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  "id": "E03-01",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
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     1,
     2
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C08"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "A wide tracking shot over the ancient stone staircase: the grey-robed senior ascends ahead while the shabby young follower climbs behind, wind rippling his coarse tunic and thin grey hair."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     3,
     4
    ],
    "seconds": 4.5,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "A close push-in on the young one's chest: mountain wind flips his lapel and the half-jade pendant flashes in bright daylight, his scarred hand pressed over it as he halts in silence."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     5,
     6
    ],
    "seconds": 4.3,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C08"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "A medium static shot at the servants compound: the grey-robed senior turns and leads the boy beside the worn chopping stone with waist-high stacked firewood, blades of morning sun raking the yard."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Wind gusts over the mountain ridges, the rustle of grey robes and old cloth, and the soft scuff of straw sandals on stone steps.",
  "music": "A sparse guqin motif with a low drum pulse, solemn and restrained under the mountain wind."
 },
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  "id": "E03-02",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     7,
     7
    ],
    "seconds": 3.6,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C08"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide shot, middle-aged sword cultivator in a worn blue robe stands beside the chopping stone in the servants compound, wind lifting the black banners, the gray-haired youth's bundle set near the water vat at the wall base."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     8,
     8
    ],
    "seconds": 2.5,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C08"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium tracking shot, the gaunt young man nods, lowering his cloth bundle onto the wall foot by the stacked firewood, coarse hands showing fresh blood at the tiger mouth, the older cultivator watching from the chopping stone."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Wind over grey tiles, cloth bundle settling on stone, distant chopping thuds.",
  "music": "Low erhu drone with sparse bamboo flute, solemn and patient."
 },
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  "id": "E03-03",
  "sceneIndex": 2,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     1,
     2
    ],
    "seconds": 4.5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C08",
     "C16"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide daylight shot over the grey-tiled compound; an old cook in patched apron steps out and thrusts a broom into the hands of a thin youth, firewood stacks and chopping stone anchoring the courtyard."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     3,
     4
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C06"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium tracking frame beside the scarred chopping stone; the youth sweeps twice, then a round-faced boy drops his firewood and circles him, rubbing his hands in delight, water vat and carrying pole in the backdrop."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     5,
     6
    ],
    "seconds": 4,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C06"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Close push-in across the dueling platform's stone railing and faded black banner; the round-faced boy beams in joyful surprise while the thin youth answers, their voices carrying over the quiet empty stands."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Broom bristles swish over stone as firewood thuds down and old boots scuff the yard.",
  "music": "Light plucked guzheng and warm bamboo flute, gentle and understated, building a quiet sense of reunion."
 },
 {
  "id": "E03-04",
  "sceneIndex": 2,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     7,
     8
    ],
    "seconds": 4.7,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C16",
     "C06"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide shot: a worn blue-grey chopping stone in the servants compound, stacked firewood shoulder-high, an old man taps a water jar by the wall, making the plump boy startle."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     9,
     9
    ],
    "seconds": 3.1,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C16",
     "C06"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium shot: by the split-wood pile, the gray-braided old cook in patched short jacket levels a stern glance, telling the boy to finish splitting all the firewood first."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     10,
     11
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C06",
     "C08"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide tracking shot: a slim young servant hefts the axe and swings it down onto the scarred chopping stone, the log splitting clean; the plump boy pulls half a steamed bun from his chest and offers it."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "The dull thud of an axe splitting wood and the hollow knock of knuckles on a water jar ring across the courtyard.",
  "music": "A light rustic guzheng pluck under steady percussion, warm and steady."
 },
 {
  "id": "E03-05",
  "sceneIndex": 2,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     12,
     14
    ],
    "seconds": 4.8,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C06",
     "C01",
     "C08"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium Static Shot at the chopping stone anchor in the servants compound: a round-faced youth holds out a small bundle, a gaunt boy accepts it, while a gray-robed cultivator watches from the courtyard gate."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     15,
     16
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C16"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide Tracking Shot under midday sun across the compound: a sweat-soaked gaunt boy slumps against stacked firewood by the chopping stone, and an old man in patched gray squats beside him offering a bowl of water."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     17,
     17
    ],
    "seconds": 2.4,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C16"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Close Static Shot beside the water jar and shoulder pole under the courtyard wall: the weathered old man speaks, his gray braid and soot-stained apron sharp against blurred firewood and sunlit stone."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Chopping thuds fade into a water dipper trickling and soft footsteps on worn stone.",
  "music": "Low bamboo flute over sparse guqin plucks, warm but measured."
