kaomei/stickman-video-director

Classic Black & White	Modern Pop
Prehistoric Cave	Cozy Storytelling
Historical Cartoon	Minimal Hand-Drawn

🎬 Two ways to make your video

Want control over every shot? Choose A · Director Mode. Want a finished video without assembling scenes yourself? Choose B · Autopilot Mode. One project, two workflows.

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| | |:---:|:---|:---| | Approach | You control production; AI plans the shots. Get storyboards and prompts, then generate clips and edit them yourself. | Give it a topic or a brief; get a finished video. Automate illustrations, voiceover, captions, subtle animation, and video assembly. | | Length | Short-first, typically 30 seconds–3 minutes. Longer videos can be built scene by scene. | Long-form-first, especially narrated videos of 10 minutes or more. Also works for shorts and episodic stories. | | Tools | Plan with a Skill-compatible AI assistant, generate clips in your preferred video generator (Google Flow, Runway, Luma, Kling, etc.), then assemble in CapCut or Premiere. | Run in Codex, Claude Code, or another AI coding agent that can read and write files, call tools, and execute commands to connect generation with local rendering. | | Visuals | Generated animated clips, with character movement, camera direction, and interactions. | Illustrated scenes with subtle animation, using cuts, pans, and zooms to support the narration rather than generating a full-motion clip for every scene. | | Output | A director's treatment, storyboards, scene-by-scene video prompts, and sound design. | A complete video file with voiceover, captions, and subtle animation. | | Start | | |

Both workflows can start with a raw topic, a web link, or a full script. Customize your aspect ratio (9:16, 16:9, 1:1), narration language, and voiceover freely. The lengths above are recommendations, not hard limits.

💡 Quick Setup Note:

• Director Mode works anywhere in standard conversational AI windows.
• Autopilot Mode runs inside AI coding agents with file/terminal access (like Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, or Cursor) to automatically handle end-to-end rendering and file delivery.

🧭 Get started

Compatible with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity, or any agent environment with file/terminal access.

Send the following to your AI assistant:

Install this Skill for me:
https://github.com/kaomei/stickman-video-director
Once installed, read the installed SKILL.md right away.
Explain what each mode produces, the tools it needs, and the workflow
in plain language, with examples I can copy.
Based on what I want to make, tell me what is missing and exactly what to do next.

A · Director Mode: scene-by-scene video prompts

After installation, send this to your AI assistant and replace the placeholder with your topic:

Use Director Mode / mode A to turn the following topic, copy, or brief
into a stickman video:
[Enter a topic, paste your copy, or describe what you need]
Requirements: landscape 16:9, A3 "Prehistoric Cave" style, starting with 30 seconds.
Give me the director's treatment first. After I approve it, provide scene-by-scene video prompts.

Workflow: share your topic and brief → develop the story script → optionally approve front, side, and back character views → generate detailed storyboard prompts → manually generate clips and edit the final video

The treatment covers the story structure, scene-by-scene narration, actions, camera direction, and sound design. Copy each prompt into Google Flow or another video generator, then add captions and finish the edit in CapCut or your preferred editor.

For your first video, follow the visual production walkthrough on X (Thread with step-by-step video demos).

B · Autopilot Mode: from a brief to a long-form video

After installing in Codex, Claude Code, or another environment with file access and command execution, try:

Use Autopilot Mode / mode B to turn the following topic, article, post, news item, or brief
into a compelling YouTube video:
[Paste content or a link, or describe what you want to promote]
Requirements: 5–10 minutes, landscape 16:9, B1 "Minimal Hand-Drawn" style, with voiceover, captions, and sound effects.
Check the image generation, voiceover, and video-rendering setup first. Then give me a script and a 20-second preview with sound.
After I approve it, build the full video with visuals timed to the narration. Deliver a complete video file; I do not want to assemble scenes myself.

Workflow: share a topic, content, or brief → approve the script → approve a 20-second preview with sound → automatically produce the full video → receive the finished video file

The AI assistant plans the scenes, generates the visuals and narration, adds captions and sound effects, and renders a complete video to the voiceover's timing. You approve the script and preview; you do not have to generate and assemble every scene yourself.

