My whole reel setup with Claude Code: one folder, four tools, one rule page

This is the setup I've used for my last 51 reels on @copilot_shogo. Nothing to buy except the services you already use. Take the folder layout and the starter rule page below.

The setup · 4 parts

1. 01

   One folder per reel

   Every reel gets its own folder with the same four files: the script, the voice, the code and the final video. Claude Code works inside the whole project, so it can open any past reel and reuse what worked. Each new reel's code starts from one of the best-rated past reels.

   episodes/ · one folder per reel

   #46Jarvis#47Krea Ad Studio#48Suncatcher#49Subvocal#50HackerTube#52this reel

   • script.mdthe script13.8 KB
   • narration.mp3the voice1.0 MB
   • Video.tsxthe code55.5 KB
   • final.mp4the final video15.9 MB

   the layoutCopy

   episodes/
     2026-11-04_01_my-reel/
       script.md        # the script, the sources, the shot list
       Video.tsx        # the reel as code (Remotion)
       render/final.mp4 # what gets posted
   public/episodes/
     2026-11-04_01_my-reel/
       narration.mp3    # the voice (ElevenLabs), sped up with Rubber Band
       music.mp3
   docs/
     craft.md           # the rule page Claude reads before every reel
   scripts/
     check.sh           # reads the rules, refuses to render when one breaks

2. 02

   Four tools do the work

   Claude writes the reel as React. Remotion renders it. ElevenLabs reads the script in my cloned voice and returns the time of every word. Rubber Band speeds it up without the chipmunk sound. FFmpeg mixes the music and sets the loudness.

   RemotionElevenLabsRubber BandFFmpeg

   Claude writes React. Remotion renders every frame of it.

   <TitleHit name="REMOTION" />

   <Orbit clip="st_cheer" />

   frame 0 / 2,629

   reel #52: 43.8 s at 60 fps

3. 03

   The rule page is why it works

   Every time a reel looked cheap, the fix became a line on one page. Claude Code reads that page before every reel, so the same mistake doesn't come back. Mine is 230 lines now. Start with the one below and add a line every time you catch something.

   craft.md · 230 lines

   42Frame 1 is the content, not a logo.

   89No face in the hook.

   98Solid backgrounds. No glow.

   101One sound per event, within 2 frames.

   131Other people's footage only as short proof.

   140Never upscale an image past 1.5×.

   Reel #44 looked cheapWhat I said: "the screen keeps shaking and flashing"

   craft.md (starter)Copy

   # craft.md — read this before every reel
   
   ## Hook
   - Frame 1 is the content, not a logo. One strong line on screen from the first frame.
   - Say what it is and what the viewer gets within 3 seconds.
   
   ## Look
   - One background, one text colour, one accent. Solid backgrounds, no glow.
   - Real screens, real files, real numbers. Never redraw a fake product screen.
   - Never upscale an image past 1.5×.
   - Other people's footage only as short proof.
   
   ## Motion
   - Something meaningful moves wherever you pause. No dead frames.
   - Shake twice at most. One full-screen flash at most.
   
   ## Sound
   - One sound per event, within 2 frames of it.
   - Music 18–24 dB under the voice. Whole reel at −14 LUFS.
   
   ## When a reel looks cheap
   - Write the fix here as one line, with the reel number. Don't just fix that reel.

4. 04

   A check that refuses to render

   Rules you only read get skipped. A small script checks the ones a machine can check (a missing mascot, text outside the caption boxes, no real material listed) and stops the render with a list of what's broken.

   ~ % render reel #52

   press a button below

   —

   Render with a rule brokenRender with the rules kept

Good to know

• Numbers on this page are from my own studio: file sizes of real reel folders, reel #52's frame count and word timings, and the loudness of reels #42–#49 measured with FFmpeg on Nov 4, 2026.
• Clawd, the little orange character, is Claude Code's own mascot, drawn from the characters Claude Code prints when it starts. Not affiliated with Anthropic, Remotion, ElevenLabs, Rubber Band or FFmpeg.