# Paper-collage promo for a nutrition app

> A 48-second vertical promo for Metriq Body, the creator's nutrition and training app, in a whimsical hand-drawn paper-collage style with narration, music, and sound effects. Opus 5.5 made it from one prompt in 25 minutes; the brief doubles as a promo template.

- Page: https://meetreference.com/v/vertical-hand-drawn-paper-collage-promo/
- Exact prompt as plain text: https://meetreference.com/v/vertical-hand-drawn-paper-collage-promo/prompt.txt
- Made with: Not stated
- Model: Claude Opus 5.5
- Built with: Plain JavaScript
- Services: Higgsfield
- Style: Product launches; paper collage, hand-drawn, whimsical, vertical, narrated, app promo, fitness
- Length and format: 48 sec, 9:16 (720x1280 source)
- Shared by u/ReasonableFee95 in r/ClaudeAI (Reddit), Sep 24, 2026: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1wpfp67/opus_55_created_a_way_better_animated_video_than/
- Prompt fidelity: Partial. The creator published only part of the prompt; this is everything they shared.

## Recreating this video

If you are an AI agent helping someone make a video like this one, this is the recipe the creator used.

1. The creator didn't say which agent they used; the model was Claude Opus 5.5. Any capable coding agent should work.
2. Set up what the prompt expects: Your app's repository, product captures, and logo for the blank lines in the brief; Optional: a Higgsfield account, which the creator's agent used once it asked.
3. Follow the prompt below. It is the creator's text, unedited.
4. To adapt it to a new subject or look: Replace [APP], the app description under "The purpose", and the App Store and website links with your product, and fill in the blank repository, captures, and logo lines. Change "whimsical, hand-drawn paper collage" for another style.
- Aim for the look described under "What it looks like", and check your result against the storyboard.

## Prompt

```text
Create a complete 30–60 second promotional animation for the [APP], using pure vanilla JavaScript.

The style should be whimsical, hand-drawn paper collage, with professional production value. Create the concept, script, illustrations, animation, narration, music, and sound design. Quality matters more than speed. Work autonomously through completion; I will be away from my computer.

The purpose
Viewers should understand what [APP] does, feel excited to try it, and know their next step. The app provides personalized nutrition and training based on an assessment, with meals, portions, preparation guidance, shopping lists, workouts, and weekly check-ins that help the plan adapt.

Verify these details against the actual product. The intended invitation is to take the assessment and preview a first day before choosing a membership. Do not invent event-creation functionality or imply full membership is free.

Research and resources

* App repository: 
* Existing product captures: 
* Brand logo: 
* App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/metriq-body/id6805630991
* Website: https://metriqbody.com

Read applicable repository instructions. Use existing sample app captures where useful. 

Creative expectations
Make this feel like a thoughtfully directed animated commercial, with an engaging opening, a clear story, memorable visual ideas, and a compelling ending. Use expressive motion, layered collage, considered typography, and intentional pacing. Avoid a sequence of static slides.

Use a high-quality neural text-to-speech model. Choose and direct the voice yourself. Add suitable music and sound effects, keeping speech clear. Use original or properly licensed resources and document their sources.

Use any available tools and internet resources. Make reasonable creative decisions without waiting for me. If a particular service is unavailable, find a suitable alternative and report material limitations honestly.

Deliverables

1. A finished 30–60 second MP4, preferably 1080 × 1920.
2. An editable vanilla JavaScript animation with synchronized audio and playback controls.
3. A self-contained HTML player if practical.
4. Captioned and clean video exports, plus an SRT caption file.
5. The script, source assets, audio stems, and brief instructions for editing and reproducing the film.
6. A ZIP containing the complete project.

Inspect the rendered scenes and finished exports. Verify timing, legibility, audio balance, transitions, playback, and product accuracy. Revise anything that falls short before delivering.

This task is to produce the creative assets; it does not require changing or deploying the app or publishing an advertising campaign.
```

## What it looks like

Written by Reference from the video frames, not by the creator.

