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SCENE CONTEXT Late afternoon, autumn. A young man and a young woman meet at the open main gate of a red-brick university campus. He walks in from screen-left along the paved path, she is already waiting just inside the right-hand gate pillar. They recognize each other, close the last two meters, and greet with a small wave and a smile. ACTIVE REFERENCES <image1> — man, early 20s, lean build, dark wavy hair, light stubble, small scar through the right eyebrow, charcoal knit hoodie over a brown tee. Warm low voice. 100% matches the reference. <image2> — woman, early 20s, long wavy auburn hair falling past the shoulders, freckles across the nose and cheeks, hazel eyes, two small silver studs in the left ear. Light clear voice. 100% matches the reference. <image3> — the university gate: black wrought-iron gates standing open, two brick-and-stone pillars with carved crest panels, arched ironwork sign reading "ASHFORD UNIVERSITY" in raised letters above the opening, matching brick perimeter wall. 100% matches the reference. LOCATION MAP Foreground: pale grey paving slabs with scattered dry orange and red leaves. Midground: the two brick gate pillars left and right, iron gates swung fully open, the arched "ASHFORD UNIVERSITY" sign spanning the gap overhead. Background through the opening: the tree-lined avenue and the gothic brick hall, autumn foliage in rust and amber, edges softening into shallow depth. Camera sits outside the gate on the path, on the shadow side, operator axis facing straight in toward the hall. FIRST FRAME / BLOCKING Frame opens on the woman standing at the right gate pillar, body angled toward camera-left, one hand on the strap of her bag, weight on her back foot, eyes scanning the path. The man is already entering frame from the left edge, mid-stride at 5 km/h, three meters from her. Symmetrical gate architecture holds the frame, the two figures placed inside the arch opening, heads in the lower third of the arch. FORMAT MODE One continuous shot, the camera does not cut on its own. OPTICS Medium shot at 47° FOV, holding both figures from the knees up with the arch and sign readable above them. Neutral rectilinear prime character, natural motion blur on the walking legs. No drift mid-shot. CAMERA Eye-level, 1.6 meters high, four meters back. Slow dolly-in at 2 km/h across the full ten seconds, closing to a loose two-shot at chest height by the end. Focus rides the man on entry, then racks to the woman as she turns, then settles between them. Wide tonal latitude, soft highlight roll-off on the overcast sky. ACTION 0.0s to 2.5s — the man walks in from screen-left at 5 km/h, eyes lifting from the path ahead to her; leaves shift under his steps. 2.5s to 4.5s — she spots him, straightens off the pillar, her hand leaves the bag strap and lifts to shoulder height in a small open-palm wave. 4.5s to 6.5s — he raises his chin slightly, lifts one hand in return, slows to 3 km/h over the final two meters. 6.5s to 8.0s — they stop half a meter apart, facing each other in three-quarter profile to camera; she says her line, he answers. 8.0s to 10.0s — both hold the smile, she tucks a strand of hair behind her left ear, he shifts his weight, they begin to turn together toward the campus. Camera keeps pushing. PERFORMANCE Restrained and real. Her smile builds from the eyes first — outer corners crease, then the mouth. His is closed-lipped and one-sided, cheek rising, a single small nod. Pore-level skin detail, her freckles clearly visible, faint capillary flush from the cold on both noses and cheeks, wet living eyes with clear catch-lights from the open sky, visible breath on the exhale, individual hair strands moving in the air. PHYSICS Full body weight on each footfall, contact shadows under both pairs of shoes, bag swinging half a beat behind her body as she straightens, hoodie fabric settling after he stops, dry leaves skittering a few centimeters when his foot passes near them. LIGHTING Overcast daylight from above and slightly behind camera, soft and even, white balance 5600K. Broad top-light key with cool sky fill filling the shadows, warm bounce coming back off the red brick pillars onto the near side of both faces. Bright open-sky exposure beyond the gate, one stop hotter than the foreground paving. Haze visible at 40 meters depth down the avenue. WARDROBE He wears a charcoal ribbed-knit hoodie over a brown cotton tee, worn soft, sleeves pushed to the forearm. She wears a dark jacket over a light top, collar catching the cold sky light along the shoulder line. AUDIO Ambient campus air, distant footsteps, light wind through dry leaves. Woman: "Hey — you actually made it." Man: "Told you I would. Hi." STYLE Photoreal live-action, natural daylight cinematography, 8K detail, fine organic film grain, shallow-but-readable depth, no stylized grade. OUTPUT SETTINGS 16:9, real-time speed start to finish, 10 seconds total. POSITIVE LOCKS The arched sign reads "ASHFORD UNIVERSITY" in raised metal letters, legible in every frame. Both iron gates stay fully open throughout. His scar stays on the right eyebrow, her freckles and two left-ear studs stay visible. Her hair stays long, wavy and auburn; his stays dark and wavy. Wardrobe, weather, light direction and leaf cover stay identical across the full ten seconds. Both figures remain inside the gate arch opening for the entire shot. Faces stay 100% matched to <image1> and <image2>, gate stays 100% matched to <image3>.