Direct one film, not a collection of clips

Own the production-level decisions that cross model generation and editing. Read video-storytelling, video-cinematography, minimax-h3-video, video-provider-capabilities, and video-editing for their specialist rules. Keep those responsibilities coordinated by one sequence plan and one editorial grammar.

Define the cinematic contract

The user chooses the visual style: photoreal, hand-drawn, 2D/3D animation, motion graphics, documentary, slideshow, or mixed media. Cinematic means coherent storytelling and intentional picture/sound direction, not realism. A photoreal host may have illustrated historical cutaways. Do not refuse or convert those inserts to photoreal. Realistic characters are not required.