ASSET MAP: @image1 — PERSON_A, the child, present-day, exactly as shown. Photocopy face, silver-blonde bob, skin, apparent age, build, and the pink hoodie tracksuit from the still. @image1 is identity and clothing only — not the outdoor courtyard. @image2 — the old photograph containing PERSON_B. PERSON_B’s identity, age and appearance come only from that photo. CHARACTER LOCK — HIGHEST PRIORITY: PERSON_A’s face, hairstyle, skin tone, build and apparent age must stay exactly as shown in @image1 throughout — do not age them up or down, do not alter their proportions. PERSON_B, once animated, must stay exactly the person shown in @image2 — their exact facial features, apparent age exactly as the photo shows, skin tone, hair and expression range, preserved from the photo. Do not beautify, de-age, age up, or restyle either person. Preserve each person’s gender presentation exactly as shown. No other people enter the scene. Whenever this text and either reference image disagree, follow the image. CONTENT SAFETY: PERSON_A remains fully clothed throughout in ordinary, everyday clothing exactly as shown in @image1. All physical contact between PERSON_B and PERSON_A is limited to a gentle hug and a hand resting on the shoulder or head — warm, familial, G-rated, nothing else. The scene is entirely wholesome, supervised-feeling and safe in tone throughout. RESTRAINED PHOTO-WAKING RULE: PERSON_B begins completely still, exactly as printed in @image2 — aged photo texture, tone and grain visible. Their first movements are small and natural only: a soft blink, a faint warm smile, gentle breathing, the smallest head tilt. Do not give PERSON_B fast or large head turns or exaggerated motion before they have fully stepped out of the photo plane — abrupt motion on a photographic likeness distorts the face. Only after they have visibly left the frame do they move naturally and fully. 16:9. TOTAL DURATION: 12 SECONDS. SET: a cozy living room. Soft warm indoor light. Not the outdoor courtyard from @image1. OPENING: already in the living room with PERSON_A and the framed print. Never a studio headshot as frame 0. Never the attached still as frame 0. 0-3s: Static establishing shot in a cozy living room. PERSON_A (the child) sits on the floor or a rug, near a small side table holding a framed print of the old photo showing PERSON_B — visibly aged, faded tone, worn paper texture. Soft warm indoor light. Camera holds completely still. 3-6s: Inside the frame, PERSON_B gently comes to life — a soft blink, a faint warm smile forming, gentle breathing, the smallest natural head tilt, the printed texture gradually gaining living depth without changing PERSON_B’s identity, age or appearance. PERSON_A looks up from what they were doing, eyes widening with curious wonder. 6-10s: PERSON_B steps out of the photo’s plane, kneels down to PERSON_A’s eye level so they are face to face, and says warmly (no audio needed, can be silent or a soft audible “Hello, little one”). PERSON_B opens their arms; PERSON_A leans in for a gentle hug, and PERSON_B rests a hand softly on PERSON_A’s head or shoulder, beaming with quiet joy. PERSON_A giggles, a little shy but happy. 10-12s: They stay close, PERSON_B smiling down at PERSON_A with warmth. Camera holds the same steady eye-level framing — no push, no orbit — letting the moment sit quietly. CINEMATIC STYLE: Soft warm indoor light, minimal camera movement, shallow depth of field, live-action realism — preserve real skin texture and imperfections on PERSON_A; PERSON_B’s texture may echo the photo’s grain slightly even once alive, as a subtle visual signature that they came from the photograph. No subtitles. No on-screen text or watermark. Hands have five fingers each, anatomically correct. MUSIC: original warm instrumental score throughout all 12 seconds — gentle piano and soft strings, emotional but restrained, no lyrics, no vocals, no copyrighted songs. Music is clearly audible from frame 1, under the giggle. Not silent. Not ambient room tone only.