Propagate Mia and Henry cast names

| 2026-07-26 | Media finishing | Finalize all selected episode media in Palmier for now; keep SmartGallery as the review and DAM layer | Approved interim | [Visual Pipeline](/Visual-Pipeline), [Asset Review](/Asset-Review), [Workflow Registry](/Workflow-Registry) |

| 2026-07-26 | Initial production pipeline | Generate one approved Anima first frame per storyboard shot, animate it with local Wan 2.2 14B image-to-video, and generate music plus narration with Suno | Superseded ordering | [Visual Pipeline](/Visual-Pipeline), [Music and Voices](/Music-and-Voices), [Workflow Registry](/Workflow-Registry) |

| 2026-07-26 | Production bible | Repurpose the deprecated FaithOriginals.Media build wiki as The Lantern Club Production Bible | Approved | [Home](/) |

| 2026-07-26 | Episode format | Test a 4–5 minute Find → Meet → Help → Discover → Sing → Shine structure | Candidate | [Little Lanterns Format](/Little-Lanterns-Format) |

| 2026-07-26 | Image format | Use 864 × 1152 as the 3:4 portrait storyboard baseline | Candidate | [Visual Pipeline](/Visual-Pipeline) |

| 2026-07-26 | Prompting | Store human-readable structured prompts and compile model-specific text | Candidate | [Prompt Architecture](/Prompt-Architecture) |

## One-line story

## Learning and feeling

| 01 | | Establishing wide | | | | |

| 02 | | Medium | | | | |

| 03 | | Insert / ECU | | | | |

| 05 | | Reverse close-up | | | | |

| 08 | | Two-shot | | | | |

| 09 | | Dynamic angle | | | | |

| 10 | | Reaction ECU | | | | |

| --- | --- |

| Understand the show | [Little Lanterns](/Little-Lanterns) |

| Write a short | [Little Lanterns Format](/Little-Lanterns-Format) and [Episode Template](/Episode-Template) |

| Plan the alphabet season | [Season 01 — Alphabet Adventures](/Season-01---Alphabet-Adventures) |

| Build a readable generation prompt | [Prompt Architecture](/Prompt-Architecture) |

| Write a two-voice song | [Music and Voices](/Music-and-Voices) |

Every episode should make these answers obvious:

1. Which letter are we exploring?

3. What small, emotionally legible problem do they help solve?

4. What discovery turns the letter into meaning?

5. What song carries the memory?

| Beat | Function | Typical visual language |

| --- | --- | --- |

| **Find** | A lantern glow or clue reveals today’s letter | Establishing wide, insert |

| **Help** | A simple problem invites participation | Over-the-shoulder, reverse, action detail |

| **Discover** | The letter gains emotional and story meaning | Close-up, extreme close-up, reveal wide |

| **Sing** | Two voices make the discovery memorable | Rhythmic coverage, performance close-ups |

1. Establishing wide

2. Character medium

3. Insert or extreme close-up

5. Guest reverse close-up

8. Balanced two-shot

9. Low or high angle action shot

10. Reaction extreme close-up

**Status:** Candidate series bible

**Audience:** Preschool and early elementary

**Format:** 4–5 minute musical animated shorts

**Series engine:** A letter opens the door to a guest, a small problem, a discovery,

a song, and a warm closing image.

## Promise

Each letter becomes a character, place, object, action, feeling, or act of kindness.

The audience learns by joining an adventure rather than being tested.

## Current priorities

2. Validate the 12-shot image-to-video sequence pipeline.

3. Produce one complete alphabet proof episode.

4. Record prompts and generation provenance as reusable production data.

* A short three-note lantern chime

* The same 6–8 second logo melody

* A brief spoken introduction

* A memorable letter refrain

* One brief guest-character vocal moment

| Voice | Dramatic job |

| --- | --- |

| Together | Alternating phrases, call-and-response, final-line harmony, and occasional unison on the letter sound |

| Guest | One short episode-specific musical identity that supports the problem without taking over the song |

The functions can swap for story reasons, but the voices should never feel

sound like a real character rather than a generic children’s choir singer.

The guest moment remains brief. It may be a chant, echoed answer, rhythmic

letter: ""

duration_target: ""

album_lock:

lantern_chime: three_note

logo_melody_duration: 6-8_seconds

spoken_intro: true

**Status:** Candidate complete episode slate

**Episode count:** 26

**Primary world:** Lantern Meadow

**Music bible:** [Season 01 — Music Bible](/Season-01---Music-Bible)

## Season promise

small, concrete problem through observation, cooperation, patience, or playful

action. Every story gives Anima a clear first-frame subject, Wan a visible motion

opportunity, and Suno a letter-driven musical and narration hook.

### 01 · A — The Apple and the Ant

her home.

**Primary action:** Move an oversized apple

### 07 · G — The Garden Gate

garden gate.

**Primary action:** Untangle and guide a vine

### 23 · W — Wally’s Windy Wagon

in the wind.

**Primary action:** Redirect a moving wagon

## Recurring continuity requirements

the episode problem.

* Lantern Meadow needs a location map so the brook, Dandelion Hill, gardens,

grove, stream, and paths feel like parts of one world.

## Vocal identity

emotional bridges, wonder, observation, and occasional spoken-word passages.

Her warmth should remain expressive rather than sleepy or excessively delicate.

comic interjections, repeated action words, and percussive letter sounds. He

must sound like a specific character, not a generic children’s choir singer.

### Call-and-Response

### Accumulation Song

A candidate song passes when:

2. The lantern chime, logo melody, spoken opening, and letter refrain connect it

to the album.

3. Its melody, rhythm, arrangement, and structure are sufficiently different

| Launch order | Season | Strategic job |

| ---: | --- | --- |

| 2 | **The Animal Alphabet** | Deliver unmistakable guests, habitats, movement, and broad appeal |

| 3 | **The Tasty Alphabet** | Add tactile actions, markets, gardens, kitchens, and strong color |

| 4 | **The Music Alphabet** | Make sound, rhythm, movement, and the Suno pipeline central |

## Visual acceptance checklist

* 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.