Film Block

The Film block sets defaults for the entire video. Every setting is optional — Workshop has sensible defaults for all values.

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Film "Company Intro"
  mood: confident
  tempo: measured
  aspect: 16:9
  theme: corporate-blue
  font: Inter
  language: en

Film Title

The string after Film names your video. It appears in the RenderGraph metadata and can be used for file naming.

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Film "Q4 Revenue Review"

mood

The single most important setting. Mood controls palette, typography, animation physics, timing, and entrance styles across the entire video.

Mood Feel Background Accent Font Best for
confident Clean, professional Dark navy Blue #4A90D9 Inter Product launches, corporate
calm Warm, approachable Light cream Green #5B8C5A Inter Wellness, education
dramatic Bold, cinematic Near-black Red #E63946 DM Sans Announcements, reveals
elegant Refined, luxurious Deep indigo Gold #C4A35A DM Sans Fashion, premium
playful Fun, energetic Warm cream Orange #FF6B35 Nunito Social media, youth
urgent High-energy, aggressive Black Red-orange #FF3D00 Inter Sales, limited offers

Default: confident

Mood Composition

Combine two moods with +. The first controls kinetics (timing, easing, spring physics). The second controls surface (palette, typography, spacing).

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Film "Luxury Tech"
  mood: confident + elegant
Composition Effect
confident + elegant Professional motion, refined surface
dramatic + calm Cinematic motion, soft surface
playful + confident Bouncy motion, clean surface
elegant + playful Smooth motion, colorful surface

tempo

Scales all timing uniformly. Tempo adjusts hold durations, entrance speeds, and beat lengths without changing the visual style.

Tempo Multiplier Feel
rapid 0.6x Quick cuts, punchy
upbeat 0.8x Energetic but readable
measured 1.0x Default, balanced
deliberate 1.3x Slower, more weight
glacial 1.7x Very slow, contemplative

Default: measured

A beat 1s in rapid tempo actually pauses for 0.6 seconds. In glacial, it pauses for 1.7 seconds.

aspect

Video dimensions.

Aspect Pixels Use case
16:9 1920 x 1080 YouTube, presentations
9:16 1080 x 1920 Instagram Stories, TikTok, Reels
1:1 1080 x 1080 Instagram feed, social cards
4:5 1080 x 1350 Instagram portrait
21:9 2560 x 1080 Cinematic ultrawide

Default: 16:9

theme

Apply a registered ThemePack to override mood colors and fonts with brand-specific values.

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Film "Q4 Report"
  mood: confident
  theme: corporate-blue

The mood still controls motion and animation character. The theme overrides colors and typography. See ThemePacks for details.

font

Override the mood's default font family.

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Film "Custom Look"
  mood: confident
  font: Montserrat

Other Settings

Setting Description
fps: 30 Frames per second (default: 30)
language: ja Language hint for syllable counting (affects timing calculation)
music: "track.mp3" Background music file
musicVolume: 0.5 Music volume (0-1)

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