On first use, it checks the required setup and walks you through anything missing. If a visual or voiceover section needs work, revise just that section and keep what you have already approved.

🎨 A · Director Mode style gallery

Styles are numbered A1, A2, A3… Each includes its own animated examples.

A1: Classic Black & White

Explain an idea with just a few lines. On a pure white or black canvas, characters, props, and a little accent color do the heavy lifting—ideal for brisk, clear explainers.

• Visual style: simple round heads, line-drawn limbs, and consistent stroke widths, with occasional simple expressions. Up to three saturated accent colors signal emotion, risk, or action. Abstract ideas become visual metaphors: anxiety as a cage, attention as a progress bar.
• Best for: science explainers, psychology, motivation, self-management, business breakdowns, and abstract concepts.
• Choose your look: black characters on white feel clean and direct for teaching and everyday explainers. White characters on black create stronger contrast for suspense, conflict, and emotion.

| A1.1 · Black on white | A1.2 · White on black | |:---:|:---:| | | | | Pure white canvas · Black characters | Pure black canvas · White characters |

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A2: Modern Pop

A red beanie and yellow T-shirt give this character an instantly recognizable look. Explain a product in a clean tech setting, or follow the character into bedrooms, city streets, and the wilderness for a story with real ups and downs.

• Visual style: a minimalist character with a consistent red beanie and yellow shirt, in two types of setting. Minimal Tech pairs white space and a faint grid with floating glass-like interfaces and cyan light. Colorful Story uses richer scenery, lighting, and depth to set the mood.
• Best for: Minimal Tech suits AI tools, tech products, tutorials, and feature walkthroughs. Colorful Story works for personal growth, everyday life, adventure, and motivational stories.
• Choose your look: explaining a tool or method? Pick Minimal Tech. Taking viewers through a character's experience? Pick Colorful Story.

| A2.1 · Minimal Tech | A2.2 · Colorful Story | |:---:|:---:| | | | | White space · Faint grid · Cyan glow | Colorful scenes · Cinematic lighting · Story atmosphere |

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A3: Prehistoric Cave

Take today's problems back to a world without phones or offices. Caves, animal skins, campfires, and exaggerated expressions turn the absurdities of work and human nature into short stories with a twist.

• Visual style: bold hand-drawn strokes, solid white heads, dark limbs, animal-skin clothing, and earthy surroundings. Character interactions, reaction shots, and comic pauses drive the story. Design the cast for each story—different ages and genders are welcome; not every story needs the same face.
• Best for: prehistoric what-ifs, workplace satire, observations on human nature, dark comedy, fables, and English-learning stories for children.
• Choose this when: a small story needs an “aha” moment or an unexpected turn. Modern relationships transplanted into a prehistoric tribe make for jokes that feel both familiar and surprising.

| Example 1: "How Did Humans Get Their First Job?" | Example 2: "The First Discovery of Fire" | |:---:|:---:| | | | | Prehistoric story · Workplace twist | Discovery of fire · Community creation |

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A4: Cozy Storytelling

A mug too special to use. A message you feel you have to answer immediately. An afternoon finally kept for yourself. Simple characters inhabit colorful everyday settings, telling relatable stories through movement, expressions, and camera work.

• Visual style: solid white round heads, slim bodies, fine dark limbs, and natural expressions in fully illustrated 2D environments. Wide shots establish the setting, close-ups capture hesitation or relief, and tracking shots follow the character forward.
• Best for: relatable everyday stories, personal growth, relationships, heartwarming moments, habit-building, and English-learning content for children.
• Choose this when: you want viewers to recognize themselves in a small moment. Adapt the colors and lighting to the theme, from warmth and comfort to anxiety, exhaustion, and starting over.

| Example 1: Message anxiety on the commute | Example 2: Making time for yourself | |:---:|:---:| | | | | Subway station · Walking shots · Emotional close-ups | Outdoor café · Warm light · Everyday gestures |

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A5: Historical Cartoon

Send stick figures into history: samurai on Edo streets, black cats in ancient Egyptian temples, soldiers in Roman camps. Period clothing, colorful settings, and playful contrasts make history easier to picture.

