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Windsurf Wave 9: Introducing SWE-1, Our Frontier Models
Windsurf · May 2025 · 1:40 · AI-annotated
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The video opens with a moody purple-lit montage of hands, screens and a retro Macintosh typing the version name, then settles into a single seated speaker against a white backdrop, cut between front, profile and window framings and punctuated by full-frame title cards and oversized numerals. Pacing is slow and locked-off at about 89 bpm, with hard cuts between the three speaker framings, clean fades into the grainy SWE-1 card, and a cream Windsurf end card closing on the URL.
Footage neededEstimated needs: 1 capture group — your screens or recordings · 1 official logo — reused across the film · 25 filmed passages — shoot, supply or replace
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Windsurf Wave 9: Introducing SWE-1, Our Frontier Models, scene by scene
· 30 scenes as text
01 · Hook · 0:00–0:01
Extreme close-up of a person's eyes behind blue-framed glasses, lit in purple against black. Lines of code reflect in the lens as the shot holds and the reflection sharpens.
Camera: Static
02 · Hook · 0:01–0:02
A close-up of two hands typing on a white keyboard under a strong purple glow. The foreground hand is in sharp focus while the rear hand stays soft, fingers pressing keys in a steady rhythm. A thin ring catches the violet light on one finger.
Camera: Static
03 · Hook · 0:02–0:03
Close-up of a hand gripping a white wired mouse on a dark desk lit in purple; the index finger taps the left button while the cable trails off to the left.
Camera: Static
04 · Hook · 0:03–0:03
Over-shoulder view of a person facing a beige vintage all-in-one computer under purple neon light, then a hard cut to a close-up of hands typing on the keyboard.
Camera: Static
05 · Hook · 0:03–0:04
A silhouetted person sits at a desk from behind, lit by a pink glow on the left and a purple desk lamp on the right. A microphone, plant and digital clock sit on the desk. The shot holds steady on the figure.
Camera: Push in
06 · Hook · 0:04–0:08
A retro Macintosh document window fills the screen of a dark tablet, edged by pink and blue light. In the pale blue page, “Welcome to Wave 9” types out letter by letter at the center while the camera slowly zooms in on the screen.
On-screen text: “Welcome to Wave 9”
Techniques: Kinetic type, UI zoom
Camera: Push in
07 · Product intro · 0:08–0:10
A plain black screen holds for the entire two second clip, with no text, logo, or motion visible on the frame.
Camera: Static
08 · Product intro · 0:10–0:13
A man in glasses and a dark sweater sits on a stool against a white studio backdrop, speaking to camera. The shot fades in from black. His name and title appear in white text on the right and hold.
On-screen text: “Nicholas Moy”, “Head of Research”
Camera: Static
09 · Product intro · 0:13–0:17
A grainy gray radial gradient fills the frame, dark at the center and pale at the edges. The white label SWE-1 fades in at the center and holds, the camera locked off.
On-screen text: “SWE-1”
Camera: Static
10 · Problem · 0:17–0:22
A man with glasses in a navy sweater sits on a stool against a white studio backdrop, talking to camera with hands clasped and light gestures. The camera is locked off at medium shot; a caption “SWE-1” and a giant scaling “8” appear over the frame.
On-screen text: “SWE-1”, “8”
Camera: Static
11 · Problem · 0:22–0:24
A man in a navy sweater and glasses sits on a stool in a studio, hands clasped, speaking while looking off camera. A white backdrop and a light stand frame the right and left, with glass doors and greenery behind him. The frame stays locked off.
On-screen text: “介”
Camera: Static
12 · Problem · 0:24–0:26
A man with glasses in a dark sweater speaks in profile against a sunlit window with blurred greenery. The white figure 99% pops in on the left side of the frame while he talks.
On-screen text: “99%”
Camera: Static
13 · Problem · 0:26–0:29
A man wearing glasses and a navy V-neck sweater sits on a stool against a white studio backdrop, speaking to camera and gesturing with his hands. Softbox edges and stands are visible at the frame sides.
Camera: Static
14 · Problem · 0:29–0:31
A man with dark hair and glasses, wearing a navy V-neck sweater, speaks in three-quarter profile. He stands before a large window, the green trees outside softly blurred in bright daylight.
