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Triggers when users need help with trailer strategy, key art development, or audio-visual marketing assets for films and television. Activate for questions about trailer sequencing, teaser strategy, creative development for trailers, music licensing, poster pipelines, digital asset creation, and trailer launch events.

Navigates the spectrum from faithful adaptation to loose inspiration, guiding decisions about when to honor the source material and when to deviate. Activate when determining the appropriate level of fidelity for an adaptation and managing the tension between source loyalty and screen demands.

Evaluates a book's adaptability for film or television, analyzing what translates well to screen and what presents challenges. Activate when assessing whether a literary property is viable for adaptation, identifying strengths, weaknesses, rights considerations, and market positioning.

Guides the process of merging multiple book characters into fewer screen characters while preserving narrative function and emotional arcs. Activate when a novel's large cast must be reduced for screen adaptation without losing essential story elements.

Translates literary dialogue into effective screen dialogue with proper subtext, rhythm, and naturalism. Activate when converting book dialogue to screenplay format, addressing issues of length, formality, exposition, dialect, and character voice distinctiveness.

Deep dive into adaptation philosophy examining the tension between fidelity to source material and creative transformation. Activate when making fundamental decisions about an adaptation's relationship to its source — whether to preserve literal events or capture thematic essence.

Converts internal psychological states — thoughts, feelings, memories, and inner conflicts — into visible, filmable action, behavior, and dialogue. Activate when facing the core adaptation challenge of making the invisible visible without relying on voiceover or exposition.

Masters the art of condensing a full-length novel into a screenplay of appropriate length. Activate when cutting subplots, merging scenes, compressing timelines, and making the painful decisions about what stays and what goes in an adaptation.

Creates professional pitch materials for adapted screenplays including lookbooks, one-pagers, treatments, and proof-of-concept documents. Activate when positioning an adaptation for studios, streamers, and producers with compelling comp titles and audience framing.

Covers the legal and business aspects of adapting literary works: optioning, purchasing rights, life rights, public domain, chain of title, and WGA credit. Activate when navigating the legal framework of book-to-screen adaptation or advising on rights acquisition strategy.

Guides the decision of whether a book should be adapted as a feature film, limited series, or ongoing series. Activate when evaluating format options for a literary property, considering page-to-screen ratios, pacing, commercial factors, and the story's structural needs.

Maps a book's narrative structure onto three-act film structure or episodic television structure. Activate when identifying inciting incidents, midpoints, climaxes, and when handling non-linear narratives, multiple POVs, or unconventional literary formats for screen.

Translates prose descriptions and narrative exposition into visual sequences, scene direction, and environmental storytelling. Activate when converting descriptive or expository passages into filmable visual language that shows rather than tells at the screenplay level.

Deep structural analysis for screenplays in any format. Maps the script's actual act breaks, inciting incident, midpoint, dark moment, climax, and resolution against ideal structural targets. Produces a visual page-map comparing actual vs expected beat placement.

Detects AI-generated dialogue patterns specific to screenplays: on-the-nose dialogue where characters say exactly what they feel, exposition dumps disguised as conversation, every character being equally articulate, missing subtext, dialogue that reads as written rather than spoken, therapy-speak, characters narrating the plot to each other, and the AI tendency to resolve conflict through a single perfect speech. Produces a per-scene dialogue quality score with specific rewrite direction. Use when screenplay dialogue feels flat, over-written, or like characters are reading essays to each other.

Format-specific checker for animated screenplays across kids, adult, film, stop-motion, and CG formats. Verifies visual stageability, voice performance dialogue, gag specificity, age-appropriate content, and correct act structure for episode length.

Detects AI character flattening in screenplays — where characters lose complexity because AI can only convey interiority through dialogue (not narration like novels). Scans for: characters who speechify their feelings, arc-by-monologue, identical speech patterns across the cast, behavioral predictability, missing character-specific action/business, characters who exist only for exposition or to be wrong so the protagonist can be right, and antagonists who are either cartoons or have their "good point" neutralized by a single speech. Produces character depth scores and rewrite guidance specific to the visual medium. Use when screenplay characters feel thin, functional, or indistinguishable.

Specialized for multi-episode works including limited series, ongoing series, and web series. Tracks character knowledge, relationship status, prop and location continuity, and serialized arc beats across all episodes. Builds a continuity matrix and flags contradictions.

