Shadow Theatre Animation
Use a paper-silhouette story about feeling at home to plan stage layers, lighting, readable character outlines and short lines of text.
2026.10.07
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Shadow theatre home story
Tell through outlines and light
Shadow theatre animation uses paper-like silhouettes and stage lighting to express space and action. This example explores what makes a place feel like home. A dark background alone is not enough: building and character outlines, overlapping layers and the contrast of lit windows against the sky should carry the meaning.
Read the home-story example
The source requests pure JavaScript, 30–60 seconds, vertical 9:16 framing, paper cut-out shadow theatre and gentle audio made in code. The sample frames show curtains, a house silhouette, moonlight and short sentences. Lighting and the relationship between shapes convey feeling rather than detailed facial expressions. Describe light changes and silhouette actions separately so they remain understandable in a narrow frame.
Prepare the message and stage elements
Provide your meaning of home, character count, building shape, door and window positions and exact short text. Decide how layers overlap without hiding important figures. The source asks for graphics and audio made in code and does not specify a mandatory image upload. Add permission-cleared references for a particular home or person, and explicitly request any change to the pure-JavaScript condition.
Select the model and check the silhouettes
Manually choose Claude Opus 5.5 in the agent model menu to the right of the PC input box or at the top on mobile. Read the framing, duration, implementation and audio requirements. Check separation between stage layers, characters and windows, text placement and outlines during lighting changes. Identical silhouettes, text or sound are not guaranteed; review the final scene flow and audio separately.