• Visual style: solid white round heads, black oval eyes, bold clear outlines, and thin line-drawn limbs, paired with period clothing, soft cel shading, and colorful backgrounds. Change the costumes, buildings, props, and music for each place and era while keeping the same character drawing style.
• Best for: world history, curious facts about civilizations, everyday life in the past, historical figures, and humorous history shorts.
• Choose this when: you want to turn a fact into something a character actually experiences. Reactions and story twists help a small historical detail hold the viewer's attention.

| Example 1: Edo Japan · A samurai's everyday life | Example 2: Ancient Egypt · Cats and mummies | |:---:|:---:| | | | | Edo streets · Samurai clothing · Everyday contrasts | Colorful temples · Black cat characters · History with a twist |

Style and prompt contribution: Lawal Ridwan / @leksautomate.

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A6: Coming soon…

New specialized director styles are currently in training. Star the project to unlock them at 5,000 Stars!

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🤖 B · Autopilot Mode style gallery

Styles are numbered B1, B2, B3… Each has its own finished examples combining illustrated scenes with subtle animation, maintained separately from the A series.

B1: Minimal Hand-Drawn

Let the narration lead. Expressive stick figures, colorful hand-drawn props, and bold on-screen text make ideas, stories, and product benefits clear and engaging.

• Visual style: near-white paper with a barely visible grid, black hand-drawn lines, and a few colorful props. Expressive faces, small animated details, flowing transitions, and sound effects keep the story moving. On-screen text highlights key ideas; captions follow the narration.
• Best for: YouTube explainers, psychology and personal growth, workplace stories, educational videos, and product promotion.
• Choose this when: you want a complete narrated, captioned video from a topic, copy, or story script. The visuals follow the voiceover's natural rhythm, making it a good fit for sustained explanations and long-form storytelling.

Click a GIF to view or download the preview with sound.

Example 1: YouTube without showing your face	Example 2: Why is nobody watching?
Hand-drawn characters · Key text · Subtle animation	Bodi voiceover · Expressive faces · Subtle animation

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B2: Coming soon…

New Autopilot styles and procedural animations are currently in training. Star the project to unlock them at 5,000 Stars!

🖼️ High-CTR Thumbnail & Publishing Kit

Your video is only as good as the click. Once your animation is complete, orchestrate matched thumbnail art, high-CTR titles, and viewer engagement hooks in the same workflow.

An integrated finishing pack for both Director and Autopilot Mode: generates visual hooks tailored to your video's approved character and art style, complete with ready-to-publish YouTube metadata.

A simple question and one clear symbol.	A story setup with an oversized obstacle.	Period costume, scenery and display lettering.

One conflict, told through extreme scale.	Busy versus effective, at a glance.	A relatable scene, painted light and hand lettering.

All thumbnail concepts are designed around proven YouTube packaging psychology: bold visual contradictions, clean silhouettes, and mobile-readable typography.

What the kit delivers:

• 1-Click Thumbnail Prompt: Matched to your video’s exact character style, color palette, and core conflict. Ready to generate in Midjourney, Google Flow, or DALL-E.
• 5 High-CTR Title Variants: Formulated for search intent, curiosity gaps, and broad viewer appeal.
• YouTube Studio Description & SEO: Complete with video timestamps, topic summary, and relevant tags.
• Pinned Comment Hook: A provocative question designed to trigger viewer debates and algorithm retention.
• Pre-Publish Checklist: Safe-zone verification for mobile, contrast check, and Content-ID readiness.

How to trigger it:

Once you approve your video script or final cut, simply send to your AI assistant:

```text Generate the Thumbnail & Publishing Kit for this video:

• 1 landscape 16:9 thumbnail prompt matching the current art style
• 5 viral YouTube title options + description draft
• 1 engagement question fo