I never thought of Claude as a video creator.
But then I saw Andrej’s X post.
He turned the first paragraph of LOTR into a video.
Then I did the same thing.
But I turned Harry Potter books first few paragrahs into a video.
And Claude Opus 5.0 did the entire thing.
I just added “ElevenLabs” as a voice-over.
I like this, so I wonder, can I use it to do more?
They were great, but I also watched a lot of videos where they make AI like a movie.
Then I discovered the Higgsfield, but it is $15/month.
And if you don’t use your credits, they won’t roll over.
What they basically do is create images with ChatGPT Image 2.0 or Nano Banana Pro, then use video generation APIs like Seedance.
So I followed their approach, signed up for OpenRouter, where I only pay for the credits I use, and created this video for under $1.
It is good, but what if you have more to spend? The following video cost me $5.
And I turned everything into a skill, so you can do it like me.
The Director Skill
This skill has four modules
1- Storyteller: Give it any text and it writes the entire movie in code, no image models, and the cost is exactly $0.
2- Free Promo: It turns your article or product into a motion graphics trailer with your cloned voice on top, still for $0.
3- Low-budget Movie: ChatGPT Image 2.0 designs your scenes, and a budget video model brings them to life for under $1.
4- Mid-budget Movie: This one builds a full commercial with a consistent main character, scene-by-scene approvals, and 2K quality for around $5.
After the paywall, I’ll give you the skill files and examples about how to use each of them.