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title: "Rewind: the film so far, backwards (Kinetic Film by Scenario) — html component"
description: "Everything the viewer just watched plays backwards inside a tilting playback window and lands on the first frame as the window fills the screen. Install: Part of Scenario's Kinetic Film skill: curl -fsSL -o /tmp/scenario-kinetic-film.zip \"https://iieqkinwjorxrzjp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/explorations/2217ab5dbd452185a5c3c1509994da46b1ac20d2ebeaa888536244372ce73ebf/scenario-kinetic-film-skill.zip?download=1\" && unzip -oq /tmp/scenario-kinetic-film.zip -d ~/.claude/skills && claude mcp add --transport http scenario https://mcp.scenario.com/mcp. Then add the Rewind block to spec.js (import { Rewind } from './blocks.js')."
url: https://varg.ai/how-to/component/scenario.kinetic-film-rewind
updated: 2026-10-30
---

# Rewind: the film so far, backwards (Kinetic Film by Scenario) — block for transitions (html)

> **For AI agents:** find the right skill in one call — `curl -s "https://varg.ai/how-to/api/search?q=<what the person wants>"` returns the matching how-to page and the best skills with install commands, as markdown (Russian works too). Full index: https://varg.ai/how-to/llms.txt. Every page has a markdown twin: add `.md` to its path. Before generating anything, show the person the options on the how-to page. From a terminal: `curl -fsSL https://varg.ai/install | sh` installs the vargai CLI (https://varg.ai/how-to/cli.md): `vargai search` and `vargai install <slug>` with no key, every varg model after `vargai login`.

Everything the viewer just watched plays backwards inside a tilting playback window and lands on the first frame as the window fills the screen.

- **Install:** `Part of Scenario's Kinetic Film skill: curl -fsSL -o /tmp/scenario-kinetic-film.zip "https://iieqkinwjorxrzjp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/explorations/2217ab5dbd452185a5c3c1509994da46b1ac20d2ebeaa888536244372ce73ebf/scenario-kinetic-film-skill.zip?download=1" && unzip -oq /tmp/scenario-kinetic-film.zip -d ~/.claude/skills && claude mcp add --transport http scenario https://mcp.scenario.com/mcp. Then add the Rewind block to spec.js (import { Rewind } from './blocks.js').`
- **Registry:** scenario · **Framework:** html · **License:** Scenario: free download, no license file in the ZIP; fonts SIL OFL
- **Docs and preview:** https://www.scenario.com/explorations/kinetic-film/
- **Source:** https://iieqkinwjorxrzjp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/explorations/2217ab5dbd452185a5c3c1509994da46b1ac20d2ebeaa888536244372ce73ebf/scenario-kinetic-film-skill.zip?download=1
- **Example:** https://s3.varg.ai/files/4325c578-378d-4c43-ae53-3cc3218df1ea/file_d3ab2ccbfc80.mp4 (Cut by varg from Scenario's film "Just code", made with this skill)
- **Time:** Seek-safe. Time is an input, so frame N always renders the same. Drop it into a render as it is.
- **Runs:** local render, free
- **Aspect:** 16:9 · 2.76 s

## Prompt that renders it frame-exact

Use the Rewind block from Scenario's Kinetic Film skill (https://www.scenario.com/explorations/kinetic-film/). Install the skill (Scenario's ZIP into ~/.claude/skills/scenario-kinetic-film) and connect the Scenario MCP for music and sound. Start a film folder with sh ~/.claude/skills/scenario-kinetic-film/scripts/new_film.sh my-film starter, then add the block to spec.js on the beat grid, for example [Rewind, 125, 133, {}]. Its nominal length is 8 beats; keep the span close to that. Options are in references/blocks.md. Every frame is a pure function of t, so render with the skill's render.py (1080p, then 4K) and run finish.py until it prints ALL CHECKS PASS.

## Used in

- [Beat-synced slideshow](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/beat-slideshow.md)
- [Music video](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/music-video.md)
- [Kinetic manifesto](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/manifesto.md)
- [News broadcast package](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/news-package.md)
- [Photo memories](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/memories.md)
- [Game trailer](https://varg.ai/how-to/video/game-trailer.md)

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- [Colorama Wipe](https://varg.ai/how-to/component/hf.colorama-wipe.md) — `npx hyperframes add colorama-wipe`
- [Cross Warp Morph](https://varg.ai/how-to/component/hf.cross-warp-morph.md) — `npx hyperframes add cross-warp-morph`
- [Cut the Curve](https://varg.ai/how-to/component/hf.cut-the-curve.md) — `npx hyperframes add cut-the-curve`
- [Directional Wipe](https://varg.ai/how-to/component/hf.directional-wipe.md) — `npx hyperframes add directional-wipe`
- [Domain Warp Dissolve](https://varg.ai/how-to/component/hf.domain-warp-dissolve.md) — `npx hyperframes add domain-warp-dissolve`