CHARACTER LOCK — HIGHEST PRIORITY: The character in every shot is exactly the person shown in @image1 — same face, facial features, hairstyle, skin tone, build and gender presentation throughout all 3 shots. No identity drift between shots. Do not beautify, slim, de-age or restyle the face or hair. @image1 is identity only — face, hair, skin — not the dark studio backdrop, not a frozen smiling headshot, not the white crew-neck t-shirt as locked wardrobe. Photocopy the person from @image1 into a lived-in apartment. No other people in frame. ASSET MAP: @image1 — the character. PROP LOCK: From the first frame, a pair of ordinary thin-framed glasses is already sitting on top of their head, resting in their hair above the forehead. They do not notice them until the mirror. Do not recast their face with glasses on their eyes until they slide them down in shot 3. Do not invent a different person. Tell the following story in exactly 3 shots, same character throughout, with a clear visual beginning, twist and ending — never an ambiguous or faded-out close. STORY: The character is running late for an important meeting and frantically searches their apartment for their glasses — digging through couch cushions, patting down their jacket pockets, shuffling through papers on their desk, glancing anxiously at a wall clock as the panic visibly builds. Rushing past a hallway mirror on their way to grab their coat, they catch their own reflection and freeze mid-stride — their glasses have been resting on top of their head the entire time. They blink at themselves in disbelief, then burst out laughing, shaking their head at their own mistake. They slide the glasses down onto their face, grab their coffee and bag from the counter, throw open the front door, and step out confidently into the morning light, still chuckling to themselves — now completely composed and right on time. STYLE: Warm, relatable live-action realism, natural home lighting, handheld documentary-style camera energy, comedic but grounded — no exaggerated slapstick. Vertical 9:16. Continuous real motion. Never freeze on the reference still. No on-screen text, no subtitles, no logos, no title card. AUDIO (native, synced, no music, no voiceover, no narration): rustling and rummaging sounds, a ticking clock building tension, a sudden silence at the mirror moment, a surprised gasp, genuine self-deprecating laughter, then keys jingling and a door closing. SHOT 1 (0.0-7.0s): Establish the panic clearly. Handheld 35mm, medium then closer. They rummage couch cushions, pat jacket pockets, shuffle papers on a desk, then an anxious glance at a wall clock. Urgency and mild chaos immediately obvious. Face readable. Glasses already on top of their head the whole time — visible in hair if the camera angle allows, but they never look for them there. No other people. SHOT 2 (7.0-13.0s): The twist. They rush past a hallway mirror, catch their reflection, freeze mid-stride. Close enough to read their face: the glasses sitting on top of their head, the realization, a blink of disbelief, then a burst of genuine laughter at themselves, shaking their head. Sudden silence then the gasp and laugh. Handheld, eye-level. Same person as @image1. SHOT 3 (13.0-20.0s): The resolution. They slide the glasses down onto their face, grab coffee and a bag from the counter, throw open the front door, and step out into morning daylight — relaxed, put together, still chuckling, keys jingling, door closing. A clear satisfying end — not a fade-out, not a still.
