Majesty on the Moor: A Stag's Solitude

{
  "shot": {
    "id": "S1",
    "type": "single_continuous",
    "shot_size": "medium-long → medium",
    "camera_motion": "slow dolly-in along the moor toward the stag; locked horizon; no pan/orbit",
    "camera_height_m": 1.2,
    "lens": "85mm prime",
    "shutter": "180°",
    "aperture": "T2.0",
    "stabilization": "dolly/track"
  },
  "subject": {
    "character": "Solitary red deer stag standing on wind-brushed heath at the crest of a moor, three-quarter toward camera, distant blue-grey mountains and misted glen behind.",
    "mood": "majestic, hushed, winter-cool"
  },
  "scene": {
    "location": "Highland moorland valley",
    "weather": "overcast ceiling with thin valley mist",
    "lighting": "giant softbox sky; cool top-light with faint rim from open horizon; low-contrast shadows"
  },
  "visual_details": {
    "timeline": [
      {
        "t": "0.0–2.5s",
        "action": "Establish the stag against soft mountains; grasses sway gently; faint breath plume visible; ears flick once."
      },
      {
        "t": "2.5–5.5s",
        "action": "Stag turns head toward lens; nostrils flare; mane fur ripples with a breeze; takes a small weight-shift step."
      },
      {
        "t": "5.5–8.0s",
        "action": "Stag holds a steady gaze past camera; breath condenses again and drifts; dolly-in settles on clear eye catchlight."
      }
    ]
  },
  "cinematography": {
    "composition": "Subject near lower-middle; negative-space sky and soft mountains form a V framing; shallow depth isolates the stag.",
    "exposure": "Protect pale sky while retaining midtone texture in coat and antlers; no clipped highlights.",
    "color_grade": "cool teal-blues in background; warm, earthy browns for coat; gentle vignette; restrained saturation.",
    "grain": "very subtle natural grain",
    "vfx_notes": "soft atmospheric perspective on distant slopes; no fake glow or excessive bloom."
  },
  "audio": {
    "fx": "cold hillside wind bed with light gusts; far-off stream hush; dry grass rustle",
    "music": "none",
    "foley": "single hoof scuff and body weight shift around ~4s",
    "mix": "target -18 LUFS; wide stereo ambience; no pumping"
  },
  "color_palette": [
    "#466272",
    "#A8B8C4",
    "#5A3F2B",
    "#6B5A46",
    "#1E1A18"
  ],
  "physics_rules": [
    "Wind vector quartering left→right at 6–9 km/h; grasses and mane respond coherently.",
    "Breath vapor temperature <5°C: forms small plumes that advect with wind and dissipate over 1–2s.",
    "Head turn limited to ~20° over 1s; ear flicks brief and asynchronous.",
    "Camera dolly maintains constant velocity; parallax on foreground heather vs. mountains is subtle and correct.",
    "Shallow DOF consistent with 85mm at T2.0; background remains softly defocused without pulsing.",
    "No exposure pumping; highlight rolloff stays smooth."
  ],
  "visual_rules": [
    "No text, people, vehicles, drones, or other animals.",
    "Stag anatomy and antler geometry natural; no intersecting artifacts.",
    "Horizon level; avoid banding in sky gradients (apply subtle dithering).",
    "Keep palette natural and muted; no neon tones or artificial rim lights."
  ]
}