Step by step guide
Make reels and YouTube films with Claude, step by step
Start to finish, with Claude doing the directing. Claude writes the plan and the script. Ziztu makes the pictures, the motion, the voices and the music. Each step says what to type, what Claude does, and what it costs. Nothing that spends credits starts before you have seen its price.
Once
Set up
Once, in about two minutes.
Install the plugin
Type to Claude
/plugin marketplace add https://getziztu.com/claude/marketplace.json/plugin install ziztu@ziztuWhat Claude does
Claude Code adds the Ziztu list of plugins and installs the Ziztu plugin: the two connectors, the reel director and the film director.
FreeNothing is spent.
Sign in and check
Type to Claude
/ziztu:setupWhat Claude does
It asks you to open /mcp and sign in to both Ziztu connectors in your browser, then checks them with two free calls: your credits, and your plan with what is left of today's limit.
Tools it uses
creditslist_filmsFreeNothing is spent.
Not using Claude Code?
In Claude on the desktop or at claude.ai, open the connector settings and add each address below as a custom connector, then sign in to your Ziztu account. Your Claude plan has to allow adding a connector.
- Ziztu Reel Studio
https://getziztu.com/mcp/reel - Ziztu YouTube Studio
https://getziztu.com/mcp/youtube
Part 1
Part 1: Reels
A short vertical reel for Instagram, TikTok or YouTube Shorts.
See what you have
Type to Claude
Check my Ziztu credits and list my reels.What Claude does
Claude reads your credit balance and lists the reels already in your account, so it does not start one you have.
Tools it uses
creditslist_reelsFreeNothing is spent.
A reel from an idea
Type to Claude
Start a 30 second portrait reel about why an octopus has three hearts, in Premium quality. Pick a look that fits, write the whole board yourself and show it to me before you send it.What Claude does
Claude starts the reel, browses the catalogue for looks, voices, music and captions, then writes the scene board itself: a hook, every spoken line, what each scene shows, its seconds and a camera move. It shows you the board first. You say yes or ask for changes in plain words, and then Claude sends it to Ziztu exactly as written.
Tools it uses
start_reelbrowse_cataloguetreatment_from_lookswrite_scriptrevise_scriptFreeNothing is spent.
A reel from a link (copy a format)
Type to Claude
Read this reel and tell me how it is made: (paste the reel link here). Then write my own reel about how honey is made, in that structure but in new words.What Claude does
Claude reads how the reel is put together from its public link (a YouTube, Instagram or TikTok link), then writes your own board in that structure. It never copies the video, the people, the words or the music. Each account can read a few links a day.
Tools it uses
start_reeltreatment_from_referencewrite_scriptFreeNothing is spent.
A reel in a proven format
Type to Claude
Show me the ready-made reel formats and pick the best one for "what is really inside a hairdryer". Start the reel, then write the board in that format and show it to me.What Claude does
Claude lists the ready-made formats, picks one by its ID, starts the reel set up to be told that way and writes the board from the treatment it gets. Ziztu can also draft a script in that format, which spends credits, and Claude does that only if you ask.
Tools it uses
list_formatstreatment_from_formatwrite_scriptFreeNothing is spent.
Price it, then look at the frames
Type to Claude
What does this reel cost in each quality? Then show me the price to make the frames of the first two scenes, and make them.What Claude does
Claude gets the price of the whole reel in Basic, Premium and Ultra, then the exact price of the frames. After you say yes it makes them and shows each picture so you can check it before paying for motion.
Tools it uses
plan_costmake_scene_framesjob_statusreview_reelFree and creditsPricing is free. The frames cost credits, shown before they start.
Fix one scene
Type to Claude
Scene 3 is flat. Redo it with the camera lower and harsher light, only the fox in frame. Show me the price first.What Claude does
Claude redraws that one scene from your words and leaves every other scene alone. Change the words of a line with the free script edit instead.
Tools it uses
redirect_scenerevise_scriptCreditsThe price is shown before it starts.
Motion, voices and music
Type to Claude
Animate scene 1 first and show me. If it is good, animate the rest, record the voices in a warm delivery and add calm music. Show each price first.What Claude does
Claude makes the motion for the frames you approved, one scene first, records the lines in the delivery you picked and adds the music. One of these runs at a time on a reel.
