One Prompt, $200: Opus 5.5 Autonomously Produces a 36-Minute Film on the History of Light
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-10-05
A user gave Opus 5.5 free access to any API key in their Keychain and let it call existing resources on its own to write and produce an educational animation about the history of light.
- Input was a single prompt; cost exceeded $200
- The model generated voiceover, images, video, and motion graphics explaining electromagnetism concepts
- It delivered a complete 35-minute-37-second film covering humanity's millennia-long quest to understand light
The author stresses the entire film, from script to final cut, was written and produced by Opus 5.5.
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