 },
 {
  "id": "E03-06",
  "sceneIndex": 2,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     18,
     19
    ],
    "seconds": 3.5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C16",
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "A wide shot of the servants compound with the scarred central chopping stone, stacked firewood, water vats, and carrying pole under bright mountain daylight."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     20,
     20
    ],
    "seconds": 3.8,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C16",
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "A medium shot framing the worn chopping stone and firewood, with the old cook's rough figure lit by sunlight, conveying patient discipline."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     21,
     22
    ],
    "seconds": 4.1,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "A close shot pushing in on a blistered palm opening and clenching over the chopping stone, sweat and raw calluses visible in raking light."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     23,
     23
    ],
    "seconds": 2.5,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C16",
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "A medium tracking shot following the old cook as he presses a bowl into younger hands, rises, and brushes off his patched trousers."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Wood splitting, a clay bowl pressing into a palm, coarse cloth brushing as someone rises.",
  "music": "Low, steady plucked strings with a warm rustic pulse, softening as the boy questions his own path."
 },
 {
  "id": "E03-07",
  "sceneIndex": 2,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     24,
     24
    ],
    "seconds": 3.1,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C16"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Medium shot beside the servants-compound chopping stone: firelight and daylight cross the old cook's weathered face, worn wood and stacked firewood framing the anchor."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     25,
     26
    ],
    "seconds": 4.5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C16"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide shot across the servants compound: the gray-braided old cook turns from the fire while the white-templed young man slowly drains the rough bowl, stone chopping block and stacked firewood anchoring the scene."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Low fire crackles, water is sipped slowly, and a worn bowl settles gently on wood.",
  "music": "Sparse bamboo flute with soft plucked strings, warm and understated."
 },
 {
  "id": "E03-08",
  "sceneIndex": 3,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     1,
     2
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide static shot of a darkened dormitory, moonlight leaking through a window crack onto stone floor, thin shadows stretching, a slender figure reaching under a pillow to draw out an old cloth bundle."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     3,
     4
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01",
     "P05"
    ],
    "frame": "Close static shot of rough calloused hands unwrapping the cloth bundle, revealing oil-paper-wrapped cured meat, lifting it to a nose to smell, then rewrapping it carefully and tucking it back."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     5,
     7
    ],
    "seconds": 4.9,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C06"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01",
     "P05"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium static shot in shadow, a plump round-faced boy sniffing curiously toward the bundle while a thin youth clutches it, quiet exchange in the dark, moonlight grazing their faces."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Faint rustle of cloth, soft movements on the bed, muffled night wind outside.",
  "music": "Low ambient strings with a sparse wooden flute, hushed and intimate."
 },
 {
  "id": "E03-09",
  "sceneIndex": 3,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     8,
     9
    ],
    "seconds": 4.5,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C06"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01",
     "P05"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium shot of thin gray-clad youth speaking softly as round-faced boy rolls over, jade half glowing at chest, cured-meat bundle tucked under pillow, moonlight through window, cinematic film still"
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     10,
     10
    ],
    "seconds": 2.5,
    "size": "extreme-wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C08"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Extreme-wide shot of the middle-aged swordsman's silhouette pausing outside the closed gate, thin fog drifting between pillars, deep-grooved stone block and water vat faint in cold moonlight, cinematic film still"
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     11,
     11
    ],
    "seconds": 4.7,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C08"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Close shot pushing in on the middle-aged swordsman murmuring in the night wind, moonlight on weathered face, the distant window glinting with a half jade, cinematic film still"
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Faint night wind through the compound, soft rustle of bedding as the boy turns over, low footsteps and a creak as the swordsman stops outside the gate.",
  "music": "Low sparse guqin notes with soft night-wind pads, restrained and expectant, settling to near silence on the final line."
 }
]