Claude Code se banao "What If" cartoon videos

1Yeh method kaise kaam karta hai

YouTube par "What If" cartoon channels lakhon views la rahe hain: ek stick-figure hero, shaam jaisi lighting wale kamre, fast cuts, aur ek narrator jo seedha aapse baat karta hai.

Sabse badi baat: character kisi AI image/video model se generate nahi hota, woh code hai. Claude use ek baar code me likhta hai, isliye har shot me character bilkul same dikhta hai. Koi "drift" nahi, chehra nahi badalta.

2Kya-kya chahiye

3Setup: step by step

Setup sirf ek baar karna hota hai, lagbhag 15–20 minute lagte hain. Kuch bhi haath se install nahi karna, Claude Code khud karega. Bas steps isi order me follow karo.

Part APC ke zaroori tools (sabse pehle)

Animation skill chalane ke liye PC me yeh tools hone chahiye. Beginners ko aksar pata nahi hota, isliye pehle Claude se yeh install karwao:

1. Claude Code kholo (terminal ya desktop app) ek nayi khaali folder me.
2. Pehle yeh prompt paste karo. Yeh PC check karke jo missing hai woh install karega:
   Prompt 1 · PC toolsCopy

   Check my PC and install everything I need for video animation work. Check if these are installed: Node.js (LTS), Python 3, FFmpeg, Git, and OpenAI Whisper (for word timestamps). Install whatever is missing (on Windows use winget and pip, on Mac use Homebrew and pip) and make sure each one is added to PATH. For Whisper, download only the lightweight "base" model. Do not download the medium or large models. When done, verify each tool by showing its version.

   Agar Claude koi permission maange to "Yes" karo. Windows par ek-do baar "Allow / Yes" ka popup aa sakta hai.
3. Check karo sab install hua ya nahi. Yeh prompt paste karo:
   Prompt · CheckCopy

   Show me the versions of Node.js, Python, FFmpeg, Git and Whisper to confirm everything is installed.

Part BWhat If skill install karo

1. Ab yeh prompt paste karo:
   Prompt 2 · SkillCopy

   Install the What If skill from github.com/kelano86/what-if-animation, then set up its studio and everything it needs.

   Claude skill download karke Remotion studio set up kar dega. Permission maange to "Yes" karte jao.

Part CVoice API key

1. Voice ki API key banao. Jo tool aap use karte ho, uski key lo:

   Tool	Key kahan milegi	.env me naam
   ElevenLabs	elevenlabs.io → Settings → API Keys	ELEVENLABS_API_KEY
   AI33 Pro	AI33 Pro dashboard → API / API Key section	AI33_API_KEY
   FameSpeak	FameSpeak dashboard → API / API Key section	FAMESPEAK_API_KEY

2. Key save karo. Project folder me .env file banao aur sirf woh line rakho jo tool aap use karte ho:
   .env fileCopy

   ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=yahan_apni_elevenlabs_key
   AI33_API_KEY=yahan_apni_ai33_pro_key
   FAMESPEAK_API_KEY=yahan_apni_famespeak_key

3. Claude ko batao kaunsa voice tool use karna hai (sirf AI33 Pro ya FameSpeak wale):
   Prompt 3 · AI33 ProCopy

   For voiceover, use AI33 Pro instead of ElevenLabs. My API key is saved as AI33_API_KEY in the .env file. Update the What If skill's voice step to use it.

   Prompt 3 · FameSpeakCopy

   For voiceover, use FameSpeak instead of ElevenLabs. My API key is saved as FAMESPEAK_API_KEY in the .env file. Update the What If skill's voice step to use it.

Part DTest

1. Test karo: Claude se kaho ki skill ke saath aane wale dono example episodes, Rewind aur CopyPaste, play kare. Agar dono chal gaye, aap ready ho!

4Pehla episode banao

Setup ke baad Claude ko bas ek line deni hai:

Make a What If episode: what if you never had to sleep?

Iske baad Claude apne aap:

1. Script likhta hai
2. Aapke voice tool (ElevenLabs / AI33 Pro / FameSpeak) se voiceover banwata hai
3. Har shot ka storyboard banata hai
4. Apni hi images check karta hai aur galtiyan theek karta hai
5. Animate karta hai aur sound effects jodta hai

5Kisi style ko match karna

Sirf ek simple prompt se ~16 minute me decent pehla version ban gaya tha, lekin woh bahut basic dikhta tha. Fark lamba prompt likhne se nahi, balki ek method follow karne se aaya:

Prompt A: video ko copy nahi, measure karwao

Reference video Claude ko do aur yeh kaho:

Here's a video. Don't copy it, measure it: how often it cuts, where the light comes from, how much the characters move. Write every rule down.

Example: original video ke opening me ~27 cuts per minute the, pehle version me sirf 14. Aise likhe hue rules hi Claude agli baar follow karta hai.

Prompt B: sabse important wala

Ek still image seconds me render hoti hai, video minutes me. Isliye pehle har shot ko image ke roop me perfect karo:

Render every shot as an image. Look at each one like a viewer would. List what looks wrong, and fix it before you animate anything.

Is check ne galat dikhti seedhiyan (stairs) aur hood ke peeche chhupa haath animation se pehle hi pakad liye.

6Viral "What If" story formula

Sirf look nahi, story bhi utni hi zaroori hai. 4 channels ki 5 scripts ek hi pattern follow karti hain, aur skill me yeh template ke roop me pehle se hai. Bas brackets bharo:

Example: "Reactions 10x fast" episode

Shuruaat ek makkhi aur coffee cup se. Aapke reactions 10 guna tez ho jaate hain, aur aap sports genius ban jaate ho. (Real fact: normal insaan ka reaction time lagbhag 0.25 second hota hai.) Phir World Cup final… aur teen din baad, ek kaali gaadi.

7Kharcha (cost)

8Kya YouTube ise AI content bolke flag karega?

YouTube ke monetisation rules mass-produced aur repetitive videos ko target karte hain, AI ko nahi. Isliye:

• Skill ke example episodes (ya kisi aur ke) copy-paste karke upload mat karo.
• Apna khud ka character banao aur use ek personality do.
• Apna brand banao. Channel tool se nahi, aapki originality se banta hai.

9Quick checklist

Tick karte jao, aapki progress isi browser me save rehti hai.

Setup (ek baar)

• Claude Code install hai (Opus 5.5, extra high effort)
• Prompt 1: Node.js, Python, FFmpeg, Git, Whisper (base model) install + versions check
• Prompt 2: What If skill install ho gayi
• Voice API key (ElevenLabs / AI33 Pro / FameSpeak) .env me save hai
• Rewind aur CopyPaste examples chal gaye

Har episode

• Topic chuna: "What if …?"
• Story 7-beat formula follow karti hai
• Story me ek real, verified fact + number hai
• Har shot pehle image ke roop me check hua (Prompt B)
• Har shot me naya camera angle, natural lighting
• Apna original character aur brand use kiya
• End me cliffhanger ya comment wala sawaal