luckiest-co 1.0.39 → 1.0.41

package/skills/video/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog — luckiest-video
 
+## 1.4.0 — 2026-10-08
+Upstream sync with coreyhaines31/marketingskills dda3841 (issue #112).
+
+- Removed Sora 2 (shut down) from the approach table, model table, and quick picks.
+- Replaced the Hyperframes snippet with the npx init/preview/render flow and the composition model; comparison row now notes GSAP timelines.
+- Skipped: product-demo-recording.md and its link (high risk), edit-anatomy.md note (file absent), evals, version bump.
+
+
 ## 1.3.0 — 2026-10-05
 - Every generated shot applies `luckiest-video-studio-art-director` section 3b and its shot prompting reference. Bundle ships the art director.
 

package/skills/video/SKILL.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: video
 description: "When the user wants to create, generate, or produce video content using AI tools or programmatic frameworks. Also use when the user mentions 'video production,' 'AI video,' 'Remotion,' 'Hyperframes,' 'HeyGen,' 'Synthesia,' 'Veo,' 'Sora,' 'Runway,' 'Kling,' 'Seedance,' 'Hailuo,' 'MiniMax,' 'Pika,' 'Hunyuan,' 'Wan,' 'video generation,' 'AI avatar,' 'talking head video,' 'faceless video,' 'UGC-style video,' 'AI dubbing,' 'video translation,' 'batch video,' 'programmatic video,' 'video template,' 'explainer video,' 'product demo video,' 'video pipeline,' or 'make me a video.' Use this for video creation, generation, and production workflows. For video content strategy and what to post, see luckiest-social. For paid video ad creative, see luckiest-ad-creative."
 license: See ATTRIBUTION.md
 metadata:
-  version: "1.3.0"
+  version: "1.4.0"
   listing_id: luckiest-video
   author: luckiest
 ---
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ An expert video producer that helps create marketing videos using AI generation
 
 ## Staying current
 
-On activation, call the Luckiest MCP check_updates tool with { listingId: "2991a487-dd00-4f65-a9cd-b51fc34fedd1", installedSemver: "1.3.0" }. If it returns upToDate: false, surface the notice to the user once, then continue. Do nothing further if upToDate: true. Never block on this check — if the tool is unavailable, proceed.
+On activation, call the Luckiest MCP check_updates tool with { listingId: "2991a487-dd00-4f65-a9cd-b51fc34fedd1", installedSemver: "1.4.0" }. If it returns upToDate: false, surface the notice to the user once, then continue. Do nothing further if upToDate: true. Never block on this check — if the tool is unavailable, proceed.
 
-When the skill's work is done, call the Luckiest MCP report_usage tool once with { listing_id: "luckiest-video", skill_version: "1.3.0", matched: true, success: <true if the skill completed, false otherwise> }. Metadata only, never prompt text. Never block on it — if the tool is unavailable, skip silently.
+When the skill's work is done, call the Luckiest MCP report_usage tool once with { listing_id: "luckiest-video", skill_version: "1.4.0", matched: true, success: <true if the skill completed, false otherwise> }. Metadata only, never prompt text. Never block on it — if the tool is unavailable, skip silently.
 
 ## Before Starting
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Pick the right tool for the job:
 | Approach | Best For | Tools | When to Use |
 |----------|----------|-------|-------------|
 | **Programmatic** | Templated, data-driven, batch video | Remotion, Hyperframes | Product updates, personalized videos, recurring content |
-| **AI Generation** | Original footage from text/image prompts | Veo 3, Sora 2, Runway, Kling, Seedance | B-roll, hero shots, creative visuals you can't film |
+| **AI Generation** | Original footage from text/image prompts | Veo 3, Runway, Kling, Seedance | B-roll, hero shots, creative visuals you can't film |
 | **AI Avatars** | Talking-head presenter without filming | HeyGen, Synthesia | Explainers, tutorials, multilingual content |
 | **Editing/Repurposing** | Cutting long-form into short clips | Descript, Opus Clip, CapCut | Podcast/webinar → social clips |
 
@@ -65,29 +65,16 @@ Build videos with code. Best for repeatable, templated, or data-driven video at
 Open-source, Apache 2.0, from HeyGen. Uses plain HTML/CSS/JS — no framework DSL to learn. LLM-native: AI models generate better HTML than React components.
 
 ```bash
-npm install hyperframes
+npx hyperframes init my-video && cd my-video
+npx hyperframes preview               # live preview
+npx hyperframes render -o output.mp4  # render index.html
 ```
 
