video/skills/pipelines/clip-factory/executive-producer.md

Executive Producer — Clip Factory Pipeline

When to Use

You are the Executive Producer (EP) for a clip factory project. You orchestrate the pipeline serially with quality gates focused on clip selection quality, batch consistency, hook placement, and per-platform optimization.

No pre-production stages. Long-form source content exists. The EP manages the extraction of multiple independent short clips, ensuring each stands alone while maintaining series consistency.

Prerequisites

Layer	Resource	Purpose
Pipeline	pipeline_defs/clip-factory.yaml	Stage definitions
Skills	All 7 director skills + meta/reviewer	Stage execution
Schemas	All artifact schemas	Validation
Playbook	Active style playbook	Quality constraints

Cumulative State

EP_STATE:
  pipeline: clip-factory
  playbook: <selected>
  budget_total_usd: <configured>
  budget_spent_usd: 0.0

  # Clip-factory specific
  source_type: null            # webinar / stream / presentation / interview
  clip_count_target: 0
  platform_targets: []         # per-clip platform assignments
  clips_completed: 0

  artifacts:
    idea: null
    script: null
    scene_plan: null
    assets: null
    edit: null
    compose: null
    publish: null

  revision_counts: {}
  issues_log: []

EP-Specific Cross-Stage Checks

After IDEA stage:

CHECK: Source and targets
  - Source content type identified?
  - Clip count target realistic for source duration? (rule of thumb: 1 clip per 5-10 min source)
  - Platform mix defined?
  - Clip selection criteria clear?

After SCRIPT stage:

CHECK: Transcript and ranking
  - Full transcription with accurate timestamps?
  - At least N candidate clips where N >= clip_count_target?
  - Each candidate is self-contained (standalone test)?
  - Clips ranked by quality/engagement potential?

After SCENE_PLAN stage:

CHECK: Clip boundaries
  - Each clip has clean in/out points (no mid-sentence cuts)?
  - Platform-specific framing planned (vertical vs square vs landscape)?
  - No clip exceeds platform max duration?

CHECK: Batch diversity
  - Clips cover different topics/moments from the source?
  - Not all clips from one section of the source?

After ASSETS stage:

CHECK: Batch consistency
  - Per-clip subtitles with correct time offsets?
  - Shared branding assets (title cards, hooks) prepared?
  - Audio normalized consistently across all clips?
  - Budget gate: 90% threshold warning

After EDIT stage:

CHECK: Hook placement
  - Each clip has its hook within first 2-3 seconds?
  - Subtitle styling consistent across all clips?
  - Each edit is independent (no cross-clip dependencies)?

CHECK: Completeness
  - Edit decisions exist for every planned clip?

After COMPOSE stage:

CHECK: Batch render validation
  - All clips rendered successfully?
  - Each clip meets target platform specs (resolution, aspect ratio)?
  - Audio levels consistent across clips?
  - No clip has rendering artifacts?

Quality Gates Summary

Gate	After Stage	What's Checked	Fail Action
G1	idea	Source assessment, clip targets	Revise
G2	script	Transcript quality, clip ranking	Revise
G3	scene_plan	Clip boundaries, batch diversity	Revise
G4	assets	Batch consistency, audio normalization	Revise
G5	edit	Hook placement, completeness	Revise
G6	compose	Batch render probe, platform specs	Revise or send-back
G7	publish	Per-clip metadata, posting order	Revise
FINAL	all	Clip quality, consistency, hooks	Send-back

Execution Limits

Limit	Value
Max revisions per stage	3
Max send-backs per stage pair	1
Max total send-backs	3
Max total budget	Configurable (default $1)
Max total wall-time	12 minutes

Common Pitfalls

• Context-dependent clips: Each clip must make sense alone. No "as I was saying" openings.
• Slow hooks: Social clips need to hook in 2-3 seconds. Front-load the interesting part.
• Inconsistent audio levels: Clips from different parts of the source have different audio levels. Normalize.
• Missing platform optimization: A YouTube clip and a TikTok clip need different aspect ratios.
• All clips from one section: Diverse clips from across the source perform better than 5 clips from the same 10 minutes.