Ethereal Ascent: The Woman of Ash Unveiled

{
  "title": "One-Take Corridor of Smoke to Woman of Ash",
  "duration_seconds": 8,
  "look": {
    "style": "Ultra-realistic cinematic surrealism",
    "grade": "Dark ethereal corridor with drifting smoke illuminated by ember glows",
    "grain": "Soft atmospheric haze with subtle film grain woven into the smoke"
  },
  "continuity": {
    "single_camera_take": true,
    "no_cuts": true,
    "texture_alignment": "Smoke wisps dissolve seamlessly into swirling ash patterns, then condense into fabric-like textures",
    "motion_vector_continuity": "Smooth dolly moves through smoke that dissolves downward into swirling ash currents, then reemerges upward"
  },
  "camera": {
    "lens": "40mm -> macro particle close-up -> 20mm wide reveal",
    "movement": "The camera advances through a short corridor of curling smoke. The smoke thickens and engulfs the frame, pulling the camera downward into swirling ash. In a seamless upward lift, the camera reveals a woman wrapped in a gown of flowing smoke and glowing embers."
  },
  "action": {
    "environment": [
      "Corridor walls breathing with smoky tendrils",
      "Smoke thickens into ash currents and ember streams",
      "A woman emerges, her body formed from shifting smoke and a faint firelight"
    ]
  },
  "lighting": {
    "time_of_day": "Twilight surreal glow",
    "style": "Low moody lighting with orange-red ember highlights cutting through pale gray smoke"
  },
  "audio": {
    "sound_effects": [
      "Soft crackles of burning wood",
      "Whispers of shifting air as smoke folds",
      "Low drone as the woman of ash is revealed"
    ]
  },
  "scene_notes": "The corridor, smoke descent, and reveal must feel swift yet dreamlike."
}