I make animated YouTube videos with Claude Code. Everything is drawn in code (SVG, CSS 3D, three.js), rendered to MP4. My first episode looked like every other AI explainer. This is the process I used to find a look that's actually mine. It works with any code-based renderer (I use HyperFrames).
- Pick one test beat. 15-20 seconds from a real script, with the real voiceover and word timings. Every style builds this same beat, so you compare looks, not stories.