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Animated train-window seasons film made with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code
Prompt from @itsolelehmann on X · ♥ 274
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Why it works
- Parallax layering: background elements move at different speeds, with telegraph poles passing much faster than mountains, to give the scene depth.
- Simple shape-based construction: objects are built from basic forms, such as overlapping circles for trees and ovals and curves for the coffee cup.
- Frame-level audio sync: rail clicks are timed to the frame where the coffee ripples, tying sound to visuals.
- Iterative review: the author says Claude rendered a still of each season, looked at it, and fixed what looked off before animating.
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