Nation resilience hook (map + flashes + risk twist)

Template (timings assume duration 10; rescale proportionally for 5 or 15): 0–2s contrarian hook (“almost can’t collapse”); 2–8s three ultra-short on-screen beats (e.g. resources / geography / defense) synced to fast B-roll; 8–10s twist line that reframes the biggest risk (open-ended ellipsis allowed). English subtitles are burned in with explicit second windows—derived from the user’s country or theme unless they supply a final script. Default duration is 10 when unspecified.

Dependencies: WERYAI_API_KEY + Node.js 18+. scripts/video_gen.js + WERYAI_VIDEO_API.md under resources/ (assembly before run). No other Cursor skills required.

Prerequisites

• - WERYAI_API_KEY must be set before running video_gen.js.
• Node.js 18+; prefer public https image URLs. If the assembled scripts/video_gen.js accepts local paths, review/verify the script and explicitly consent before local read-and-upload to WeryAI.
• INLINECODE10 requires a non-empty model—pick a tier from Recommended models or an explicit model_key from the frozen tables.
• Each wait run consumes credits.

Security, secrets, and API hosts

• - WERYAI_API_KEY: Secret; listed as requires.env / primaryEnv—never commit the value inside the package.
• API hosts (fixed in video_gen.js): Video https://api.weryai.com; models registry https://api-growth-agent.weryai.com. No URL overrides documented—only the key is read from the environment.
• Local image handling disclosure: Prefer public https image URLs. If the assembled scripts/video_gen.js supports local file paths, it may read a local image and upload it to WeryAI to obtain a public URL; require review / verification and explicit consent before using that path.
• Higher assurance: Use a short-lived or isolated environment; review video_gen.js before production use. Verify whether the runtime can read local image files and upload them to WeryAI, and obtain explicit consent before using that path.

Prompt expansion (mandatory)

INLINECODE23 does not expand prompts. Build a full English production prompt that locks this template’s timeline.

When: Short user input (country name, region, or metaphorical “nation” topic). Exception: Finished long prompt within prompt_length_limit + user asks not to rewrite—still show full text in the confirmation table.

Always add:

• - Duration: Default 10 when unspecified; 5 or 15 when the user asks and the model allows.
• Timeline scaling: If duration is 5 or 15, proportionally rescale every subtitle window; keep the same beat order (hook → three staccato labels → twist).
• Locked caption windows (must follow this rhythm at duration 10):

- 0.0–2.0s — Hook: e.g. THIS NATION ALMOST CAN’T COLLAPSE (adapt to user topic). - 2.0–4.0s, 4.0–6.0s, 6.0–8.0s — Three single-focus lines (user-themed): e.g. RESOURCES / GEOGRAPHY / DEFENSE (swap labels to match brief). - 8.0–10.0s — Twist: e.g. BUT THE REAL RISK IS… (user fills the implied threat: debt, trust, demographics, etc.—keep ≤6 words on screen if possible).

• - Visuals: Animated map, hard cuts, data glitch overlays, military silhouettes / strategic geography without depicting real identifiable leaders as targets of hate; sub-bass tension if generate_audio is true.
• Typography: Bold sans, white + black outline, lower third, short fades, no overlapping windows; English only on screen unless user requests otherwise.
• Motion: Continuous—no static map shots longer than ~1s.
• Negatives (Kling only): illegible text, watermark, garbled captions.

Confirmation: Pre-submit table includes the full expanded prompt.

Niche checklist

• - Hook must feel too bold to skip—not a textbook opener.
• Middle three lines are labels, not paragraphs—match one visual beat each.
• Twist is provocative but not a call to violence or hate.

### Example prompts are richness targets only.

Workflow

1. 1. Confirm text-to-video and/or image-to-video (optional multi-image only with SEEDANCE_2_0, ≤3 URLs).
2. Collect brief (which country / abstract “nation” idea), optional image/images, tier or model_key.
3. Expand prompt per above—author English lines from the brief unless user supplied a script.
4. Validate JSON fields against frozen tables.
5. Show confirmation table + full expanded prompt; wait for confirm.
6. INLINECODE35.
7. Return [Video](url) links or errors—never wrap playable URLs in code fences.

CLI reference

~~~sh
node scripts/videogen.js wait --json '{"model":"KLINGV30PRO","prompt":"…","duration":10,"aspectratio":"9:16","generateaudio":true,"negative_prompt":"illegible text, garbled captions, watermark"}'
node scripts/videogen.js wait --json '{"model":"SEEDANCE20","prompt":"…","duration":10,"aspectratio":"9:16","resolution":"720p","generate_audio":true}'
~~~

Full reference: WERYAI_VIDEO_API.md.

Definition of done

Playable Video or clear failure. Submitted prompt includes explicit second-by-second caption windows for the full duration, matching this template’s beat order (scaled when duration is not 10), unless the user opted out with a finished prompt.

Boundaries (out of scope)

• - No guarantee of geopolitical accuracy—entertainment / opinion tone only; avoid incitement.
• No separate SRT workflow; captions live inside the model prompt.
• Do not use local image paths unless you have reviewed scripts/video_gen.js and explicitly consent to local read-and-upload to WeryAI; otherwise prefer public https URLs. Do not put secret key values in files.
• Do not link shared ../references/ capability docs; use resources/WERYAI_VIDEO_API.md.
• Do not send unsupported API fields; no negative_prompt on Seedance 2.0.
• Multi-image only SEEDANCE_2_0, max 3 URLs.

Example prompts

• - INLINECODE48
• INLINECODE49
• INLINECODE50
• INLINECODE51

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Model and API constraints (frozen for this skill)

From node scripts/video_gen.js models --mode text_to_video and --mode image_to_video at authoring; re-run after upgrades.

Text-to-video

modelkey	durations	aspectratios	resolutions	audio	negativeprompt	prompt limit
KLINGV30PRO	5, 10, 15	9:16, 1:1, 16:9	(omit resolution)	yes	yes	2000
KLINGV30_STA

5, 10, 15 | 9:16, 1:1, 16:9 | (omit resolution) | yes | yes | 2000 | | SEEDANCE20 | 5, 10, 15 | 9:16, 1:1, 16:9 | 480p, 720p | yes | no | 2000 |

Image-to-video

modelkey	durations	aspectratios	resolutions	audio	negativeprompt	image slots
KLINGV30PRO	5, 10, 15	9:16, 16:9, 1:1	(omit)	yes	yes	single INLINECODE56
KLINGV30_STA

5, 10, 15 | 9:16, 16:9, 1:1 | (omit) | yes | yes | single image | | SEEDANCE20 | 5, 10, 15 | 9:16, 1:1, 16:9 | 480p, 720p | yes | no | up to 3 images |

Recommended models

Tier	modelkey	Default duration
⭐ Best	KLINGV30PRO	10
👍 Good

KLINGV30_STA | 10 | | ⚡ Fast | SEEDANCE20 | 10 (resolution: 720p) |

Tier: unspecified → Best; “draft/quick” → Fast; “balanced” → Good.

Default parameters

Field	Value
aspect_ratio	9:16
duration

10 | | generate_audio | true | | resolution | 720p for Seedance only | | negative_prompt | Kling: illegible text, garbled captions, watermark, crowded subtitles |

Text-to-video (primary)

User gives country / theme + optional tone. Expand with locked windows → confirm table → wait.

Image-to-video (optional)

Same subtitle schedule; motion activates map or still.

Tips

• - If the user names a real country, keep visuals symbolic (maps, icons)—avoid hostile targeting of groups.
• Twist line works best as ellipsis to drive comments.

Packaged as nation-resilience-hook-video-gen.