SCENE 1 (0:00-0:15) — OFFER → ORIGIN → CLAIM → REVEAL → DENIAL SHOT STRUCTURE: 6 shots, 15 seconds, 16:9 GLOBAL STYLE NOTES: • lighting_philosophy: flat overcast daylight, no direct sun, soft even shadows • color_grade: muted neutral, low saturation — grey pavement, dull brick, faded awning • setting: ordinary street, midday, plain bench along the sidewalk, parked bicycles • ambience: distant traffic, footsteps on pavement, room tone only, no music • THE BURGER: an ordinary plain burger wrapped in plain unmarked paper, no logo, no printing, no branding of any kind, no restaurant packaging, no recognisable chain design. The bag it came from is a plain brown paper bag with no logo, no store name, no printing • no readable text anywhere in frame: no store signage, no shop names, no writing on anything • PROP OWNERSHIP: the burger and the paper bag belong to LOU and to LOU ONLY, held in his RIGHT hand. JAX holds only the burger once handed to him, in his LEFT hand. • characters: - LOU: age mid 30s. visual_anchors: faded denim jacket over a grey tee, short brown hair, light stubble, plain brown paper bag in RIGHT hand. voice: bright confident tenor, completely sincere, American - JAX: age mid 30s. visual_anchors: black bomber jacket over a white tee, buzzed hair, clean shaven, empty hands until handed the burger. voice: flat dry baritone, unbothered, American - both read as friends of the same generation, no age gap between them SEQUENCE LIST: SHOT 1 (0-3s) ESTABLISH — handheld WS, following • vfx: none. Speed 100% • camera_motion: handheld, drifting, the camera walks alongside LOU and JAX as they walk down the sidewalk • action_visual: LOU pulls a wrapped burger from the plain paper bag and holds it out to JAX. SFX: paper rustle, footsteps • dialog: ONLY LOU speaks — JAX keeps his mouth closed, no lip movement. LOU (bright confident tenor, sincere), then says: 'It's National Burger Day. Try this.' • exit: JAX takes it, still walking (CUT TO) SHOT 2 (3-5s) — handheld MS on JAX, walking • vfx: none. Speed 100% • camera_motion: handheld, walking pace, loose framing • action_visual: JAX turns the wrapped burger over once, unimpressed • dialog: ONLY JAX speaks. JAX (flat dry baritone), then says: 'Where's it from?' • exit: JAX waits, still walking (CUT TO) SHOT 3 (5-8s) — handheld MCU on LOU, walking • vfx: none. Speed 100% • camera_motion: handheld micro-shake, walking backward ahead of LOU, one small clumsy reframe • action_visual: LOU is proud, sincere, no defensiveness • dialog: ONLY LOU speaks. LOU (bright confident tenor, sincere), then says: 'I made it. Restaurant technique.' • exit: LOU keeps walking, unbothered (CUT TO) SHOT 4 (8-10.5s) — handheld MS on JAX, walking, the empty plain paper bag visible in LOU's hand at the frame edge • vfx: none. Speed 100% • camera_motion: handheld drift, walking pace • action_visual: JAX glances at the plain paper bag LOU is still carrying, then back at LOU, expression flat • dialog: ONLY JAX speaks. JAX (flat dry baritone), then says: 'It's from a gas station bag.' • exit: JAX keeps walking, waiting (CUT TO) SHOT 5 (10.5-13s) PUNCHLINE — handheld MCU on LOU, walking • vfx: none. Speed 100% • camera_motion: handheld micro-shake, loose framing • action_visual: LOU is completely deadpan, eyes level and calm, face still, no smile, no raised eyebrows, no doubt whatsoever, entirely sincere • dialog: ONLY LOU speaks, immediately at the start of the shot. LOU (bright confident tenor, sincere), then says: 'The technique traveled well.' • exit: LOU sets the empty paper bag down on a low windowsill ledge beside them as they pass (CUT TO) SHOT 6 (13-15s) FINAL HOLD — handheld ECU on the wrapped burger resting on the windowsill ledge, no face or hands in frame • vfx: none. Speed 100% • camera_motion: handheld macro with tiny drift, framed tight on the plain wrapped burger resting on the stone windowsill ledge beside the empty paper bag. NO FACE VISIBLE, no hand in frame, only the burger and the bag • action_visual: nobody speaks, nothing else moves through frame. Total stillness for the full 2 seconds. SFX: distant traffic and room tone only • exit: the wrapped burger sits undisturbed on the ledge GENERATE FIRST: Shot 6 (faceless final hold on the burger), Shot 1 (walking handheld establish)