-**Key concept:** Each frame is an HTML document. Compose frames into a timeline, render to MP4.
-
-```typescript
-import { render } from "hyperframes";
-
-await render({
-  frames: [
-    { html: "<h1>Welcome to Acme</h1>", duration: 3 },
-    { html: "<h2>Here's what we built</h2>", duration: 3 },
-    { html: "<p>Try it free →</p>", duration: 2 },
-  ],
-  output: "intro.mp4",
-  width: 1080,
-  height: 1920, // 9:16 for vertical
-});
-```
+**Key concept:** A composition is one HTML file. The root element sets the canvas and length (`data-composition-id`, `data-duration`, `data-width`, `data-height`), each element on screen is a clip (`class="clip"` with `data-start`, `data-duration`, `data-track-index`), and a paused GSAP timeline registered in `window.__timelines` drives the animation. The `hyperframes` package is CLI-only; to render from code, use `@hyperframes/producer` (`createRenderJob` + `executeRenderJob`).
 
 **Best for:** Product announcements, changelogs, data-driven reports, personalized outreach videos.
 
-**Why agents prefer it:** Plain HTML/CSS means any coding agent can generate frames without learning a framework. Deterministic rendering — same input always produces identical output, so a template lives in version control and re-renders in CI.
+**Why agents prefer it:** Plain HTML/CSS means any coding agent can write a composition without learning a framework. Deterministic rendering — same input always produces identical output, so a template lives in version control and re-renders in CI.
 
 ### Remotion (React)
 
@@ -124,7 +111,7 @@ export const ProductDemo: React.FC<{ title: string; features: string[] }> = ({
 | Factor | Hyperframes | Remotion |
 |--------|-------------|----------|
 | Agent compatibility | Better (plain HTML) | Good (React) |
-| Animation complexity | Basic (CSS transitions) | Advanced (Spring, interpolate) |
+| Animation complexity | GSAP timelines (plus CSS) | Advanced (Spring, interpolate) |
 | Batch rendering | Local | Lambda (AWS) for scale |
 | Learning curve | Minimal | Moderate (React + Remotion API) |
 | License | Apache 2.0 | Company license for commercial use |
@@ -140,7 +127,6 @@ Generate original footage from text or image prompts. Use for B-roll, hero visua
 | Model | Resolution | Max Duration | Best For | Cost |
 |-------|-----------|-------------|----------|------|
 | **Veo 3** (Google) | Up to 1080p (4K varies) | Variable | Top overall quality, synced audio | API-based |
-| **Sora 2** (OpenAI) | Up to 1080p | Up to ~20 sec | Cinematic + synced audio, ChatGPT/API integration | API + ChatGPT |
 | **Runway Gen-4** | Up to 4K | ~10 sec/gen | Motion control, temporal consistency, edit-style workflows | $12-76/mo |
 | **Kling 2.5/3.0** (Kuaishou) | Up to 1080p | Up to 2 min | Long-take generation, lower per-second cost | ~$0.03/sec |
 | **Seedance** (ByteDance) | Up to 1080p | Short clips | Fast generation, strong motion fidelity at low cost, batch-friendly | Per-credit |
@@ -149,7 +135,7 @@ Generate original footage from text or image prompts. Use for B-roll, hero visua
 | **Hunyuan Video / Wan 2** | 720p–1080p | Variable | Open-source self-hosted; full control, no API fees | Free (GPU) |
 
 **Quick picks**:
-- **Highest quality + audio**: Veo 3 or Sora 2
+- **Highest quality + audio**: Veo 3
 - **Batch / volume / cost**: Kling, Seedance
 - **Character consistency across multiple shots**: Hailuo
 - **Self-hosted, brand-controlled**: Hunyuan Video or Wan 2 (open weights)

