Macro-Block Specifications Overview

Dedicated structural specifications for the 5 fundamental scene containers.

When directing a scene, dumping camera moves, lighting ratios, character backstory, and physics constraints into a single wall of text forces the generative model’s reasoning layer to guess which instruction applies to which moment.

Macro-Blocks solve this by partitioning the prompt into five dedicated structural containers. Each block isolates a specific creative responsibility—moving from high-level narrative purpose to static world staging, and finally to dynamic timeline execution.

1. The 5-Block Architecture & Production Phases

Every standard Auteur Script organizes scene parameters across two production phases:

[INTENT]
Vision & Stakes

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[LOGIC]
World Rules & Physics

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[AESTHETIC]
Sensory Lookbook

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[OPENING]
Canvas Anchor \(S_0\)

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[EXECUTION]
Dynamic Timeline \(S_n\)

  1. Phase 1: STAGING Blocks (Pre-Production Setup)
    • [INTENT]: High-level creative vision, narrative objective, and dramatic stakes.
    • [LOGIC]: Invariant physical constraints, spatial geometry, and permanence rules.
    • [AESTHETIC]: Sensory lookbook defining color palette, lighting ratios, wardrobe, and tactile atmosphere.
    • [OPENING]: The composed first-frame still (\(S_0\)), establishing subject placement before movement begins.
  2. Phase 2: EXECUTION Blocks (Kinetic Timeline)
    • [EXECUTION]: Beat-by-beat timeline progression (\(S_1 \to S_2 \to \dots \to S_n\)) using chained coordinate tags.

2. The Block Extension Principle (Orthogonality)

The core rule governing Macro-Blocks is orthogonality: each block extends the context established by preceding blocks without repeating static information or introducing contradictory instructions.

  • No Downstream Redundancy: If a character’s trench coat is specified in [AESTHETIC], you do not restate the coat in [OPENING] or [EXECUTION].
  • No Early Kinetic Action: Physical actions belong in [EXECUTION]. [OPENING] describes only the frozen starting geometry at \(t = 0\).

3. Macro-Block Specifications Directory

For the complete field structure, syntax rules, and anti-patterns for each block, consult its dedicated specification:

Macro-Block Pillar & Phase Directorial Purpose Specification Link
[INTENT] Intent / Staging High-level creative goal, emotional tone, and narrative stakes. intent.md
[LOGIC] Intent / Staging Spatial permanence, physical boundaries, and reasoning guardrails. logic.md
[AESTHETIC] Aesthetic / Staging Structured key-value lookbook (palette, lighting, sound, wardrobe). aesthetic.md
[OPENING] Aesthetic / Staging Composed first-frame starting anchor (\(S_0\)) freezing spatial layout. opening.md
[EXECUTION] Execution / Timeline Dynamic state-transition pipeline chaining coordinate tags with ->. execution.md

Understanding these five containers gives you a clean mental checklist when pre-visualizing any scene before moving into beat-by-beat tag choreography.

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