Director Book

Workflow

1. Read core contract, CHARACTER_PROFILE.md, dramaturgy rules, film grammar, screenplay, canon, current story state, continuity, and breakdowns.
2. Write 03_preproduction/director_book.md scene by scene.
3. For each scene, state: audience question, immediate desire, obstacle, power changes, geometry, gaze, rhythm, character objectives, blocking logic, visual strategy, camera behavior, optional dynamic register, light logic, sound perspective, transition in, transition out, performance notes, recurring motif, break or reversal, and final image or sound.
4. Use canonical movement/stillness and ensemble baselines as performance defaults, then account for current relationship and story state. Scene-specific exceptions are allowed when motivated.
5. Keep camera strategy at scene level until a shot has a specific purpose. A dynamic register never forces camera motion.
6. Do not direct actors with abstract emotion only. Use playable behavior and circumstance.

Done

Every scene has a clear directorial strategy that a shot designer can translate into setups without inventing the scene's intent.