The prompt that got Claude to make an epic internet-history video with code-synthesized music
prasenx · x · 2026-10-02
Prasenx shared the full prompt he used to get Claude in Cursor to tell the entire story of the internet in one video — a 1-2 minute documentary-trailer-style film.
Key prompt design choices:
- Set the theme and emotion: from ARPANET's first message to today's AI, "epic and emotional, like a documentary trailer";
- Demand a striking first 3 seconds that stops the scroll;
- Require the soundtrack to be fully synthesized in code — no samples, audio files, or VST instruments — with visuals cut to the music;
- Explicitly instruct it to take its time, prioritize quality, self-review, and polish before finishing;
- Specs: 1920x1080, 60fps, final render as an MP4 with mixed audio saved to a chosen location.
A useful example of using a long, constraint-rich prompt to get a coding agent to produce a complete audiovisual work in one shot.
Related event: One Prompt Turns Claude in Cursor Into a Full Internet-History Short Film(2 posts)→
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