DRAMATIC ENGINE: Discovery SCENE TURN: The planet changes from a pr…

DRAMATIC ENGINE: Discovery SCENE TURN: The planet changes from a promising world into possible evidence of intelligent life. CUT LOGIC: No cuts. The shared frame preserves the quiet conversation and lets all three characters react together. 0.0–3.2 — Discovery Camera: Match the source image at eye level. Slow pull back from the asymmetric two-shot. Action: The woman lowers her gaze as a small blue planetary hologram becomes visible between them. WOMAN: “The survey found a blue world beyond the dead system.” 3.2–5.0 — Inspection Camera: Continuous from the same frontal position. The pull back decelerates to rest. Action: The bone-faced alien studies the slowly rotating planet. ALIEN: “Water?” 5.0–8.3 — Verification Camera: Continuous locked medium three-shot. Action: White cloud systems move over the holographic oceans. The woman watches the data rotating around it. WOMAN: “Oceans. Clouds. An oxygen atmosphere.” 8.3–10.8 — Implication Camera: Continuous. Subtle push toward the two speakers. Action: The alien looks away from the hologram and meets the woman’s eyes. ALIEN: “Any sign of life?” 10.8–15.0 — Revelation Camera: Continuous slow push. Action: The hologram rotates toward its night hemisphere. Tiny organized lights appear along one continent. The sentinel in the background subtly raises its head. WOMAN: “Lights on the night side.” Hold on all three silently examining the illuminated hemisphere.

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