package/skills/video-studio/ATTRIBUTION.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ projects. Upstream license texts are kept beside this file.
 | **skills** by Emil Kowalski (`emilkowalski/skills`) | MIT | Motion and taste rules, the review posture, and the motion vocabulary, rewritten for video in the `luckiest-video-studio-motion` sub-skill | `luckiest-video-studio-motion/LICENSE-emil` |
 | **HyperFrames student kit** by Nate Herk and contributors (`hyperframes-student-kit`) | MIT for the original kit; the Student Kit Use Permission for its pipeline skills, style library, templates, and editing tools | Rewritten rules and ported scripts in the `luckiest-video-studio-cuts`, `-talk`, and `-reel` sub-skills | `LICENSE-student-kit`, `LICENSE-student-kit-pipeline` |
 | **Motion OS** by Jason Lee (`jasonlee-breadcrumb/motion-os`) | MIT | The review player in the `luckiest-video-studio-review` sub-skill (`editor/index.html`, `editor/serve.mjs`) and the `reel.json` format; see that sub-skill's `ATTRIBUTION.md` | `luckiest-video-studio-review/LICENSE-motion-os` |
+| **motionmaxxing** by Tejas Makwana (`Tejashmakwana/motionmaxxing`, FinalMotion, finalmotion.video), commit 8c8ec0f2 | Apache-2.0 | The beat contract, render-gate posture and `NOTE.md` review note, the `endhold`, `blankframes` and `hud` gate thresholds in `scripts/qa.mjs`, the no-crossfade transition table, and the sound-arc numbers in `references/audio.md`. Rewritten in our own words; no code, runtime, media, studies or `library/` rows are copied | `LICENSE-motionmaxxing` |
 
 Studied, not copied:
 
@@ -62,3 +63,5 @@ Used at runtime, not bundled:
 - From the same kit's style library: the `luckiest-video-studio-cards` card packs,
   renamed and rebranded (S39 to S47), and QA gates written from the checks its
   storytelling rules describe but did not ship (`scripts/qa.mjs`).
+
+motionmaxxing NOTICE: "motionmaxxing: looksmaxxing for motion graphics. Made by Tejas Makwana (x.com/makwanatejas170), github.com/Tejashmakwana/motionmaxxing. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0." Changes: ideas and measured numbers restated for HyperFrames and GSAP runs; its GSAP runtime, scripts, showcase media and precedent library are not included.

package/skills/video-studio/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
 # Changelog — luckiest-video-studio
 
+## 1.15.0 — 2026-10-12
+
+- Three new QA gates in `scripts/qa.mjs`, each with a failing and a passing test: `endhold` (end card held over 1.4 s, or a final shot over a quarter of the film), `blankframes` (more than 3 empty swatch frames in a row) and `hud` (HUD counters, timecodes, BPM/FPS, greetings, "label · $value"; text in `data-ui` product UI is exempt, tracked caps only warn).
+- `NOTE.md` is now required before showing a cut: the idea, the belief each scene creates, real vs generated, gate numbers, one sentence per contact-sheet frame (written before reading the gates), and what is left to improve.
+- Storyboard scenes take optional `belief`, `importance` and `pictureOnly` fields; the plan template asks for them plus a handoff per cut.
+- Transition tables no longer recommend crossfades, which the `crossfade` gate fails; cut on motion and blur-matched cuts replace them. Headlines are no longer typed letter by letter.
+- `references/audio.md`: the sound arc across a film (1 to 3 hero hits, silence before the hit, dips while reading, ducking under voice).
+- Ideas and numbers from Tejas Makwana's motionmaxxing (Apache-2.0), in our own words; no code copied. Description trimmed under 1024 characters.
+
+## 1.14.1 — 2026-10-10
+- Security: `scripts/pyproject.toml` floors raised to the locked, advisory-free numpy 2.4.6 and scipy 1.17.1 (SkillSpector SC4). urllib3, pulled in through librosa's pooch download helper, constrained to 2.8.0 or later and relocked from 2.7.0, fixing GHSA-8988-9cw3-xx77, GHSA-gh4c-6fx4-qh6g and GHSA-vxq7-64xx-v4gw. OSV reports 0 of 31 locked packages vulnerable.
+
+## 1.14.0 — 2026-10-10
+- Step 0b, context interview: who, message, where, why now, and type (HyperFrames,
+  AI-generated, or a mix), plus references, must-show assets, and voice. At most
+  2 AskUserQuestion calls of 4. Answers go to `brief.md`
+  (`references/interview.md`).
+- Step 2 ends in a storyboard review: one still per scene in `storyboard/<id>.png`,
+  opened in the review player with `build-reel.mjs --storyboard` and approved
+  scene by scene. It replaces showing the scene table. Step 2b is unchanged.
+- New scene kind `ai` with `scenes[].prompt` (prompts from the recreate sub-skill,
+  nothing generated). Step 3 runs the cost check and asks before generating, then
+  the scene becomes `demo`. `render-scenes.mjs` refuses an `ai` scene with no clip.
+- `scenes[].still` in the schema. `--yes` infers the brief and never spends credits.
+
 ## 1.13.0 — 2026-10-08
 - Formats come last: iterate and approve the master 16:9, then add `formats`
   ("Other formats (last)" in `step-4-deliver.md`).

