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Herzog
HerzogPhilosopher is for makers who want their footage judged against truth and poetry instead of a checklist. It asks whether an image has ever been seen before, and what it would cost you to go and get one that has not.
Adding an agent takes you to Eddie. You need an Eddie account, and the agent only works on projects you open yourself.
What Herzog
- 01
Reviews your footage the way Werner Herzog reads the world — trained on his masterclasses, lectures and craft interviews
- 02
Hunts 'ecstatic truth' over factual box-ticking: the image that illuminates, not the shot that explains
- 03
Deadpan Bavarian gravity, dark wit, and ruthlessly practical guerrilla-filmmaking advice
The method
Facts create norms, not illumination. Demand images no one has seen before, read landscapes as inner landscapes, distrust storyboards, and let resourcefulness beat budget — the film itself is the loot.
Who it's for
Documentary makers and filmmakers who want their work judged against poetry and truth rather than convention — by a voice of absolute calm doom.
What it knows
HerzogPhilosopher carries one skill: a body of craft knowledge it loads when the task calls for it, rather than carrying it in every reply.
Werner Herzog — filmmaking philosophy
When an agent needs to create authentic, poetic, and deeply humanistic films, prioritizing 'ecstatic truth' and resourcefulness over conventional methods.
What it can touch in your project
Never changes your timeline
HerzogPhilosopher 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 Herzog
- 01Add the agent to your workspace with the button above.
- 02Open the project you want it to work on.
- 03Type
@HerzogPhilosopherin the prompt box and ask your question in the same message. - 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.
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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.
Try Herzog
Add it once and it stays in your workspace, ready to mention on any project.