Tools it uses
animate_scenesrecord_voicesscore_musicjob_statusCreditsThe price is shown before it starts.
Cut it, check it, take it
Type to Claude
Cut the reel together, review it and give me the finished video to download.What Claude does
Claude cuts the reel with your caption style, checks the pictures, voices, music and length, and then gives you the finished video, the captions and every part to download. Cutting itself costs no credits.
Tools it uses
assemble_reelreview_reelexport_reelFreeThe cut costs no credits.
Post it
Type to Claude
Give me fresh download links for the reel.What Claude does
Download the video from the links Claude gives you and post it from the Instagram, TikTok or YouTube app. Links work for ten minutes, so ask again if they stop.
Tools it uses
export_reelFreeNothing is spent.
Part 2
Make an animation like the ones going viral
Pick a researched style, give it a recurring character, add graphics that count and type, and let Claude check the board.
Pick a style
Type to Claude
Show me the viral animation styles and pick the best one for a 45 second reel about my new app. Start the reel in that style.What Claude does
Claude lists the researched styles (a clay fable, a what-if with a counter, a made-with-Claude showcase, a paper-mascot news reel and more), picks one with you, starts the reel and reads the style's plan: how the script is shaped, how often to cut, which graphics, captions, voice and music fit. The look, captions, voice, music and graphic skin can be set in one go.
Tools it uses
browse_cataloguestart_reeluse_styleFreeNothing is spent.
Give it a recurring character
Type to Claude
Make a small round paper mascot called Pico for this reel and a wooden desk set. Show me the price first.What Claude does
Claude keeps the character and the set in your library and draws each sheet once; the same face and the same room then appear in every picture of the reel. A sheet costs credits, shown before it is drawn; your own picture is free, and so is a character kept as words in Basic. Characters are stylized only: no real people, no brands.
Tools it uses
list_charactersmake_charactermake_setreel_settingsFree and creditsThe sheet costs credits, shown before it is drawn. Your own picture is free.
Write the board with graphics and check it
Type to Claude
Write the whole board yourself in that style, with a taped headline on each beat, a typed command bar, a counter that ticks and a comment box at the end. Paper tags for the captions. Then check the board and fix what it says.What Claude does
Claude writes every line and every scene itself, adds the on-screen graphics (they are drawn in code and cost nothing), picks one skin for the reel and runs the free board check: words a second, the hook, where the turn and the payoff land, the ending, the length. It fixes what the notes say and shows you the board.
Tools it uses
browse_cataloguewrite_scriptcheck_boardrevise_scriptFreeNothing is spent.
Price it and make it
Type to Claude
What does it cost in each quality? Then make the frames of the first two scenes and show me.What Claude does
The same steps as any reel: the price of the whole reel first, then frames you look at before motion, voices, music and the cut. A comment keyword ending needs your own auto-reply tool: Ziztu does not post, reply or send messages.
Tools it uses
plan_costmake_scene_framesjob_statusFree and creditsPricing is free. Each step that makes something shows its price in credits first.
Tell Claude how it did
Type to Claude
I posted it: 12,400 views, 432 likes, 402 comments, 55 shares, 31 saves, average watch time 11.5 seconds and a skip rate of 38.5 percent after 72 hours. Log it and plan the next version.What Claude does
Claude keeps the numbers you give it next to the board of that version and compares versions, so the next hook or length comes from what worked. Ziztu does not read Instagram and does not post there: the numbers are the ones you type or share.
Tools it uses
log_resultsget_resultsrevise_scriptFreeNothing is spent.
Part 2
Part 2: YouTube film
A narrated film of two minutes and up, with a title, a description and thumbnails.
See what you have
Type to Claude
List my Ziztu films and my plan.What Claude does
Claude shows your plan, your credits, what is left of today's limit and the films already in your account, including films you started on the website.
Tools it uses
list_filmsFreeNothing is spent.
