Spotlight
3/5 out of 5. Read the verdictDark indigo films with peach "Available today" pills, the real app beside each number and a lavender end card. For launch reels.
Made by Amirh. Safavi
Every video skill gets the same brief: a 20-second launch film for BentoMoney, our own iPhone app, from its real screens. One skill per clean project. How we test
Our verdict
3/5 out of 5
Passed the cut
Spotlight is clean and honest: it opens on "Payday $3,200", keeps the real app beside each number and ends on a lavender card with CC0 music. It stays close to the no-skill film in look and pacing, and the privacy shot is three plain lines.
Pick it for
- launch reels from phone clips
- captions in many languages
- built-in quality checks
Skip it for
- a look of its own
- films that need a build into the end card
Observations
- close to the no-skill film in look and pacing
- the privacy shot is plain text
- its music is an even pulse with no build into the end card
Install
1 Run in your terminal
/plugin marketplace add AmirSbss/spotlight
/plugin install spotlight@spotlight 2 Or paste a prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or Gemini
It tells your tool to install this from its source repository.
Plugin install is Claude Code only; for other agents use Copy prompt or copy the skill folder.
Run its doctor script after installing; it asks for ImageMagick and an ffmpeg build with zscale. Bundled music is CC0 or CC BY (credit required).
Taken from the project README. Check the source (opens in a new tab) for the latest instructions.
Details
- Type
- Plugin
- GitHub stars
- 13
- Updated
- Unknown
- License
- Not listed
- Best for
- Motion and video
Test runOpus 5.5Claude Code 2.1.309Oct 23, 2026medium effortmade in 21 min94 turnsabout $6.80 at API pricescommit d148d79
All attempts: 2 runs, about $12 and 41 min, counting a first round, redone so every skill ran on the same ffmpeg build ($5.49). Only the final run's film is shown.
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Video Shotcraft
Video Shotcraft keeps one number on screen from $3,200 to $15.33, labels it honestly as income, and syncs the three taps to the real recording with progress dots. It was the most expensive run, about $8.60, partly because a reviewer agent checked its work.
Motion Video Kit
Motion Video Kit explains the math most clearly: chips for bills, savings and ÷ 30 days stack beside the number as it falls to $37.33, and the purchase is typed in close-up. It took the longest, 44 minutes, because two critic agents sent it back for fixes.
updated 3d ago
AI Promo Video Maker
AI Promo Video Maker rolls the number down like a counter, puts ÷ 30 days in a pill, and is the only film to use the app’s own privacy screen for the "no bank login" shot. It was one of the fastest runs: 14 minutes, about $3.80.
Brand Motion Design
Brand Motion Design made the most striking film in the batch: floating 3D shards, digits that scramble into place and a glitch cut to a light privacy card. It looks like a professional showreel. Watch the numbers: mid-scramble frames flash amounts the app never had, and the App Store badge is small.
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HyperFrames
HyperFrames has some of the best motion graphics in the batch: lavender and indigo scenes, a circle wipe into the ÷ 30 days step, and the real recording playing inside the same phone. The sound lets it down: sound effects only, no music, so it falls flat next to the no-skill film.
Bang Motion
Bang Motion is the only film to open on soft lavender, and it carries the app’s tick ruler into the privacy shot, with music made from scratch. The middle is plainer: the purchase is a small phone beside text, and the App Store badge is tiny.
Remotion Skills
Remotion Skills has a good plan: the number rolls through bills, savings and ÷ 30 days on the beat, the card flies into the real screenshot, and numbered markers show each tap. Heavy blur between shots makes it harder to follow, and the look stays close to the no-skill film.
Claude Motion Design
Claude Motion Design builds the film from plain HTML, with digit-scramble counters and heavy blur between shots. The story is complete and every number is right, but it looks much like the no-skill film, and the blurs hide the text for a beat at each cut.