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VIDEO_BUILD, the one place for the video

Updated Jun 29, 2026 · README_VIDEO_BUILD.md

VIDEO_BUILD, the one place for the video

Everything you need to cut the investor film, organized. Lives in Brand/VIDEO_BUILD/. No em dashes anywhere.

Structure

Brand/VIDEO_BUILD/
  VIDEO/
    01_OPEN_AND_TITLE/   the open + title + turn + end card
       SEQ_title_soulsong_1080p.mp4      (the title sequence)
       MOTIF_stellar_woman_cosmic_body_10s.mp4   (the A2 rise, use this instead of soul_formation)
       MOTIF_stellar_woman_system_soul_10s.mp4
       cover-a-soul-song.mp4
       hero_constellation_lightup_v3.mp4 (the turn)
       OUTRO_shine_AFFIRMOLOGY.mp4       (the end card)
    02_MOTIFS_SPACE/     gap fillers and connective tissue
       MOTIF_emerald_space_loop_20s.mp4
       MOTIF_emerald_space_loop_30s.mp4
       MOTIF_orrery_on_space_10s.mp4
    03_PITCH_PLATES/     the 11 gold pitch visuals (one per beat)
    04_TEXT_CARDS_MOV/   the 5 transparent animated text cards (alpha .mov)
  PNGS/
    SECTION_TITLES/      the 4 act-break titles (transparent, add your own fade)
    TEXT_CARDS/          the 5 text cards as transparent PNGs (add your own fade)
  AUDIO/
    Affirmology_InvestorVideo_VO_calm_male_fast_v2.mp3   (the VO spine)
    music_bed.m4a
  PHOTOS/                real photos for Ken Burns (founders, Faena, app screens, the real player)

Two things to know

• THE FILM is not copied in here (it is large). It stays at Brand/Affirmology Joe and Monika Video.mp4.
• The raw story source clips (the ~70 short shots that built the film) are intentionally left behind in CLAUDE OUTPUTS/Affirmology/Affirmology_VideoEditKit/, since the film is already made. You only need them if you ever recut the story.

Cleanup

There is a leftover _VIDEO_BUILD folder at the AFFIRMOLOGY root from an earlier pass. Drag it to the trash, this Brand/VIDEO_BUILD is the real one.

How to build (short version)

VO on A1, music bed low on A2. Open with the film, then the title sequence, then the constellation turn. Walk the VO: each beat gets a pitch plate plus its text card. Drop a section title at each act break. Fill gaps with the space motifs. Ken Burns the photos. End on the OUTRO. Full beat map is in Affirmology_CapCut_BuildKit_v1.md, the roadmap is in Affirmology_VideoBuild_Roadmap_v1.md.