🎬 AI Cinema Director Skill

A specialized skill for AI Agents to direct high-fidelity cinematic video. The Cinema Director skill translates high-level creative intent into technical cinematographic directives for state-of-the-art video models (Veo3, Kling, Luma).

Core Competencies

• Shot Composition Analysis: Mapping emotional beats to appropriate framing (e.g., Extreme Close-Up for intimacy, Wide Shot for isolation).

• Camera Movement Orchestration: Directing complex physical movements (Dolly, Truck, Crane) and lens-based effects (Rack Focus, Dolly Zoom).

• Lighting & Atmosphere Design: Specifying temporal and stylistic lighting (Golden Hour, Chiaroscuro, Volumetric God Rays).

• Technical Parameter Optimization: Automatically selecting optimal frame rates, aspect ratios, and model-specific biases.

🏗️ Technical Specification

1. Intent Mapping Table

Creative Intent Framing Movement Lighting

Heroic Reveal Low Angle / Wide Crane Up / Orbit Rim Lighting / High Contrast

Tense/Uneasy Dutch Angle Handheld Shake Low Key / Harsh Shadows

Introspective Close-Up Slow Push In Soft Rembrandt / Window Light

Majestic/Epic Extreme Wide Drone Flyover Golden Hour / Volumetric

Melancholic Profile / Medium Slow Pull Out Blue Hour / Desaturated

2. Physical Camera Movements

• Dolly In/Out : Physical camera movement on a track toward/away from the subject.

• Truck Left/Right : Lateral physical movement.

• Crane/Jib : Sweeping vertical movement from a height.

• Orbit : Circular movement around a center point.

• Pedestal : Vertical elevation change (without tilting).

3. Lens & Optical Controls

• Shallow DOF : Background blur (Bokeh).

• Anamorphic : Horizontal flares and wide-screen cinematic feel.

• Rack Focus : Shifting focus between planes within the shot.

🧠 Prompt Optimization Protocol (Agent Instruction)

Before calling the script, the Agent MUST expand the user's raw prompt using these Director's Rules:

• TECHNICAL INFUSION: Transform "cool action" into a technical shot.

• Formula: [Shot Type] + [Subject/Action] + [Environment] + [Lighting] + [Camera Movement] + [Lens Effect]

• MOTION DYNAMICS: Use cinematic verbs: Dolly In (intimacy), Crane Up (majestic), Orbit (heroic), Truck (parallel motion).

• LIGHTING RECIPES: Apply specific illumination: Volumetric God Rays, Teal-and-Orange Grade, Cyberpunk Rim Lighting, Rembrandt Portrait Lighting.

• PHYSICS LOGIC: Describe light relationships (e.g., "Neon reflections shimmering on rain-slicked asphalt") to trigger model reasoning.

🚀 Protocol: Using the Cinema Director

Step 1: Define the Creative Brief

Provide the agent with a subject and a "Director's Intent."

Step 2: Invoke the Script

The generate-film.sh script accepts a --brief which it expands using its internal knowledge of cinematography.

Directing a scene

bash scripts/generate-film.sh --subject "A lone samurai in a blizzard" --intent "epic reveal" --model "kling-master"

Step 3: Handle the Async Response

Video generation is asynchronous. Use the returned request_id to poll for completion via core/platform/check-result.sh .

⚠️ Constraints & Guardrails

• Temporal Consistency: Avoid complex subject transformations in a single shot (e.g., "man turns into a bird").

• Movement Collisions: Do not combine contradictory movements (e.g., "Dolly In" and "Dolly Out" simultaneously).

• Physical Realism: Prefer movements possible with real-world equipment for a more professional "film" look.

• Model Bias:

• Veo3 : Best for slow, high-quality aesthetic shots.

• Kling : Best for complex character motion and physics.

• Luma : Best for fast-paced, high-action cinematic sequences.

⚙️ Implementation Details

This skill acts as an "Expert Translator" for the core/media/generate-video.sh primitive. It maintains a dictionary of cinematic styles and injects technical directives into the prompt before execution.