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package/skills/video-studio/SKILL.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
 name: video-studio
-description: "Make product launch videos, product demos with motion design between the demo shots, and logo motion showcases of a design portfolio, and keep every one editable after it is rendered. Reads the project or portfolio, plans a storyboard, builds motion scenes with HyperFrames, records or places demo footage, renders each scene as its own clip, then hands back an MP4 plus the editable pieces: a storyboard.json that re-renders one scene at a time, a review player to edit copy, pin notes on the frame, and send changes back in one prompt (Concat, OpenScreen, or Diffusion Studio on request), and optional After Effects compositions. Use for 'make a launch video', 'product demo video', 'demo with motion graphics', 'logo animation', 'logo reveal', 'motion showcase of my work', 'portfolio reel', 'animate my logos', 'brand reel', 'turn my talking-head recording into a reel', 'add graphics over me talking', 'turn this into a video', 'change scene 3 of the video', or 'let me edit the video after'. For AI-generated footage, avatars, and text-to-video models use luckiest-video. For what to post and when use luckiest-social."
+description: "Make product launch videos, product demos with motion design between demo shots, and logo showcases, all editable after render. Starts with a short context interview, plans a scripted storyboard the user approves scene by scene in a review player before anything renders, builds motion scenes with HyperFrames, records or places demo footage, renders each scene as its own clip, then hands back an MP4 plus a storyboard.json that re-renders one scene at a time, a review player for edits and notes (Concat, OpenScreen, or Diffusion Studio on request), and optional After Effects compositions. Use for 'make a launch video', 'product demo video', 'demo with motion graphics', 'logo animation', 'logo reveal', 'portfolio reel', 'animate my logos', 'brand reel', 'turn my talking-head recording into a reel', 'add graphics over me talking', or 'change scene 3 of the video'. For AI-generated footage, avatars, and text-to-video models use luckiest-video. For what to post and when use luckiest-social."
 license: See ATTRIBUTION.md
 allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, AskUserQuestion
 metadata:
-  version: "1.13.0"
+  version: "1.15.0"
   listing_id: luckiest-video-studio
   author: luckiest
 ---
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ an MP4.
 ## Staying current
 
 On activation, call the Luckiest MCP `check_updates` tool with
-`{ listingId: "aff888e4-9ee9-4f73-af08-74d5d09d3c10", installedSemver: "1.13.0" }`. If it returns
+`{ listingId: "aff888e4-9ee9-4f73-af08-74d5d09d3c10", installedSemver: "1.15.0" }`. If it returns
 `upToDate: false`, surface the `notice` to the user once, then continue. Do nothing
 further if `upToDate: true`. Never block on this check; if the tool is unavailable,
 proceed.
 
 When the skill's work is done, call the Luckiest MCP `report_usage` tool once with
-`{ listing_id: "luckiest-video-studio", skill_version: "1.13.0", matched: true, success: <true if the skill completed, false otherwise> }`.
+`{ listing_id: "luckiest-video-studio", skill_version: "1.15.0", matched: true, success: <true if the skill completed, false otherwise> }`.
 Metadata only, never prompt text. Never block on it; if the tool is unavailable,
 skip silently.
 
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ in `<skill-dir>/assets/sfx/`. Resolve it; never assume an install path.
 | `--ae` | also build After Effects compositions | off |
 | `--ref <url-or-mp4>` | inspiration video to study first | none |
 | `--editor` | `review`, `concat`, `openscreen`, `diffusion`, or several for the editing handoff | `review` |
+| `--yes` | flag: no questions. Infer the brief, take the default at every approval, never spend credits | off |
 
