Visual Pipeline
Status: Candidate
Production flow
- Lock the episode’s cast, guest, location, and style records.
- Write a 12-panel board using the coverage rules in Little Lanterns Format.
- Compile each structured record through the model adapter.
- Generate contact-sheet candidates locally in ComfyUI.
- Review character recognition, location continuity, shot diversity, and story clarity.
- Approve image frames before image-to-video work.
- Generate short motion tests, then edit to music and voice.
- Store binaries in SmartGallery and record links and provenance here.
Current image baseline
| Field | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Orientation | Portrait video |
| Aspect ratio | 3:4 |
| Working dimensions | 864 × 1152 |
| Board size | 12 panels |
| Character strategy | Distinctive visible anchors + structured prompt inheritance |
| Review strategy | Contact sheet first, individual frames second |
Visual acceptance checklist
- Lumi and Pip are recognizable without relying on labels.
- Close-ups are genuinely close; the face occupies most of the frame.
- The sequence includes wide, medium, close-up, ECU, two-shot, OTS, and reverse coverage.
- Camera position, subject scale, and composition meaningfully change between panels.
- Style phrasing remains unchanged across the sequence.
- Location anchors recur without forcing identical backgrounds.
- Hands, gaze, props, and screen direction support the intended edit.
- No unexplained duplicate character or wardrobe mutation appears.
Known lesson
Model quality alone does not produce a storyboard. Shot type must be expressed as camera geometry and subject scale, and each panel must have a distinct editorial job.