Directorial Workflows

This module governs production workflows, ambiguity resolution thresholds, script density profiles, and pipeline integration standards for the Auteur Script framework.

1. Directorial Specification & Ambiguity Resolution

When transforming rough narrative treatments, treatments, or screenplays into production-ready Auteur Scripts, creators and automated prompt compilers must balance precise spatial specifications against unnecessary creative friction.

The Directorial Decision Threshold

Resolve creative ambiguities using the following decision matrix:

  1. Explicit Specification Required: Explicitly define and lock parameters only when ambiguity would directly break visual continuity or spatial reasoning:
    • Spatial Geography & Layout: Relative positions of key set pieces, doors, and permanent landmarks.
    • Character Count & Relationships: Active participants vs. off-screen entities.
    • Key Prop Lifecycle: Critical held objects, hand allocations (left vs. right), and handoffs.
    • Primary 180-Degree Line of Action: The imaginary axis between interacting subjects.
    • Target Format / Medium: Visual medium, film stock, or aspect ratio feel.
  2. Cinematic Default Inference: If parameters are unspecified and non-critical, safely infer standard cinematic defaults rather than stalling pre-production:
    • Eye-level lens perspective with natural focal falloff.
    • Grounded, motivated three-point lighting consistent with the environment.
    • Natural, restrained physical acting adhering to the “Literal Over Literary” mandate.
    • Realistic spatial separation across frame-left, frame-center, and frame-right.

2. Script Density Profiles & Compilation Modes

The framework supports multiple script density profiles tailored to different stages of production, context window budgets, or rendering pipelines:

Density Profile Directorial Scope & Characteristics Ideal Use Case
Full Expanded Profile Maximum structural precision. Deploys explicit [BLOCK], [AXIS], and [STATE IN/OUT] tags across all key beats. Complex multi-character scenes, high-stakes prop transfers, or strict continuity coverage.
Standard Baseline Profile Balanced Core Triad pacing ([CAM] -> [ACT] -> [AUDIO]) with selective Tier 2 tags ([BLOCK], [LIGHT], [FOCUS]). General dramatic scenes, action beats, and standard cinematic sequences.
Concise / Compressed Profile Condensed [AESTHETIC] descriptors and merged action beats into streamlined Macro-States. Rapid prototyping, early ideation, or token-constrained pipelines.
Tagless Profile Strips square-bracket category labels while preserving the exact sequential -> timeline flow. Minimalist pipelines or human screenplay reading formats.
Diagnostic Audit Mode Compiles the complete Auteur Script paired with an explicit Script Supervisor Audit Report evaluating the 5 audit lenses. Pre-flight quality gates, automated testing, and continuity auditing.

Profile Specifications:

1. Full Expanded Profile

[CAM 01] MS, eye-level, fixed side profile [AXIS] screen-left [STATE IN] Samira seated frame-left -> [BLOCK] Samira frame-left, Felix frame-right -> [ACT] Samira retrieves brass keys with right hand -> [STATE OUT] keys resting over Felix's open palm -> [AUDIO] faint metallic jingle

2. Standard Baseline Profile (Core Triad)

[CAM 01] MS, eye-level, fixed side profile -> [ACT] Samira retrieves brass keys with right hand -> [AUDIO] faint metallic jingle

3. Tagless Profile

MCU, eye-level, fixed side profile -> Samira stares blankly forward -> Dryer drums spin continuously behind them.
MCU, eye-level, fixed side profile -> Samira shifts her head slightly -> SAMIRA: "It feels so quiet in here." -> Samira blinks slowly at the spinning laundry.

4. Sub-State Compression Mode

Merges multiple adjacent Sub-States of the same category within a single Macro-State line into denser, unified expressions without altering other dimensions.

3. Pipeline Integration & Pre-Flight Verification

Prior to dispatching an Auteur Script to a reasoning-based video generation engine:

  1. Pre-Flight State Ledger Construction: Internally map the scene topology (Continuous Real-Time, Cross-Cut, Montage, Spatial Journey), 180° line of action, and prop matrix as defined in script_supervisor_audit.md.
  2. Automated Audit Execution: Verify the script against the 5 Script Supervisor Audit Lenses:
    • Lens 1: Spatial Geography, Axis & Optics
    • Lens 2: Temporal Logic, Framerate & Physical Degradation
    • Lens 3: Prop & Inventory State Machine
    • Lens 4: Acoustic & Dialogue Architecture
    • Lens 5: Block & Grammar Orthogonality
  3. Format Integrity Lock: Ensure the script payload is formatted in pure plain text, with block headers on their own lines, Sub-States chained with ->, and zero Markdown formatting embedded inside the script payload.
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