Working Notes on Agent Systems/Brad Zhang

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prompt: A 4K resolution contact sheet showing a highly detailed 4x5 grid of twenty individual film frames, acting as a storyboard for a 100-second high-octane movie sequence.

prompt: A 4K resolution contact sheet showing a highly detailed 4x5 grid of twenty individual film frames, acting as a storyboard for a 100-second high-octane movie sequence. **...

November 30, 2025 · 2 min read

prompt: A 4K resolution contact sheet showing a highly detailed 4x5 grid of twenty individual film frames, acting as a storyboard for a 100-second high-octane movie sequence.

**[Dual Protagonists & Interaction Consistency]** The sequence features two main characters who must maintain strict visual consistency throughout.

* **Character A:** [⭐Replace Character A actor/description here, for example: Chris Evans in a suit⭐].

* **Character B:** [⭐Replace Character B actor/description here, eg: Keanu Reeves in a leather jacket⭐].

**Crucially for joint scenes:** Their interactions, relative positions, and identities (even if swapped plot-wise) must remain stable and logical across consecutive frames within the same environment.

**[Film Style & Cinematography]** The entire grid must perfectly mimic the specific cinematography, film grain, lighting, color grading, and directorial style of the movie.

20 frames show a clear narrative progression.

Below defines the action and the exact bilingual subtitle to be rendered for each 20-second row.

* **Row 1 (Frames 1-4, 00s-20s):** * *Action Focus:* [⭐Describe the plot in row 1, for example: two people had a tense confrontation at the airport, pointing guns at each other⭐].

* *Subtitle Content:* "[⭐English Subtitle for this section⭐]" / "[⭐Chinese lines are used for this paragraph⭐]".

* **Row 2 (Frames 5-8, 20s-40s):** * *Action Focus:* [⭐Describe the plot in line 2, for example: surgery in a high-tech laboratory, the protagonist wakes up and finds his face has been changed⭐].

* *Subtitle Content:* "[⭐English Subtitle for this section⭐]" / "[⭐Chinese subtitle for this section⭐]".

* **Row 3 (Frames 9-12, 40s-60s):** * *Action Focus:* [⭐Describe the plot in line 3, for example: church shootout, white doves flying, double gun shooting⭐].

* *Subtitle Content:* "[⭐English Subtitle for this section⭐]" / "[⭐Chinese Subtitle for this section⭐]".

* **Row 4 (Frames 13-16, 60s-80s):** * *Action Focus:* [⭐Describe the plot in row 4, such as: high-speed boat chase, explosion, jumping off ship⭐].

* *Subtitle Content:* "[⭐English Subtitle for this section⭐]" / "[⭐English Subtitle for this section⭐]".

* **Row 5 (Frames 17-20, 80s-100s):** * *Action Focus:* [⭐Describe the climax plot in row 5, for example: the final battle in the mirror maze, the confrontation in countless reflections⭐].

**[Subtitle Rendering & Details]** *Every single frame* of the 20 frames must display the specified bilingual subtitles at the bottom center.

The font should be cinematic, white, legible, with a subtle shadow.

Sequential timecodes (00:00:05, 00:00:10...

up to 01:40) must be burned into the bottom right corner, distinct from the subtitles.

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