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  "id": "E04-01",
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     1,
     2
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C02",
     "C13",
     "C15"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide shot on the scarred blue-grey dueling platform: a steward presses a palm on the youth's head as cold light flares at his brow; disciples hold breath on stone-railed stands."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     3,
     4
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Medium shot at the dueling platform corner: the steward staggers back, slams into the low stone pillar, grips it, and steadies himself in raking daylight."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     5,
     5
    ],
    "seconds": 2.5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Tilt Up",
    "characters": [
     "C13"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Wide shot beside the stone-railed spectator stands: the dark-robed sect master rises slowly from his seat, black sword banners hanging old behind him, silence spreading."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Wind over the dueling platform, the hush of held breath, scuffing robes, and a dull thud against the stone pillar.",
  "music": "A tense low-string drone with a rising drum roll that cuts to silence as the sect master stands."
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  "id": "E04-02",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
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     6,
     6
    ],
    "seconds": 3.8,
    "size": "extreme-wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C15"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Extreme-wide over the empty dueling platform, the slanted morning sun raking scarred grey stone, layered stands and dark banners flanking, a lone junior in blue-grey robes towering in the foreground."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     7,
     8
    ],
    "seconds": 4.4,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C15"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Medium push toward the grey-clad teen, coarse hands bound with calluses, a faint half-white temple visible, while the blue-grey swordsman looms nearer, disdain curling his lip under pale daylight."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     9,
     10
    ],
    "seconds": 4.7,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C02",
     "C15"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Wide hall view as mocking laughter erupts then dies abruptly; the pale-gowned maiden lifts a writing tablet, calm sunlight washing the stands while the stern senior holds his measured silence."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "A few bursts of mocking laughter ring across the hall, then cut off short against sword-scarred stone.",
  "music": "Low, tense dizi and strings swelling under restrained court-room strings, hovering before a sudden hollow drop."
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  "id": "E04-03",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     11,
     11
    ],
    "seconds": 2.9,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C15"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Medium static shot framed by the servants compound worn chopping stone, the arrogant disciple sneers with a hand on his sword, grey tiled roofs and stacked firewood behind."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     12,
     12
    ],
    "seconds": 2.5,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C02",
     "C15"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Wide push-in across the blue-grey dueling platform scarred by sword cuts as the pale-green-robed woman steps half forward, shielding the ragged youth from the sneering swordsman."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     13,
     13
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C13",
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium static shot at the stone-railed spectator stands with black banners, the stern elder addresses the scarred youth near the chopping stone, firewood waist-high framing the tense exchange."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     14,
     15
    ],
    "seconds": 4.6,
    "size": "extreme-wide",
    "camera": "Pan Left",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C15"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Extreme-wide pan left across the empty white-clouded sect grounds, from the weathered cliffside sword hut to the dueling platform, as the taunt and the quiet answer hang between the two figures."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Wind scraping across sword-scarred stone, distant banners snapping, and a low creak from the cliffside sword hut door.",
  "music": "Somber guqin phrases with sparse wooden percussion, building tension but never rising to open conflict."
 },
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  "id": "E04-04",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     16,
     16
    ],
    "seconds": 3.1,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C15"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide shot of the servants compound, a burly Daoist in blue-grey robe shouldering a heavy broadsword, beside the worn chopping stone and waist-high firewood stacks, sneering."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     17,
     17
    ],
    "seconds": 2.5,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C15"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Close shot, the thin youth lifts his head to meet the burly man's glare, no words spoken, his weathered hand with calluses still resting on the scarred chopping stone."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     18,
     18
    ],
    "seconds": 2.7,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C13",
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Medium shot pushing in on the solemn grey-and-black Daoist, brow furrowed, deep voice probing, while the thin youth stands silent before the scarred stone platform."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     19,
     19
    ],
    "seconds": 2.7,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Close shot of the thin youth, palm pressed to his chest as a scorching heat rises there, his gaze flickering with uncertainty under the bright mountain daylight."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Heavy broadsword scraping stone, splitting firewood, wind over grey-tiled roofs and rustling sword banners.",
  "music": "Low, tense guqin plucks with a faint rising woodwind, brooding and restrained."
