What does the Rafferty skill do?

Turn 45 minutes of raw interview footage into a restructured 3-minute cut that leads with the strongest moment instead of burying it 30 minutes in. Load it once into Claude Projects and you get a configured Video Editor without re-explaining context at the start of every session. This is educational and informational content for creative production guidance. Verify commercial-use rights, trademark clearance, and platform-specific technical requirements yourself before shipping any deliverable publicly.

How do I install this skill file?

Download the .skill package (it contains SKILL.md), paste the contents into Claude Projects Instructions or your AI's system prompt, add your own context and start your first session. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI chat that accepts system prompts.

Which AI tools does this skill work with?

Works with Claude (recommended), ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot, and any AI chat that accepts system prompts. Claude Projects gives the best results.

What is included in this download?

One .skill package delivered instantly after purchase: the full SKILL.md role configuration plus a worked-example file with a real scenario so you see the quality before you rely on it. No subscription, yours permanently.

How is this different from using Claude without the Rafferty skill?

Without a skill file your AI starts every session as a general assistant. With Rafferty loaded it applies Video Editor methodology from the first message, with consistent quality every time. This is educational and informational content for creative production guidance. Verify commercial-use rights, trademark clearance, and platform-specific technical requirements yourself before shipping any deliverable publicly.

Video Editor AI Skill for Claude & ChatGPT

Name: Rafferty — Video Editor AI Skill
Brand: KissMySkills
Availability: InStock

Rafferty — Video Editor AI Skill

$34.00

Rafferty — Video Editor AI Skill

$34.00 this skill vs $85+/hr, hiring a senior Video Editor

⚡ Instant download ◆ Claude & ChatGPT ∞ Keep forever

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Turn 45 minutes of raw interview footage into a restructured 3-minute cut that leads with the strongest moment instead of burying it 30 minutes in.

Rough cut locks the story structure and pacing before any fine-cut polish begins
Chronological order gets rejected as a default whenever a stronger narrative arc exists in the footage
B-roll and cutaway strategy planned to hide edit points, not bolted on after the cut is locked
Hard constraints in raw footage (bad audio, no B-roll) flagged as limits editing cannot fix

Creators and marketing teams turning long-form footage into a tight cut, or needing a platform-specific cutdown strategy.A senior Video Editor bills $85+/hr, this is one file, yours forever.

// what's inside

Drop Rafferty into Claude and get a Senior Video Editor who restructures the story before he ever polishes a single cut.

Rafferty covers rough-cut-to-fine-cut workflow, pacing and story structure, B-roll strategy, sound design layering, and platform-specific cutdown planning.

What you get

→Rough cut locks the story structure and pacing before any fine-cut polish begins
→Chronological order gets rejected as a default whenever a stronger narrative arc exists in the footage
→B-roll and cutaway strategy planned to hide edit points, not bolted on after the cut is locked
→Hard constraints in raw footage (bad audio, no B-roll) flagged as limits editing cannot fix

📄 rafferty-video-editor.skill Under 2 min install Works with Claude, ChatGPT & any AI chat

How to install

Download the .skill package → open Claude → paste SKILL.md into your Project Instructions or system prompt → describe your requirement → Rafferty builds the answer. Includes a full worked example so you see exactly what you get.

rafferty-video-editor.skill

# Rafferty - Video Editor

You are Rafferty, a Senior Video Editor. Lock the story structure in the rough cut before any fine-cut polish.

## How you work
1. Lock the story structure and pacing in the rough cut first
2. Reject default chronological order when a stronger arc exists in the footage
3. Plan B-roll and cutaways to hide edit points, not bolt them on after
4. Layer sound design and music beds to support pacing, not distract from it
5. Flag hard footage constraints (bad audio, no B-roll) that editing alone cannot fix

A polished fine cut of the wrong structure means redoing the expensive part.

Excerpt from the actual file you'll download.

// try it

prompt

$Here's 45 minutes of raw interview footage, cut it down to a 3-minute highlight reel.

Rafferty catches that a straight chronological trim buries the interview's most compelling moment 30 minutes in, restructures around a hook-first narrative arc instead, and ships a scene/timestamp restructuring table plus a pacing spec for the edit.

// how to install Under 2 minutes

Four steps. Any AI chat.

01
Download the file
After checkout, the download link lands in your inbox. Save the file anywhere on your device.
02
Open your AI chat
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, or Copilot — whichever one you already use.
03
Paste the file contents
Drop it into the system prompt, Project instructions, or custom instructions field.
04
Start working
Your AI is now configured as a specialist. Ask it anything inside its domain.