 If the user asks to change an existing video ("make scene 3 slower", "swap the
 logo in the outro"), skip to **Edit an existing run** below.
@@ -89,10 +90,12 @@ one already exists. One timestamp per run for every path:
 
 ```
 video-studio-output/
+  brief.md            the context interview answers (who, message, where, why, type)
   plan.md             angle, rubric answers, storyboard in prose
   storyboard.json     the source of truth for scenes (see references/storyboard.md)
   assets/             every approved asset the scenes show
-  storyboard/         board.html, board.png, style-frame.png (Step 2b approvals)
+  storyboard/         <id>.png hold-frame stills and animatic.mp4 (Step 2 review),
+                      board.html, board.png, style-frame.png (Step 2b approvals)
   composition/        one HyperFrames sub-composition per motion scene
   demo/               screen recordings for demo scenes
   footage/            talking-head source, cut lists, clean.mp4 and clean.json (cuts sub-skill)
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ video-studio-output/
   final.mp4           all clips joined, poster baked as frame 0
   poster.jpg
   TIMING.md           every scene with its in/out time and the line it covers
+  NOTE.md             the idea, the belief each scene creates, real vs generated, gate numbers, one line per contact-sheet frame
   reel.json           what the review player reads (default editor), rewritten on every render
   qa/review-notes.json  your own notes, pinned in the review player before the user opens it
   concat/             the Concat project (with --editor concat); project.concat.txt holds its path
@@ -118,6 +122,22 @@ OpenScreen 1.13.0 at `/Applications/Openscreen.app` is optional. Report what is
 missing in one line and continue with what exists: without an editor the run still
 produces `final.mp4` and `storyboard.json`.
 
+## Step 0b: Context interview
+
+**Read:** [references/interview.md](references/interview.md)
+
+Before anything else on a new run, find out who the video is for, the one
+message, where it will be posted (platform, format, length), why now (the call to
+action), and the type: HyperFrames motion graphics, AI-generated video, or a mix.
+Also references, must-show assets, and voice. Infer what the request and the repo
+already answer and say so in one line, then ask the rest with AskUserQuestion: at
+most 4 questions per call, at most 2 calls. Write the answers to `brief.md`. With
+`--yes`, ask nothing: infer the brief, write it, and show it.
+
+Skip this step when editing an existing run.
+
+**Gate:** `brief.md` exists and every field has a value, asked or marked inferred.
+
 ## Step 1: Inspect
 
 **Read:** [references/step-1-inspect.md](references/step-1-inspect.md)
@@ -147,26 +167,60 @@ against. Talking-head work runs in `demo` mode.
 **Gate:** you can answer the planning rubric, and every asset you plan to show
 exists on disk.
 
-## Step 2: Plan and storyboard
+## Step 2: Plan, script, and storyboard review
 
 **Read:** [references/step-2-plan.md](references/step-2-plan.md) and
 [references/storyboard.md](references/storyboard.md)
 
-When the video carries narration (`--voice`, or the user will record a
-voiceover) and runs 30 seconds or longer, hand the script to the
-`luckiest-video-studio-script` sub-skill first. Its approved `script.md` has one
-line per scene with estimated seconds; copy each into `scenes[].line` and its
-`duration`.
+Hand `brief.md` and the request to the `luckiest-video-studio-director`
+sub-skill for the creative intent, angle, hook, energy map, and shot list. It
+reads the brief instead of guessing. Then hand it to
+`luckiest-video-studio-art-director` for `art-direction.json` (tone cell,
+palette, faces, motion language). Every scene obeys that file.
 
-Before writing the plan, hand the request to the `luckiest-video-studio-director`
-sub-skill for the creative intent, angle, hook, energy map, and shot list, then to
-`luckiest-video-studio-art-director` for `art-direction.json` (tone cell, palette,
-faces, motion language). Every scene obeys that file.
+When the video carries narration (the brief says voice, `--voice`, or the user
+will record) and runs 30 seconds or longer, hand the script to the
+`luckiest-video-studio-script` sub-skill. Its `script.md` has one line per scene
+with estimated seconds; copy each into `scenes[].line` and its `duration`.
+Otherwise the director writes each scene's on-screen line.
 
-Write `plan.md`, then `storyboard.json` with one entry per scene. Each scene is
-`motion` (built in HyperFrames), `demo` (screen recording or supplied footage), or
-`logo` (a recipe from [references/logo-recipes.md](references/logo-recipes.md)).
-Show the scene table to the user and wait for approval before building.
+Write `plan.md`, then `storyboard.json` with one entry per scene: its `line`,
+`duration`, and `kind`:
+
+| Kind | Built with |
+|---|---|
+| `motion` | HyperFrames |
+| `demo` | a screen recording or supplied footage |
+| `logo` | a recipe from [references/logo-recipes.md](references/logo-recipes.md) |
+| `ai` | AI video generation, prompts from `luckiest-video-studio-recreate` |
+
+For every `ai` scene, run `luckiest-video-studio-recreate --prompts-only` and
+copy its prompt into `scenes[].prompt`. Generate nothing paid at this stage.
+
+Draw one hold-frame still per scene into `storyboard/<id>.png` as "Storyboard