 },
 {
  "id": "E04-05",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     20,
     21
    ],
    "seconds": 4.7,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C13"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium shot on the blue-grey dueling platform with sword-scarred stone; a plain grey-clad figure clutches the chest, a half jade pendant slipping free from the collar into the raking daylight."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     22,
     23
    ],
    "seconds": 4.5,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C13"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Close shot over the worn chopping stone in the servants compound; the grey-clad figure answers softly, the half jade pendant catching light near the firewood stacks, while the senior figure looms in the foreground."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     24,
     25
    ],
    "seconds": 4.7,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C13"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide shot of the dueling platform and stone-railed stands with black banners; a senior figure descends the steps, halts before the grey-clad figure, and fixes the half jade pendant with a long, unmoving stare."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Wind over grey-tile ridges, fabric rustle, footsteps on stone steps, and a soft clink as a jade pendant slips out.",
  "music": "Low dizi and guqin tension, sparse and grave."
 },
 {
  "id": "E04-06",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     26,
     26
    ],
    "seconds": 2.9,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C13"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Close shot of a dignified elder in dark robes beside a stone railing and black banner, his lined face intent as he asks a quiet question."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     27,
     27
    ],
    "seconds": 2.9,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium shot of a scarred youth in grey clothes lifting a small jade from his chest, bright daylight raking across grey-tiled roofs and sword-scarred stone behind him."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     28,
     29
    ],
    "seconds": 4.9,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C13"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide shot of an elder's outstretched hand stopping above the jade, then slowly withdrawing while the scarred youth watches in the shadowed stone-railed spectator stands."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "A soft gust over old banners and the faint scrape of cloth as the elder's hand withdraws.",
  "music": "Low, solemn strings with a lingering woodwind note, fading into silence."
 },
 {
  "id": "E04-07",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     30,
     30
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C13"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Medium static shot before the weathered stone-railed terrace, the stern elder's chiseled face in focus; drifting white clouds and black sword banners anchor the old sect air, lips move sternly with an admonishing gaze."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     31,
     32
    ],
    "seconds": 3.8,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C02",
     "C13",
     "C15"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Wide tracking shot following bowing disciples filing out across the grey-blue dueling platform scarred by sword cuts; stone-railed stands with faded black banners frame the retreat, the elegant woman gently beckons the scarred youth onward."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     33,
     34
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "extreme-wide",
    "camera": "Pan Left",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C02"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Extreme-wide panning shot as the pale-dressed woman shields the young swordsman from lingering gazes, striding off the dueling platform past the low stone pillars; bright sunlight rakes over grey-tiled roofs, the cliffside sword hut with its rusted-iron door plaque grows distant."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Soft footsteps and rustling robes fade on stone as disciples bow and leave; a worn wooden door creaks shut in the quiet mountain wind.",
  "music": "Low, solemn guqin phrases with distant wind, easing into a gentle melody as the two step out into open daylight."
 },
 {
  "id": "E04-08",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     35,
     36
    ],
    "seconds": 4.2,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C02"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Wide tracking shot down the hall steps toward the servants compound, the worn chopping stone and waist-high firewood stacks anchoring the foreground under raking daylight."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     37,
     37
    ],
    "seconds": 2.7,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C02"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Close push-in on the pale green robe as the jade pendant is tucked away, a warning hand gesture held low, the scarred chopping stone blurred behind in bright mountain daylight."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     38,
     38
    ],
    "seconds": 2.5,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Medium static shot at the sword hut old wooden door, a lone figure turning back toward the dueling platform, the rusted iron sword above the doorframe catching the sun."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     39,
     39
    ],
    "seconds": 4.7,
    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Tilt Up",
    "characters": [
     "C15"
    ],
    "props": [],
    "frame": "Wide tilt-up across three-tier stone railing and black sword banners to the blue-grey dueling platform, a tall broad figure standing by a low stone pillar with a sneer."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Footsteps on worn stone, cloth shifting, a low creak from the sword hut door, distant wind over ridge roofs.",
  "music": "Low suspenseful strings with a faint wooden flute, restrained and watchful."
 },
 {
  "id": "E04-09",
  "sceneIndex": 1,
  "cuts": [
   {
    "beats": [
     40,
     41
    ],
    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C02",
     "C13",
     "C15"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Medium static shot: the thin grey-clad boy swallows his words under the sect master's deep gaze, dust motes drifting over the stone railing."
   },
   {
    "beats": [
     42,
     43
    ],
    "seconds": 4.3,
    "size": "extreme-close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
    ],
    "props": [
     "P01"
    ],
    "frame": "Extreme-close push-in: half a jade pendant sliding from the sect master's sleeve, matching the boy's chest piece nearly line for line."
   }
  ],
  "sound": "Cloth rustles softly as the half-jade slides from the sleeve, and a faint breeze stirs the black sword banners.",
  "music": "Low droning woodwind with sparse plucked strings, suspended on a withheld note."
 }
]