A multimedia compositing method comprises selecting, from a plurality of video clip templates stored in a database of the computing system, a first video clip template that includes frames that depict a first object template moving in a first manner. The method further includes selecting, from a plurality of static images stored in the database of the computing system, a first static image that depicts a surface of a first object associated with the first object template; and overlaying the first static image over the first object template depicted in the first video clip template, respectively, to thereby provide a first rendered video clip associated with the first video clip template that includes frames that depict the first object moving in the particular manner.