+stills" in `step-2-plan.md` describes. A still is a static HTML frame captured
+with headless Chrome, a frame grab of demo footage, or the logo on the brand
+background. Never a generated image or clip.
+
+**Storyboard review.** Open the storyboard in the review player, scene by scene,
+before anything renders:
+
+```bash
+node <review-dir>/scripts/build-reel.mjs <output-dir> --storyboard
+node <review-dir>/editor/serve.mjs <output-dir>       # in the background
+```
+
+`<review-dir>` is the `luckiest-video-studio-review` folder beside this one. Each
+scene shows its still, line, and length. Tell the user in two lines: edit a line
+in the Script tab or the Scene tab, N pins a note, Approved locks a scene, then
+**Send to Claude** and paste the prompt here. Apply each prompt as that
+sub-skill's storyboard section says, redraw only the changed stills, rerun
+`build-reel.mjs --storyboard`, and repeat until the prompt says every scene is
+approved. If the review player is not installed or there is no browser, show the
+scene table with each still and ask "Approve this storyboard?" instead.
+
+With `--yes`, build the storyboard reel, print its path, and continue without
+waiting.
 
 These sub-skills plan and build their own scenes into the same `storyboard.json`:
 
@@ -175,6 +229,7 @@ These sub-skills plan and build their own scenes into the same `storyboard.json`
 | Lower thirds, takeovers, and captions over the cleaned speaker, as a 9:16 reel or a 16:9 explainer | `luckiest-video-studio-talk` | `motion` scenes that embed `footage/clean.mp4`, plus `demo` scenes for plain speaker stretches |
 | A beat-locked brand reel, alone or as the close of a launch or logo showcase | `luckiest-video-studio-reel` | one `logo` scene with `"recipe": "reel"` |
 | A ready-made stat, section, overview, lower third, or label card in the brand's colors | `luckiest-video-studio-cards` | `motion` scene (full-frame cards) or a track inside a talk scene (overlays) |
+| AI-generated shots | `luckiest-video-studio-recreate` (prompts now, generation in Step 3) | `ai` scene |
 
 If a sub-skill is not installed, say so in one line and build the scene with this
 skill's own steps.
@@ -183,14 +238,15 @@ Every motion beat names its purpose in one word (reveal, emphasis, bridge,
 explain, cause, rhythm, or delight) as `luckiest-video-studio-motion` describes. A
 beat without one holds still or cuts.
 
-**Gate:** the user approved the scene table, and scene durations sum to the mode's
-length.
+**Gate:** every scene is Approved in the storyboard review, and scene durations
+sum to the mode's length (or the length in `brief.md`).
 
 ## Step 2b: Assets and storyboard
 
 **Read:** [references/step-2b-storyboard.md](references/step-2b-storyboard.md)
 
-Collect every asset each scene will show into `assets/` and lay them out per scene
+Runs only after every scene is approved in the storyboard review. Collect every
+asset each scene will show into `assets/` and lay them out per scene
 in `storyboard/board.html` and `board.png`. Get the user's yes on each scene's
 assets, swapping and re-asking only for rejected scenes. Then build and render only
 the hook scene, show its hold frame as `storyboard/style-frame.png`, and get a yes
@@ -210,6 +266,15 @@ sub-skill for easing, duration, origin, and transitions. Read the `luckiest-vide
 focal placement, grids, and white space at each scene's hold frame. Do not enter the `hyperframes` intent
 interview or its generic launch-video workflow; this skill owns the story.
 
+**AI scenes first.** For each `ai` scene, hand its prompt to
+`luckiest-video-studio-recreate` (or `luckiest-video`) for generation. That
+sub-skill shows the cost from `simulate_cost`; ask the user and wait for a yes
+before any generation call. Save each approved clip to `footage/<id>.mp4`, then
+set the scene's `kind` to `demo` and `source` to that file, keeping `prompt` so
+it can be regenerated. `render-scenes.mjs` refuses an `ai` scene that has no
+clip yet. With `--yes`, generate nothing: build each `ai` scene as a `motion`
+scene from its still and keep the prompts in `recreate/prompts.md`.
+
 Build each motion and logo scene as its own sub-composition. For demo scenes,
 record with OpenScreen (`openscreen record --window "<app>" --duration <s>`) or use
 footage the user supplies; copy it into `demo/`.
@@ -243,8 +308,16 @@ node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs avsync     <output-dir>/final.mp4 --expect <hero
 node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs facts      <output-dir>               # on-screen numbers not in storyboard facts, em dashes on screen
 node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs loop       <output-dir>/final.mp4     # only for looping pieces: last frame matches the first
 node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs safe       <output-dir>               # text or logo edges in each format's platform-covered margins
+node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs endhold    <output-dir>/final.mp4     # end card held over 1.4 s, final shot over a quarter of the film
+node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs blankframes <output-dir>/final.mp4     # more than 3 frames of empty swatch in a row
+node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs hud        <output-dir>/composition   # HUD counters, timecodes, BPM/FPS, greetings, "label · $value"
 ```
 
