One-take continuity

Premise

Hold a single generated character across a 42-second unbroken run through six lighting states without a cut to hide the seam.

Finding

Continuity survives if wardrobe and lens are locked as hard constraints and only the light is allowed to move. Cuts are a crutch; direction is the fix.

Method

01

Reference sheet built from four orthographic angles before any motion pass.

02

Lighting states scripted as a cue list, not a prompt list.

03

Two frames per state hand-approved as anchors, rest interpolated under supervision.