A film from a topic
Type to Claude
Make a 6 minute YouTube film about the history of salt roads in Basic quality. Research it and write the whole script yourself, show it to me, and only then start the film and plan the chapters.What Claude does
Claude researches the topic and writes the whole script in chat, with a blank line between paragraphs. It shows you the script, and you say yes or ask for changes. Then Claude starts the film from that script, picks a look, a narrator and a tone from the options, and plans the chapters. You read the plan and change its titles and chapter names in plain words, free.
Tools it uses
start_filmbrowse_optionsset_styleplan_filmedit_planedit_castFree and creditsWriting the script, starting the film and editing the plan are free. The plan is a small price, shown before it starts.
A film from your own script
Type to Claude
Here is my script. Narrate it exactly as I wrote it and do not rewrite it: (paste your script here, up to 5,000 words, with a blank line between paragraphs). Plan the chapters and put my words into them.What Claude does
Claude starts the film from your script (about two minutes of speech at least, up to 5,000 words). The film is as long as the script. The plan splits it into chapters at your paragraph breaks, and your words are narrated as written. A paragraph changes only when you ask.
Tools it uses
start_filmplan_filmwrite_scriptFree and creditsStarting is free. The plan and the story check are a small price, shown before they start.
Read it as a viewer would
Type to Claude
Read me the whole script with its checks, fix the weak spots in my own words and check the story.What Claude does
Claude reads the script chapter by chapter with the free checks, edits one paragraph or chapter at a time, and runs the story check once the script is whole. Finish the words before the narration: the plan and the script lock then.
Tools it uses
read_scriptedit_scriptcheck_storyFree and creditsReading and editing are free. The story check is a small price, shown first.
Price it and make the narration
Type to Claude
Price the whole film for me, then make the narration. Show me the price of that part first.What Claude does
Claude shows the price of the film in each option, then the price of the narration, and makes it after your yes. It checks the running step until it is done.
Tools it uses
price_filmmake_film_partfilm_statusFree and creditsPricing is free. The narration costs credits, shown before it starts.
Make the pictures and look at every one
Type to Claude
Make the pictures. Then show me every picture and tell me which ones are off.What Claude does
Claude makes the pictures and opens them as a contact sheet and small pictures, each with its number. It checks that each shows what the words say and that the same people look the same from one picture to the next.
Tools it uses
make_film_partreview_filmfilm_statusCreditsThe price is shown before it starts.
Redraw the one that is off
Type to Claude
Picture 7 is wrong. Redraw it closer on the wheels with harsher light. Show me the price first.What Claude does
Claude redraws that single picture from your words and leaves the rest alone. A redraw drops that picture's motion and leaves the cut out of date, so the motion and the cut are made again afterwards.
Tools it uses
redraw_shotreview_filmCreditsThe price is shown before it starts.
Motion, thumbnails and the cut
Type to Claude
Make the thumbnails and the cut, then review the finished film. Show me each price first.What Claude does
Claude makes the thumbnails and the cut (and the motion first, on a Pro film), then reviews the finished video with frames across the film and simple checks. A Pro film asks for a second yes on each paid part.
Tools it uses
make_film_partreview_filmfilm_statusCreditsThe price is shown before it starts.
Write the listing, export and post
Type to Claude
Write the title options, the description opening, the tags and the pinned comment, then give me the finished video and the thumbnails to download.What Claude does
Claude writes the YouTube listing (free), then gives you the finished full HD video, the thumbnails, the captions and the description to download. Upload them in YouTube Studio. Links work for ten minutes.
Tools it uses
edit_listingexport_filmFreeNothing is spent.
Frequently asked questions
Claude asked me before it made something. Is that normal?
Yes. Every step that spends credits is shown with its price first and you say yes. Free steps, such as sending your approved reel board or changing the script, run without asking.
A step answers that something is already running.
One step runs at a time on a reel or a film. Ask Claude to check the running step and wait. Do not start it again.
The links Claude gave me stopped working.
Picture, video and download links work for ten minutes. Ask Claude to open the review or the export again for fresh ones.
Where are my reels and films?
Ask Claude to list them. Anything you start through Claude is saved in your Ziztu account, and a film started on the website can be carried on from Claude.
Ready to make one?
Start with the three commands, then ask Claude for a reel.