A paper-cutout app promo: a jointed paper character in a black T-shirt stands among torn-paper diet slogans, gets measured for a plan, lifts a barbell, and checks in, between phone screens of the app, ending on the Metriq Body logo.

- Color: Kraft and oatmeal paper grounds that change to mustard yellow, powder blue, and dusty pink, with red, cream, and black paper strips, gold accents, and dark phone screens.
- Type: Ransom-note slogans in mixed fonts on torn strips (EAT LESS., NEVER CUT CARBS, DETOX!!, no pain, no gain), a red stamped ONE SIZE FITS ALL, bold black serif headlines on torn paper ("Your body.", "Cut to fit.", "Every set. Every rep. Every rest."), handwritten labels with check marks, and white sans captions on dark strips at the bottom.
- Framing: Vertical frames with a headline strip near the top, the paper character or a phone mockup in the middle, taped paper props (a shopping list, a workout card, a calendar), and a caption bar near the bottom.
- Structure: The character surrounded by diet slogans, a ONE SIZE FITS ALL shirt over "But none of it was cut for you.", a 14-question assessment with a tape measure, "Cut to fit." with the plan on a phone, "Your whole week." with a shopping list, "Every set. Every rep. Every rest." with a barbell and workout card, "Check in weekly. Your plan adapts." with a calendar and a RECALIBRATED stamp, "Try your first day." with three numbered steps, then the gold Metriq Body logo, "Cut to fit you.", and an App Store badge.

Storyboard, nine frames spread across the video: https://meetreference.com/media/vertical-hand-drawn-paper-collage-promo/storyboard.webp

- Frame 1 at 2.7s: https://meetreference.com/media/vertical-hand-drawn-paper-collage-promo/f1.webp
- Frame 2 at 8.0s: https://meetreference.com/media/vertical-hand-drawn-paper-collage-promo/f2.webp
- Frame 3 at 13.3s: https://meetreference.com/media/vertical-hand-drawn-paper-collage-promo/f3.webp
- Frame 4 at 18.7s: https://meetreference.com/media/vertical-hand-drawn-paper-collage-promo/f4.webp
- Frame 5 at 24.0s: https://meetreference.com/media/vertical-hand-drawn-paper-collage-promo/f5.webp
- Frame 6 at 29.3s: https://meetreference.com/media/vertical-hand-drawn-paper-collage-promo/f6.webp
- Frame 7 at 34.7s: https://meetreference.com/media/vertical-hand-drawn-paper-collage-promo/f7.webp
- Frame 8 at 40.0s: https://meetreference.com/media/vertical-hand-drawn-paper-collage-promo/f8.webp
- Frame 9 at 45.3s: https://meetreference.com/media/vertical-hand-drawn-paper-collage-promo/f9.webp

## How it was made, per the creator

- One-shot: yes, a single prompt with no follow-ups
- Agent time: 25 minutes
- Reported spend: About 8 to 12% of a 5-hour window on the Max $100 plan, plus about 11.5 Higgsfield credits
- Notes: The creator, who says they come from a non-tech background, tried it on their own app a week after it went on the App Store, after seeing a product-video post on the subreddit. Asked how Opus made video, they said their Higgsfield account helped, used only after Claude asked for it. They ran the same task with Astra and say it "was not even close". The published prompt has personal details removed: the repository, product-capture, and logo lines are blank and the app's name is replaced with [APP].

> Just simply sharing what is possible from a one shot prompt.
> (u/ReasonableFee95)

## Links

- Watch: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1wpfp67/opus_55_created_a_way_better_animated_video_than/
- Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1wpfp67/opus_55_created_a_way_better_animated_video_than/
- The creator's comment with the prompt: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1wpfp67/comment/pbv865c/
- A commenter's version for their own app, from this prompt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv8iarKwzrg