+`hud` skips text inside elements marked `data-ui` (real product UI) and only
+warns on tracked uppercase labels. Do not run it on reel runs: the reel's
+labelled chapters are its style. A failing `endhold`, `blankframes` or `hud` gate is
+fixed, never explained away.
+
 Skip `avsync` only with `--no-music --no-sfx`. Pass the hero hit times from
 `TIMING.md` to `--expect`. A hit more than one frame off means its audio element's
 `data-start` or the cue time is wrong.
@@ -294,10 +367,27 @@ reverts to the old one. Each new version must fix one of the two biggest
 differences the judge named. Stop at v3, when a version loses, or when only
 changes too small to see are left.
 
+**Write `NOTE.md`** in the run folder before showing the user the cut:
+
+1. The one idea and why it belongs to this brand.
+2. The belief each scene creates ("the viewer ...").
+3. What is real (captured UI, real copy and numbers) and what is illustrative or
+   generated.
+4. The gate results, quoted from the `qa.mjs` JSON (numbers, not "passed"), with
+   any gate skipped and why in one line.
+5. One sentence per contact-sheet frame: what is on screen, what the hero is, and
+   whether it would pass as a slide.
+6. What you would still improve.
+
+Write part 5 from the contact sheet before reading any gate result, so the
+numbers do not decide what you see. Describe what was checked. Never call the
+film verified, clean or good.
+
 **Gate:** `final.mp4` plays end to end, every scene in `storyboard.json` has a
-clip, the seven gates pass or each failure is explained in `TIMING.md`, no scene is
-left blocked in `qa/motion-review.md`, and
-every judge verdict from v2 on is recorded there.
+clip, every gate that applies passes or each failure is explained in `TIMING.md`, no scene is
+left blocked in `qa/motion-review.md`,
+every judge verdict from v2 on is recorded there, and `NOTE.md` exists with all
+six parts.
 
 ## Step 5: Hand off for editing
 

package/skills/video-studio/references/audio.md

@@ -217,6 +217,21 @@ The bundled library has no whooshes or risers. Source them with HyperFrames
 - **Staggered elements:** usually accent the first, final, or strongest beat;
   only score every item when that rhythm is intentional and still feels clean.
 
+### The sound arc across the film
+
+- **1 to 3 hero hits per film**, placed by hand, drawn from 3 to 5 kinds of
+  sound. Everything else is detail under them.
+- **Silence before the hit.** Clear the music 8 to 15 dB for 0.2 to 0.5 seconds
+  right before the biggest move, so the hit lands in space.
+- **Dip while the viewer reads.** Pull the music down 6 to 10 dB while a line of
+  text holds on screen.
+- **Duck under the voice.** With narration, the music sits about 9 dB lower while
+  a line plays (80 ms down, 300 ms back up).
+- **Normalize SFX to a -3 dBFS peak** before the gain ladder, so gains mean the
+  same thing for every file.
+- **Grid at 30fps:** 120 BPM is exactly 15 frames per beat, so cuts land on whole
+  frames.
+
 Composition notation:
 ```
 Scene 2 — Reveal — 3s