Analyzes screenplay dialogue for subtext depth. Scores each exchange on a 1-5 subtext scale, identifies exposition dumps and on-the-nose dialogue, and provides rewrite suggestions that add layers of meaning beneath what characters actually say.

Format-specific auditor for documentary screenplays. Checks narration for factual accuracy and attribution, interview setups, B-roll directions, archival footage cues, and adherence to observational, expository, or participatory conventions.

Screenplay originality scanner — detects stock premises, predictable beats, clichéd set pieces, genre-default plot structures, and derivative concepts at the story level. Catalogs 40+ screenplay-specific clichés (the ticking bomb, the training montage, the liar revealed, the slow clap, the mentor's death speech), assesses logline originality, identifies which produced films the script most resembles, and provides specific subversion strategies. Use when the screenplay feels derivative, predictable, or like an assembly of familiar parts from other movies.

Screenplay pacing and page-count auditor — detects structural pacing failures specific to film and TV scripts: uniform scene lengths, missing act breaks, no ticking clock, set piece deficiency, page-count bloat or deficit per act, first-act delay (inciting incident too late), second-act sag, rushed third act, scene-count-per-act imbalance, and the AI tendency to write every scene at the same dramatic temperature. Produces a page-count breakdown by act, tension map, and scene length distribution. Use when a screenplay feels flat, too long, too rushed, or structurally unbalanced.

Specialized auditor for TV pilot scripts. A pilot has unique requirements beyond a regular episode: it must establish the world, introduce series regulars, demonstrate the show's engine, set up the central conflict, and work as both a standalone story and a series promise.

Screenplay producibility auditor — assesses whether a screenplay can actually be produced within realistic constraints. Scans for: budget impossibilities, unfilmable action lines, excessive VFX requirements, location sprawl (too many unique locations), cast bloat (too many speaking roles), schedule-killing scenes (children, animals, water, night exteriors), rights issues (real people, songs, brands), and the AI tendency to write without any awareness of production realities. Produces a budget tier assessment, location count, cast breakdown, and specific producibility flags. Use when assessing whether a screenplay is realistically makeable, or when preparing for pitch/production conversations.

Detects repetition patterns specific to AI-generated screenplays: recycled action lines, repeated scene descriptions, reused character business, duplicated transitions, characters having the same conversation twice, identical scene structures, and the AI tendency to describe the same location identically each time it appears. Produces a repetition map with page locations and specific revision guidance. Use when a screenplay feels circular, repetitive, or like scenes are variations of each other.

Evaluates every scene in a screenplay against the essential question: does this scene need to exist? Each scene must advance plot, reveal character, or build the world. Flags inert, redundant, and filler scenes with specific remediation guidance.

Comprehensive AI-generated screenplay auditor. Use this skill whenever the user wants to audit, review, proofread, or quality-check an AI-generated screenplay, script, or teleplay. Triggers include: "audit my screenplay", "check my script", "review my teleplay", "check my pilot", "find script errors", "check scene headings", "verify my story follows the outline", "check character names in my script", "find duplicate scenes", "does my script follow three-act structure", "check my episode", "review my short film script", "web series script QA", "animated script check", "documentary script review". Supports all major formats: Feature Film, TV Limited Series, TV Series (ongoing), Adult Animated Series, Kids Animated Series, Animated Film, Stop-Motion Film, CG Animated Film, Documentary, Short Film, and Web Series. Use even if the user only mentions one specific concern — always run the full audit unless explicitly told otherwise.

Automated detection and correction of screenplay formatting errors. Fixes malformed sluglines, character cue capitalization, parenthetical overuse, transition formatting, scene numbering, and page break issues. Includes the complete formatting reference for all 11 screenplay formats.

Screenplay tone consistency auditor — detects tonal drift, genre confusion, and register inconsistency across a screenplay. Scans for: comedy/drama whiplash, AI defaulting to prestige drama regardless of genre, scenes that belong in a different movie, tonal register shifts between sessions, horror that's not scary, comedy that's not funny, and the AI tendency to flatten everything to "serious with moments of levity." Produces a tonal map and identifies scenes that break the tonal contract. Use when the screenplay feels tonally uneven or like it can't decide what kind of movie it is.

