Festive Selfie Magic: A Christmas Collage Adventure

{
  "template_name": "Christmas_Gift_Box_Inception_Collage",
  "description": "A surreal and festive 3D composition where the main subject interacts with a large physical prop (gift box) that contains a photo collage of themselves.",
  "visual_concept": {
    "style": "3D Photo-in-Real-Life / Meta-Photography",
    "effect": "Optical illusion where the collage appears printed inside a physical object",
    "atmosphere": "Warm, cozy, festive, playful"
  },
  "composition": {
    "foreground_interaction": {
      "subject_pose": "Leaning comfortably on the top edge of the large gift box",
      "expression": "Warm, engaging smile, looking directly at viewer",
      "placement": "Top center, resting chin or arms on the box rim"
    },
    "container_prop": {
      "type": "Large, vertical rectangular Gift Box",
      "state": "Open, standing upright",
      "material": "Deep red velvet texture with realistic pile depth, soft light absorption, and subtle directional sheen; avoid flat or synthetic-looking surfaces",
      "lid_position": "Leaning against the side or opened to the left/right to reveal content",
      "content_area": "The inside of the box displays the 5-panel photo collage — rendered as high-resolution, physically printed photos with visible paper texture, slight curl at edges, and natural lighting integration (no screen glow or digital overlay)"
    }
  },
  "collage_content": {
    "grid_layout": "5-panel grid (Top: 2 square; Bottom: 3 vertical rects)",
    "inner_subject_styling": {
      "hair": "Short, dark brown bob",
      "accessory": "Red knitted reindeer antler headband",
      "clothing": "Cream colored ribbed knit cardigan"
    },
    "panel_details": [
      {
        "position": "Top Left",
        "action": "Winking, peace sign, holding candy cane"
      },
      {
        "position": "Top Right",
        "action": "Offering a small wrapped gift to camera"
      },
      {
        "position": "Bottom Left",
        "action": "Making finger heart shape, eating gingerbread cookie"
      },
      {
        "position": "Bottom Center",
        "action": "Giggling, shy hand over mouth, playful expression"
      },
      {
        "position": "Bottom Right",
        "action": "Looking back over shoulder, 'Merry Christmas' text overlay"
      }
    ],
    "render_quality_notes": "All collage panels must appear as authentic photographic prints — no pixelation, JPEG artifacts, compression blur, or artificial sharpening. Maintain consistent lighting direction and color temperature matching the main scene."
  },
  "environment": {
    "setting": "Cozy living room floor",
    "background_elements": [
      "Blurry Christmas tree with bokeh lights (warm yellow/gold)",
      "Scattered wrapped gifts in background",
      "Wooden floor texture with realistic grain and subtle wear marks"
    ],
    "depth_of_field": "Shallow focus (f/1.8), sharp on foreground subject and box, blurry background — but ensure background bokeh is smooth and natural, not digitally smeared or low-res"
  },
  "color_palette": {
    "primary": "Christmas Red (Box, Antlers)",
    "secondary": "Cream/Off-White (Cardigan)",
    "accents": [
      "Gold (Ribbons, Lights)",
      "Pine Green (Tree)"
    ],
    "lighting_temperature": "Warm (3200K - 4000K)"
  },
  "technical_specs": {
    "camera_angle": "Eye level or slightly low angle to emphasize the size of the box",
    "lighting_setup": "Soft studio lighting, rim light on hair, warm ambient fill — with realistic shadow falloff and subsurface scattering on skin",
    "aspect_ratio": "3:4 (Portrait)",
    "quality_enhancements": {
      "anti_artifacts": "No banding, moiré, chromatic aberration, or halos",
      "texture_fidelity": "High-resolution textures for all materials (velvet, knit fabric, paper, wood) with micro-detail and proper scale",
      "photorealism_guidelines": "Avoid uncanny valley effects; maintain natural skin tones, eye reflections, and cloth draping physics. The collage must feel physically present inside the box — not pasted, floating, or screen-like."
    }
  }
}