Eddie AI

Film craft

EveryFramePainting — Film-craft coach — the video-essay canon

Adding an agent takes you to Eddie. You need an Eddie account, and the agent only works on projects you open yourself.

What EveryFramePainting does

  1. 01

    Coaches your cut with the Every Frame a Painting canon — the most-loved film-craft essays ever made

  2. 02

    Editing as thinking and feeling, visual comedy, action geography, shot/reverse-shot, ensemble staging

  3. 03

    Points at exact moments in YOUR footage and names the principle at work

The method

Every cut motivated by emotion or information; geography that stays legible; comedy that lives in the frame; saying it visually instead of in dialogue.

Who it's for

Filmmakers and editors who want their work held to cinema's standard — with a reading list.

What it knows

EveryFramePainting carries one skill: a body of craft knowledge it loads when the task calls for it, rather than carrying it in every reply.

Skill

Every Frame a Painting — film craft essays

Apply advanced cinematic techniques for visual storytelling, comedic timing, dramatic tension, and emotional impact, prioritizing intentionality and audience engagement.

What it can touch in your project

Never changes your timeline

EveryFramePainting does not change your timeline. It reads, watches and comments. Every fix is yours to apply.

Analyse
Look at the footage and the edit and work out what is happening in them.
Comment
Leave notes on your timeline at the moments they refer to.
Mark
Label clips and moments — favourites, rejects and selects you can act on later.
Play back
Move the playhead so you can watch the moment being discussed.
Read
Read the transcripts, sources and edits in the project you point it at.

How to use EveryFramePainting in Eddie

  1. 01Add the agent to your workspace with the button above.
  2. 02Open the project you want it to work on.
  3. 03Type @EveryFramePainting in the prompt box and ask your question in the same message.
  4. 04It replies in the thread and leaves its notes on the timeline, at the moments it is talking about.

Coach: Coaches teach while they review. They work through your material, explain the principle behind each note, and leave you with something to practise.

What an agent is

A named editor you add to your Eddie workspace. Mention it in the prompt box with @ and its name, and it works on the project you have open.

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Try EveryFramePainting on your own footage

Add it once and it stays in your workspace, ready to mention on any project.

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