Detects the #1 AI screenplay failure: writing for the page instead of the screen. Scans for talking-head scenes with no visual action, missed opportunities for visual storytelling, scenes that could be silent but aren't, over-reliance on dialogue to convey information/emotion that should be shown, static staging (characters sitting and talking), no use of props/environment/weather/lighting as storytelling tools, and action lines that describe internal states instead of visible behavior. Produces a visual storytelling score and specific cinematic rewrite suggestions. Use when the screenplay reads like a stage play or radio drama rather than a film.

Specialized tool for fixing V.O. (voice-over) and O.S. (off-screen) attribution in screenplays. AI consistently confuses these extensions. Also covers CONT'D usage, PRE-LAP, and other dialogue extensions with clear rules and correction examples.

Writes Adult Animated Series scripts (ANIM-A format, 22–26 pages/ep). Use whenever the user wants to write an adult animated episode, adult cartoon script, or animated comedy for mature audiences. Triggers: "write an adult animated episode", "write an animated comedy script", "write a Simpsons/Family Guy/Bob's Burgers style episode", "write an adult cartoon", "write an animated sitcom episode", "write a Rick and Morty style script". Handles cutaway gags, cold opens, A/B story, show-style awareness, and voice-performance formatting.

Writes Animated Film screenplays (ANIM-F format, 75–100 pages). Use whenever the user wants to write an animated feature film script. Triggers: "write an animated film", "write an animated movie script", "write a Pixar/Disney style screenplay", "write an animated feature", "write a family animated film script", "write an adult animated feature". Applies visual-first storytelling, 3-act structure with WANT vs NEED protagonist arc, set piece staging, and optional musical number formatting.

Writes Kids Animated Series scripts (ANIM-K format, 11–26 pages/ep). Use whenever the user wants to write a children's animated episode, kids cartoon script, or animated show for young audiences. Triggers: "write a kids animated episode", "write a children's cartoon script", "write a kids show episode", "write a preschool animated script", "write a tween animated episode", "write a Nickelodeon/Disney/PBS Kids style script". Enforces age-appropriate content, prosocial beats, correct vocabulary for target age group, and 11-min or 22-min format.

Writes CG Animated Film screenplays (CG format, 75–100 pages). Use whenever the user wants to write a CG animated feature film script. Triggers: "write a CG animated film", "write a computer animated movie script", "write a DreamWorks/Pixar/Illumination style screenplay", "write a 3D animated feature", "write a CG animation script". Applies visual storytelling, 3-act structure, CG-aware action lines, effects-flagging for water/fire/crowds, and set piece staging.

Writes Documentary scripts (DOC format: 75–110 pages feature / 45–58 pages TV). Use whenever the user wants to write a documentary film or TV documentary script. Triggers: "write a documentary script", "write a documentary screenplay", "write a documentary treatment", "write a doc episode", "write a nature documentary script", "write a true crime documentary", "write a history documentary". Formats narration/VO, interview setups, B-roll direction, archival footage cues, title cards, and recreations correctly. Enforces factual integrity.

Writes Feature Film screenplays (FEAT format, 90–120 pages). Use whenever the user wants to write, draft, or create a feature film script, movie screenplay, or any part thereof. Triggers: "write a feature film", "write a movie script", "write a screenplay", "write act one of my feature", "write the opening scene", "write a thriller/drama/comedy/horror screenplay", "continue my feature script", "write the climax of my movie". Handles all genres. Applies 3-act structure with correct beat placement: inciting incident ~p.10, midpoint ~p.55, all-is-lost ~p.80.

Writes TV Limited Series scripts (LIMITED format, 6–8 episodes, 45–75 pages/ep). Use whenever the user wants to write a limited series, miniseries, prestige TV pilot, or any episode thereof. Triggers: "write a limited series episode", "write a miniseries", "write a prestige TV script", "write a 6-episode series", "write episode 1 of my limited", "write my TV pilot", "write an HBO-style episode". Applies serialized arc structure with per-episode act breaks and cliffhangers.

Writes ongoing TV Series scripts (SERIES format: 42–58 min drama / 20–24 min comedy). Use whenever the user wants to write a spec episode, TV pilot, or episode of an ongoing series. Triggers: "write a TV episode", "write a spec script", "write a sitcom episode", "write a network drama episode", "write a procedural script", "write a half-hour comedy", "write an ongoing series episode". Applies A/B/C story structure with correct act-break formatting for 1-hr drama or ½-hr comedy.

