video-strategy · Video Production Strategy
A pre-production strategy and tooling skill: based on your video goal and target platform, it recommends a production approach, compares AI video models (Veo 3, Sora 2, Kling, and more), specifies platform aspect ratios and length limits, and lays out the production workflow and script structure.
It plans and selects tools only — no editing, no generation. It answers "how should this video be made, and with what tools," not "here's the finished video."
Example invocation: "I want a Douyin short video for my product — help me with the production strategy and tool selection."
Full brief
Positioning
video-strategy is the "planning before the shoot": before production begins, it locks down the video goal, then delivers tooling recommendations, platform specs, and a production workflow. Strategy and selection only — it never edits or generates.
Core capabilities
- Production approach selection: four routes — programmatic video (Hyperframes / Remotion), AI video generation, AI avatars, editing/repurposing — matched to the scenario with reasons.
- AI video model comparison: resolution, max length, strengths, and cost basis for Veo 3, Sora 2, Runway Gen-4, Kling, Seedance, Hailuo, Pika, Hunyuan Video / Wan 2.
- Platform spec tables: aspect ratio, resolution, and length limits for Douyin, Bilibili, Kuaishou, Channels, Xiaohongshu, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.
- Production workflow templates: step-by-step flows for product demos, explainers, batched social shorts, and viral-edit replication.
- Script structure design: on request, delivers structures like the explainer's "problem → solution → CTA".
- Common-mistakes checklist: picking tools before strategy, rendering text in AI-generated footage, skipping subtitles, wrong aspect ratio, and other high-frequency pitfalls.
Workflow
- Gather context (video type, target platform, presentation style, existing assets, reuse needs, budget)
- Choose the production approach (one of four routes, with reasons)
- Compare AI video models where relevant
- Specify target platform specs (resolution, length, aspect ratio)
- Output the production workflow steps and script structure
Inputs & outputs
| Input | Notes |
|---|---|
| Video goal | Recommended — product demo / explainer / social short / ad / tutorial |
| Target platform | Recommended — drives aspect ratio and length limits |
| Existing assets | Optional — screenshots, recordings, scripts, brand assets |
| Budget & stack constraints | Optional |
Output: recommended approach (tooling + rationale), platform specs, production workflow steps, and video script structure where needed.
Boundaries with adjacent skills
- video-script: writes the actual script for a specific video; this skill does content planning and tooling selection.
- video-editing: executes real ffmpeg editing operations; this skill produces strategy only.
- auto-short-video: an automated one-click rendering pipeline; this skill is the selection work before anyone hits run.
Fit
- Not sure "what tool should make this video" before starting
- Comparing AI video generation models to pick the right one
- Planning a unified production workflow for a video series
- Setting aspect ratio and length specs for multi-platform distribution
- Designing templated, batched programmatic video production
Before you start
- Have your video goal, target platform, existing assets, and budget ready — the fuller the context, the sharper the selection.
- Some tools need API keys or are paid (AI video models are metered, Runway is subscription-based); model versions and pricing change fast — defer to each vendor's official current pricing.
video-strategy is part of the Aiglade Skill library. Invoke it from the Aiglade chat box in plain language.