Camera: Static
15 · Problem · 0:31–0:33
A person in a dark navy sweater types on a space-gray laptop balanced on their lap, a smartwatch on the wrist. The camera drifts right, bringing the laptop lid and its logo into frame against a soft-focus window.
Camera: Push in
16 · Problem · 0:33–0:35
A close-up of a man with black glasses looking down and smiling slightly. He wears a dark blue shirt against a plain, light background.
Camera: Pull out
17 · Problem · 0:35–0:38
A man in a dark V-neck sweater and glasses sits on a stool and speaks, hands clasped. The shot opens in profile with a light stand and glass doors behind him, then cuts to a centered front view against a white studio backdrop.
Camera: Static
18 · Problem · 0:38–0:40
A man with glasses in a dark navy sweater sits on a stool against a white studio backdrop, talking to camera with hands clasped, locked-off medium shot; a giant numeral 8 slides in and holds.
On-screen text: “8”
Camera: Static
19 · Problem · 0:40–0:44
A man in glasses and a navy V-neck sweater stands beside a window with blurred greenery, smiling and speaking off-camera. The shot then cuts to a wider frame showing him from the waist up, hands clasped, in a bright white room.
Camera: Static
20 · Feature reveal · 0:44–0:48
A man with glasses in a dark sweater sits on a stool against a white studio backdrop, centered and framed from the knees up, speaking to camera. At the end, the title SWE Models fades in large across the frame.
On-screen text: “SWE Models”
Camera: Static
21 · Feature reveal · 0:48–0:51
A man in a dark sweater sits on a stool in a studio while the title SWE Models overlays him. The footage dissolves to a dark blue background as three model names type in in a row, left to right.
On-screen text: “SWE Models”, “SWE-1”, “SWE-1-lite”, “SWE-1-mini”
Techniques: Kinetic type
Camera: Static
22 · Feature reveal · 0:51–0:57
A man in a dark sweater and glasses sits on a stool before a white studio backdrop, speaking and gesturing lightly. A white title overlay with the model names below fades out within the first second.
On-screen text: “SWE Models”, “SWE-1”, “SWE-1-lite”, “SWE-1-mini”
Camera: Static
23 · Feature reveal · 0:57–1:09
A man in glasses and a navy V-neck sweater sits on a stool against a white backdrop, facing the camera. He speaks and gestures with both hands, then rests them clasped in his lap. The frame is a static medium shot.
Camera: Static
24 · Feature reveal · 1:09–1:15
A man with glasses and a navy V-neck sweater speaks in a medium close-up, looking off-camera to the left. He smiles and talks against a softly blurred bright window with green foliage outside. The framing stays steady on his face.
Camera: Static
25 · Feature reveal · 1:15–1:20
A man in glasses and a dark V-neck sweater sits on a stool before a white backdrop, speaking to camera. He shifts his weight and gestures lightly with clasped hands while his head tilts, in a centered, locked-off medium shot.
Camera: Static
26 · CTA · 1:20–1:22
A man in glasses and a dark sweater sits on a stool, typing on a laptop balanced on his lap. He is set against a white curved backdrop, with a lighting tripod and glass doors to the left. The camera pushes in slowly.
Camera: Push in
27 · CTA · 1:22–1:30
A man with glasses in a navy V-neck sweater talks in profile, lit by a bright window with blurred greenery behind him. The shot then cuts to a wide frame of him seated on a stool against a plain white backdrop, hands clasped, looking at the camera.
Camera: Static
28 · CTA · 1:30–1:32
A man in glasses and a dark V-neck sweater sits on a stool before a white backdrop, smiling at the camera. His hands stay clasped in his lap, then lift to gesture as he speaks. Gray studio flags frame the edges; the camera holds a locked-off medium shot.
Camera: Static
29 · CTA · 1:32–1:35
A man with glasses and a navy V-neck sweater sits in profile by a sunlit window, smiling and talking to someone off camera. The background foliage is softly blurred and the frame stays locked on his face as he speaks.
Camera: Static
30 · Outro · 1:35–1:40
On a cream background, the black Windsurf logo and wordmark fade in at center, sharpening from a faint blur to a clean mark, while the URL SWE-1.com stays static below.
On-screen text: “SWE-1.com”
Camera: Static