An Elephant's Balancing Act Above the Clouds

{
  "settings": {
    "duration": 8,
    "fps": 24,
    "ar": "16:9",
    "res": "1920x1080"
  },
  "shot": "Medium profile tracking shot, eye-level, 50mm equivalent; single lateral follow parallel to the rope; no pans/tilts/zooms.",
  "subject": "CHARACTER_ID: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), adult, massive gray body with faint mottled skin texture, long trunk swaying gently, ivory tusks curved forward, large flapping ears. Calm but monumental presence.",
  "scene": "High alpine gap between two granite peaks at dawn. A taut, weathered hemp tightrope spans the chasm above a deep cloud shelf; distant ridgelines and valley haze. Clean, photoreal nature look. No humans, no signage, no text.",
  "visual_details": {
    "beats": [
      {
        "t": "0.0–2.5s",
        "action": "CHARACTER_ID steps onto the rope with immense weight; rope sags dramatically ~40–50 cm under load; trunk swings outward for balance; ears ripple in breeze.",
        "camera": "Constant-speed lateral follow, keeping full body in frame.",
        "framing": "Medium profile; full body visible with ~10% headroom/footroom."
      },
      {
        "t": "2.5–5.5s",
        "action": "Strong gust from camera-left (~10–12 m/s). Rope oscillates in large amplitude waves; elephant steadies by spreading massive feet carefully; trunk curls upward briefly; dust drifts into the void.",
        "camera": "Unchanged lateral follow; no push-in.",
        "framing": "Maintain medium profile; parallax shift on mountains emphasizes depth."
      },
      {
        "t": "5.5–8.0s",
        "action": "CHARACTER_ID reaches mid-span, moving slowly but steadily; warm rim light outlines tusks and trunk; a distant eagle glides across sky, underscoring scale.",
        "camera": "Same lateral follow; end on CHARACTER_ID mid-span, still walking.",
        "framing": "Center the elephant at cut; horizon upper third."
      }
    ]
  },
  "cinematography": {
    "lens": "50mm equivalent",
    "aperture": "f/5.6 (subject sharp, background slightly soft)",
    "shutter_angle": "180deg",
    "iso": "100",
    "white_balance": "5600K",
    "motion": "Single camera motion: lateral right-to-left track ~0.5 m/s, matched to elephant pace; no zooms, no tilts, no extra moves.",
    "focus": "AF-C locked to elephant eyes (~8 m); focus breathing minimized.",
    "stabilization": "Gimbal-stabilized (drone or cable) path parallel to rope."
  },
  "audio": {
    "beds": "High-altitude wind with intermittent gusts; distant valley ambience.",
    "foley": "Rope deep groan under weight; heavy foot placement thud softened by rope fibers; low trunk breath.",
    "music": "None.",
    "mix": "Target −18 LUFS integrated; peaks ≤ −2 dB; emphasize rope strain harmonics around 80–120 Hz."
  },
  "color_palette": [
    "slate blue",
    "granite gray",
    "pale elephant gray",
    "warm dawn gold rim"
  ],
  "physics_rules": {
    "rope": "Catenary sag ≈ 5–8% of span due to massive weight; vertical oscillation amplitude 30–50 cm; slow sway 0.3–0.5 Hz; each step sends heavy transverse waves toward anchors.",
    "wind": "Vector from camera-left to right at 8–12 m/s; dust particles and cloth-like ear flaps respond; trunk hair tips shift subtly.",
    "elephant_gait": "Deliberate slow walk; each foot carefully tests balance; trunk swings as counterweight; ears flap softly for cooling and balance cues.",
    "motion_blur": "Natural at 24 fps, 180deg shutter; no smeared frames."
  },
  "visual_rules": {
    "style": "Photoreal nature cinematography.",
    "lighting": "Golden-hour sidelight from camera-right + faint back rim; soft valley bounce fill; gentle volumetric haze.",
    "atmosphere": "Cloud shelf below; far ridges low-contrast; no fog bands occluding subject.",
    "negative": "no subtitles, no captions, no text/logos, no UI, no excessive sharpening, no HDR halos, no chromatic aberration, no lens dirt, no cartoon/anime look, no abrupt cuts or zooms."
  }
}