Production Control Room | Stories Dad Reads

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Runtime11:0015 narrative scenes

Shot plan63Every clip ≤ 15 seconds

Generated motion10m 4sIncludes transitions

Continuity locks12Identity · lens · axis · light

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SCENE 01 · 00:00–00:48

Sam’s bedroom — night · 48 seconds · starts at 0:00

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ShotFramesElevenLabs dialogueDurationKling Image-to-Video

S01-AOpening wide

S01-A start frame — Start frame Download

Optional but recommended: locks the final eyeline without changing framing.

SamLip sync: No

“Dad?”

Around 00:06

DadLip sync: No

“Hmm?”

Around 00:08

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A calm continuous bedtime-story shot. Use low motion strength throughout. The camera performs an extremely slow, smooth dolly-in of approximately four percent toward the bed, keeping the original wide framing nearly unchanged. Preserve the two characters, their faces, clothing, body proportions, bedroom layout, book and lighting exactly as the input image. Rain trails move gently downward on the window and the curtain barely shifts. Both characters breathe naturally. The bedside lamp has an extremely subtle organic glow variation, never flickering strongly. For the first four seconds both remain still. Then Sam slowly turns only the eyes and a little of the head toward Dad. Near the end Dad notices and begins a small attentive head turn toward Sam. Dad keeps the closed book steady on his knee. Quiet, restrained, realistic micro-movement; no speaking and no large gestures. End with Sam looking at Dad and Dad just beginning to meet the eyeline. Preserve identities and composition. Avoid face, hand or wardrobe changes, extra people, morphing, flicker, camera shake, fast movement, text and watermarks.

S01-BThe first question

S01-B start frame — Start frame Download

No end-frame image

No end frame. Natural listening performance; finish with Dad looking back at Sam.

SamLip sync: Yes

“What if everyone at my new school already has a friend?”

Beginning of shot

DadLip sync: Overlay only

“That is a very understandable question for the night before a first day.”

After Sam; Dad remains visually restrained

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Use low motion strength throughout. Keep the camera locked in the original medium two-shot, with no pan, tilt, zoom or reframing; allow only an almost imperceptible natural breathing drift of less than one percent. Preserve both character identities, clothing, closed book, blanket, set geometry, rain direction and amber lighting exactly. Sam looks toward Dad and makes very small, natural speaking movements for a thoughtful question, with restrained mouth movement and one soft blink; no exaggerated lip sync. Dad listens without interrupting, breathes gently and keeps both hands on the closed book. After Sam finishes, Dad briefly glances toward the teal backpack in the left background and then returns his eyes to Sam. Expressions remain calm and emotionally present, never worried or theatrical. End with Dad's gaze returned to Sam and all props in their original positions. Preserve identities and composition. Avoid face, hand, book or wardrobe changes, extra people, morphing, flicker, camera shake, fast movement, exaggerated lip movement, text and watermarks.

S01-CSam’s second question

S01-C start frame — Start frame Download

No end-frame image

No end frame. Cut on Sam finishing the sentence to Dad’s matching reverse angle.

SamLip sync: Yes

“What if there’s nowhere for me to sit?”

After a short thoughtful pause

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Use very low motion strength throughout. The camera performs an extremely slow, perfectly smooth push-in of approximately three percent toward Sam's face, with no pan, tilt, shake or reframing. Preserve Sam's exact face, hair, pyjamas, pillow, blanket and screen-left eyeline. Sam breathes quietly, blinks once, makes restrained natural speaking movements for a short uncertain question, then swallows softly. The fingertips at the blanket edge tighten slightly and relax once. The emotion is uncertainty, not fear or sadness. Rain continues softly out of focus behind the bed; the amber edge light remains constant. The blurred Dad shoulder at extreme left stays still and unrecognizable. End with Sam's mouth closed, eyes still directed screen-left toward Dad, hands relaxed on the blanket. Preserve identity and composition. Avoid facial distortion, hair or clothing changes, altered hands, tears, exaggerated expressions, morphing, flicker, camera shake, fast movement, strong lip sync, text and watermarks.

S01-DDad opens the story

S01-D start frame — Start frame Download

No end-frame image

End frame recommended later: open cream page fills about 80% of frame for the school transition.

DadLip sync: Yes

“Then I think tonight is the right night to tell you about Nora—and the seat beside the window.”

Opening 6–8 seconds; book opens afterward

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Begin with low motion strength while Dad speaks, increasing only to low-to-medium motion during the book-opening action. Keep the camera locked on Dad for the opening seconds. After Dad lowers his gaze, perform one slow, smooth camera tilt from his face down to the closed book, followed by a gentle push toward the pages; no camera shake, orbit or sideways movement. Preserve Dad's exact face, hair, beard, navy sweater, seated position, hands, book and bedroom geometry. Dad looks screen-right toward Sam and gives his calm answer with subtle natural speaking motion, never exaggerated. After the answer he lowers his gaze to the book. Dad opens the cover carefully with anatomically correct hands. Only after the book begins opening, a warm amber page light gradually grows from inside the pages; it is soft lamplight-like storytelling illumination, not explosive magic. Continue gently toward the open pages until the warm cream page occupies about eighty percent of the frame. Keep movement slow, stable and bedtime-safe. End on the open page ready to dissolve into the morning sky of the next scene. Preserve Dad's identity, hands, clothing and book shape. Avoid face or hand distortion, extra fingers, book warping, extra people, explosive magic, sudden light changes, morphing, flicker, fast movement, text and watermarks.