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Ember Kata

A 20-second stylised samurai silhouette flowing through a kata on one spot, each strike throwing arcs of fire and embers.

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The prompt behind it

Claude made this from the prompt below, working directly in Layerz Canvas through its MCP server. Paste it into Claude (Claude Code or Claude Desktop) with the Layerz Canvas MCP connected and it builds a new take on the same canvas — then you take over. Connect the MCP server

Prompt

Build this in Layerz Canvas using the layerz-canvas MCP.

Make a 20-second, 1920×1080, 60 fps piece: a lone samurai performs a kata on a single spot while every strike leaves fire behind.

Look: night background #0C0706 with a huge dim red sun disc #3A0F0A behind the figure. The samurai is a solid silhouette #050303 built from jointed shapes (head with topknot, flowing hakama panels, separate upper and lower arms, legs, and a long slightly curved katana) so poses can be keyed by rotating joints. Fire colours: core #FFE7A3, mid #FF9A2E, outer #E2381B, with strong glow. Ember particles drift upward the whole time.

Beats:
- 0–3s: still. The samurai kneels, sword sheathed; wind moves the hakama gently. Embers rise slowly.
- 3–5s: he rises and draws in one motion. The blade leaves a crescent arc of fire (a thick curved stroke that draws on, glows, then thins and fades over 0.6s).
- 5–9s: three cuts in rhythm: high diagonal, horizontal, rising. Each arc is a different curve and each one sheds a small burst of embers. Brief 0.1s holds at the end of each cut sell the impact.
- 9–12s: a spinning turn: the silhouette flips direction, the sword traces a full ring of fire around him, the red sun brightens a little.
- 12–15s: a slow-motion moment: time drops to 25% speed during a leaping overhead strike, embers hang in the air, then time snaps back as he lands and the ground line flares.
- 15–18s: stillness again. He flicks the blade, a few sparks shed, and he sheathes it slowly. The fire arcs fade one by one.
- 18–20s: he bows; the sun dims; embers keep rising. Tiny "Made with Layerz Canvas" lower right.

Craft notes: poses read clearly as silhouettes; anticipation before every strike (small wind-up), follow-through after; the camera only moves once, a slow push from 9s to 15s; fire is always the brightest thing on screen.

Edit it yourself

  • Change colours, text and type in the inspector.
  • Drag keyframes, reshape easing curves and retime any move.
  • Ask Claude for changes through the MCP, then fine-tune by hand.
  • Export it as an image, a video, Lottie or a web page like this one.