A line travels across a map. A title enters on a beat. Both can be described as instructions that become code, then rendered as video. The interesting design question is what should move—and why.
Creator Ozan Sihay demonstrates his own Claude-based motion graphics workflow and a custom “Ozan Sihay – motion” skill in his video. He shows versions of an animation with and without the skill and requests a 15-second, 16:9 retro travel sequence. These are his examples, not an independent benchmark or a promise of repeatable results. Ozan Sihay video
What is being generated?
Motion graphics animate elements such as shapes, illustrations and text. In a code-based workflow, Claude can write instructions for their layout and timing, while a suitable tool renders the result. That differs from a model synthesising video directly. Remotion, for example, documents making video compositions with React; this does not establish that Sihay used Remotion in his demonstration. Remotion: Create videos with code
A skill holds repeatable instructions. Anthropic describes custom skills as focused workflows that can include several files. Sihay describes a style package covering colour, typography, movement and clichés to avoid. Such guidance can make preferences easier to reuse, but it cannot guarantee an original or consistent result by itself. Claude: Custom skills
Build a small style test
Start with a clear deliverable: a 15-second landscape animation explaining a journey. Choose two dominant colours, a legible typeface and a motion pace. Put recurring preferences in a skill, then provide the project's subject, duration, dimensions and audio separately. Anthropic documents SKILL.md-based skills for Claude Code; availability and interface details depend on the product and account settings. Claude Code: Skills
Ask for a short preview and compare two versions. Can viewers read the title at normal size? Does each movement direct attention? Does the timing fit the audio? Change one design choice at a time so the comparison is useful. Before publishing, check cropping, spelling, sound levels and the licences for images, music and fonts.
A practical design choice
Give the idea a little room: the same sequence can feel calm or energetic simply by changing its pace and palette. Keep the version that makes the message clearer, not merely the one with more movement.
