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     4
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    "frame": "Close arc shot on worn hands joining two jade halves until they lock seamlessly, cloud motifs curling into a full circle, shaft light catching the seamless seam, kneeling figure barely visible."
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     6
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    "frame": "Medium tracking shot past twin plum trees with white and red blossoms: the gray-clad youth speaks toward the grave while a red-clad figure with icy eyes stands silent behind, firewood stacked by mourning hall doors."
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  "sound": "Soft footfalls on worn cobbles, dry crackle of firewood, faint rustle of plum blossom in spring wind.",
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     8
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    "props": [
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    "frame": "Close shot of the round jade held up before the weathered hand, polished notch gleaming at the bright spring daylight, sun catching the worn groove."
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     10
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    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Push In",
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     "C03"
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Medium shot as morning light pours through a cloud gap onto the jade cloud-swirls, dust motes drifting, the grey-clad youth and red-clad companion watching in the empty market town."
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  "sound": "Soft wind and light footsteps on worn cobbles, with a faint wooden knock as the round jade is raised.",
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     12
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    "camera": "Push In",
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Medium shot pushing in toward the worn cobbles and dappled locust shade, the half medallion glinting at the chest, a locked mourning-hall door looming behind, no names."
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     13,
     14
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    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C03"
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Close static shot framing the calloused, bleeding hand beside the red sleeve, cold clear gaze meeting worn eyes, firewood and twin plum blossoms blurred beyond, no names."
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  "sound": "Wind through locust leaves, a key scraping against an iron ring, soft footsteps on worn cobbles.",
  "music": "Low, mournful woodwinds with a sparse plucked string pulse, swelling faintly before silence."
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     16
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     "C01",
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Medium static shot at the mourning hall's peeling black doors, the scarred youth leaning near the worn threshold, the red-robed woman watching him, dust motes drifting in spring light."
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     17,
     18
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    "seconds": 4.1,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
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     "C01",
     "C03"
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    "frame": "Close push-in on the scarred youth's determined face and the red-robed woman's averted eyes, old wooden cabinet and twin plum blossoms soft in the background, silence stretching between them."
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  "sound": "Wind stirs locust leaves, a loose door creaks, and footsteps shift on worn cobbles.",
  "music": "Sparse guqin notes hold a tense, unresolved stillness."
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     20
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    "camera": "Static Shot",
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     "C01",
     "C03"
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    "frame": "Medium shot: the grey-clad youth rises beside the mourning hall, voice strained, while the red-clad figure by the twin plum trees speaks coldly, faded white lanterns swaying above worn cobbles."
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     21,
     22
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    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Close shot: the youth answers, then scoops a handful of grave earth beside the peeling black doors and casts it out, wood chips scattered around the chopping block."
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  "sound": "A soft rustle of grey robes, a tight intake of breath, and scattered dirt pattering on worn cobbles.",
  "music": "A low, somber guzheng line swells faintly beneath the dialogue, then fades into hollow silence."
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     24
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    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Extreme-wide of a sunlit empty market street: dappled locust shade over worn cobbles, the gnarled old locust by the storyteller stand, and the mourning hall with peeling black doors, all warm grey-tiles."
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     25,
     26
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    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C03"
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    "props": [],
    "frame": "Close two-shot pushing in: a red-clad figure stares with red-rimmed eyes at the grey-clad speaker, dark complex gaze and one battered hand, dust motes drifting in the light."
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   {
    "beats": [
     27,
     28
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    "seconds": 4.1,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Tilt Up",
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     "C01",
     "C03"
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Medium tilt-up from the worn cobbles past stacked firewood and twin plum trees by the mourning-hall wall, a single petal settling on a scarred shoulder while the wind stirs."
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  "sound": "Wind rustles through twin plum blossoms, one petal brushing cloth, with distant crow calls in the empty town.",
  "music": "Lonely plucked guqin with low dizi, somber and still, carrying a faint thread of resolve."
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     30
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    "camera": "Static Shot",
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     "C01",
     "C03"
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     "P01"
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    "frame": "Wide static shot: inside the mourning hall, the scarred young man slowly rises near the split-wood block and stacked firewood, while the red-clad woman speaks by the peeling black doors."
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     31,
     32
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    "seconds": 5.3,
    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C03"
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    "props": [],
    "frame": "Close push-in: the red-clad woman stands before the twin plum trees, white and red blossoms behind her, her cold eyes holding twelve years of locked-away resentment."
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  "sound": "Footsteps on worn cobbles, cloth rustling as the young man rises, and a low voice cutting through the dust-moted silence.",
  "music": "Somber strings with a slow heartbeat pulse, swelling as the vow is spoken."
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     35
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    "camera": "Static Shot",
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     "C01",
     "C03"
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Wide shot, a slight grey-clad youth with greying temples and scarred face stands by the old locust tree and storytelling stall beside the worn stone steps, as a red-robed figure with cool clear eyes faces him, dust motes drifting in bright spring light."
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     36,
     37
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    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C03"
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Close shot pushing in, the battle-scarred youth smiles and reaches out a calloused bleeding hand, the red-robed woman takes it firmly, black mourning hall doors and faded white lanterns softly blurred behind them."
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  "sound": "Light spring breeze, footsteps on worn cobbles, cloth rustle, a gentle clasp of hands.",
  "music": "Low warm strings with a faint plucked guzheng phrase, tender yet quietly resolute."
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     40
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    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
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     "C01",
     "C03"
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    "frame": "Extreme-wide shot: two young figures turn together toward distant northwest peaks beyond grey-tiled roofs, with dappled locust shade on worn cobbles, faded white lanterns, and empty market street."
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     41,
     42
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    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01"
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Close shot: a scarred hand ties a round jade onto a red cord, morning sunlight making the thread glow, dust motes drifting past a weathered old wooden cabinet."
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  "sound": "Footsteps and cloth rustle as they turn; the jade clicks softly against the red cord and wind passes over the rooftops.",
  "music": "Low guqin pulse with distant drums, building quietly toward resolve."
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     44
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    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
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     "C01"
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     "P01"
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    "frame": "Extreme-wide tracking shot across the sunlit empty market street, a lone slender figure in grey with bound hair strides northwest, long morning shadow stretching over worn cobbles and dappled locust shade, old tree and story stall receding behind."
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     45,
     45
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    "camera": "Push In",
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     "C01"
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Close push-in on a weather-beaten short-robed traveler pausing mid-step, thin calloused fingers brushing a half-moon jade hanging on his chest, morning light catching dust motes as the rough palm with scarred thumb and darkening white temples fills frame."
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