Writes Short Film screenplays (SHORT format, 1–40 pages). Use whenever the user wants to write a short film script. Triggers: "write a short film", "write a short screenplay", "write a 5-minute film", "write a 10-page script", "write a short drama", "write a short comedy", "write a festival short", "write a micro short". Confirms page target before writing. Applies constraint-driven structure: one strong concept, minimal locations, budget awareness, and a payoff-first ending approach scaled to the target length.

Writes Stop-Motion Film screenplays (STOP format, 75–95 pages). Use whenever the user wants to write a stop-motion animated film script. Triggers: "write a stop-motion film", "write a stop-motion screenplay", "write a Laika/Aardman style script", "write a puppet animation film", "write a Coraline/Shaun the Sheep style screenplay". Applies tactile-world writing, puppet physics constraints, practical set geography, and stop-motion aesthetic traditions.

Writes Web Series scripts (WEB format, 5–15 pages/ep). Use whenever the user wants to write a web series episode or online video script. Triggers: "write a web series episode", "write a YouTube series script", "write an online series", "write a streaming short-form series", "write episode 1 of my web series", "write a 5-minute episode", "write a vlog-style series". Enforces 60-second hook rule, episode-ending drive, episode length consistency, serialized arc structure, and production economy for self-produced content.

Verify that the system behaves correctly when multiple operations happen simultaneously. Race conditions are among the hardest bugs to detect in testing and…

Verify that bugs, retries, and design flaws cannot create runaway spend. In systems that call paid external APIs (AI providers, cloud storage, SMS, email), a…

Verify that data is handled correctly across its entire lifecycle: creation, update, duplication, archival, export, import, and deletion. Data lifecycle bugs…

Verify that the system is safe when users do messy, real-world things. Real users accidentally click delete, upload wrong files, retry operations too early…

Verify that re-running any action produces safe, consistent results. In distributed systems, retries are inevitable: clients timeout, networks drop, queues…

Verify that production failures can be diagnosed quickly and completely. When something goes wrong at 2am, the on-call engineer needs to answer: What failed?…

Verify that permissions remain correct as objects evolve through their lifecycle. Permissions are not static: they change when teams change, projects are…

This meta-skill ties together all 11 production audit skills into a prioritized execution plan. Use this as the starting point for any production audit…

Verify that interrupted workflows can restart safely without losing progress, duplicating work, or leaving the system in an inconsistent state. This audit…

This is the most comprehensive audit in the production audit pack. It tests long-running, distributed workflows under real-world conditions: timeouts, partial…

Verify that workflow states are explicitly defined, transitions are validated, impossible states are prevented, and the system never gets stuck in an…

Verify that the system behaves correctly and remains responsive as work volume increases. This audit catches the class of bugs that only appear at real-world…

Emulates Saul Bass's bold, kinetic graphic design — iconic for film title sequences, movie posters, and corporate logos that use cut-paper shapes and dramatic simplification. Use for motion graphics, poster design, or visual storytelling through bold graphic reduction.

Emulates Alexey Brodovitch's revolutionary editorial design — dynamic layouts, dramatic cropping, and the integration of photography and typography that transformed magazine design. Use for editorial layout, magazine design, or art direction that treats the page spread as a cinematic experience.

Emulates Neville Brody's typographic experimentation — custom typefaces, rule-breaking layouts, and graphic innovation that redefined editorial and brand design in the 1980s and beyond. Use for editorial design, custom typography, or brand identities with strong graphic character.

Emulates David Carson's deconstructivist graphic design — chaotic typography, layered imagery, and deliberate illegibility that challenged every rule of modernist design. Use for experimental editorial design, grunge aesthetics, or designs that prioritize emotion and texture over clarity.

Emulates Muriel Cooper's visionary information design — pioneering the intersection of graphic design, computation, and interactive media at MIT. Use for information design, data visualization, interface design, or designs exploring typographic space in digital environments.

Emulates Milton Glaser's eclectic, humanist graphic design — combining illustration, bold color, and conceptual wit to create iconic images that enter popular culture. Use for poster design, editorial illustration, identity design, or any work requiring visual wit and warmth.