” > the reels = ship timing.ts diffs stills check ffmpeg embed final.mp4 one-line fixes instead of re-rolls 20 parts. 4 groups. one camera and when the last piece clicks in, it doesn’t print a random clip. it projects your actual chart, with the 71% that came from a real query that’s the difference: a prompt gives you a video once. a studio gives you a camera you can point at anything all 20 parts with links are in the article