[
    {
        "subGenre": "Noir",
        "scene": "Rain-slicked alley with neon reflections and a lone umbrella (night/bleak)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Steam rising from a subway grate near a flickering neon sign",
            "A shadowed figure under a solitary streetlamp",
            "A taxi idling with interior light revealing a tense argument",
            "A cigarette ember glowing against the wet pavement",
            "An abandoned storefront window with a battered poster"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A detective lights a cigarette and flips through a battered notebook",
            "A whispered exchange of cash in a doorway passes hands and secrets",
            "A woman in a trench coat slips a clue into a pocket then disappears",
            "An ominous silhouette watches from a distant rooftop"
        ],
        "camera": "Low-angle wet-surface reflections and tight over-the-shoulder investigative inserts",
        "accents": [
            "neon micro-reflection on puddles",
            "cigarette ash micro-flicker in shallow depth"
        ],
        "mood": "cynical suspense",
        "lighting": "high-contrast chiaroscuro with neon punctures",
        "style": "classic noir"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Noir",
        "scene": "Seedy jazz club where smoke and sorrow permeate the air (night/sultry)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Dim stage with a single spotlight on a singer",
            "Whispered table conversations over low cocktails",
            "A bar back polishing glasses mechanically",
            "A player piano ticking in the corner",
            "A patron slipping an envelope under a saucer"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A mournful ballad underscores a furtive exchange",
            "A broken promise surfaces as suspicion in a stare",
            "A bartender discreetly notes a troublesome name in the ledger",
            "A performer leaves the stage to avoid an awkward encounter"
        ],
        "camera": "Warm spotlight close-ups with grainy film texture and smoky foreground layers",
        "accents": [
            "brass instrument lacquer micro-glint",
            "liquid ripple micro-detail on cocktail surface"
        ],
        "mood": "world-weary longing",
        "lighting": "spotlight key with deep shadows and rim glow",
        "style": "noirish jazz portrait"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Noir",
        "scene": "Interrogation room with a single overhead lamp and mirrored glass (dark/tense)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A metal table with two mismatched chairs and a kettle for tension",
            "A one-way mirror with silhouettes observing",
            "A taped photograph spread across the table as evidence",
            "A trembling witness shifting eyes under pressure",
            "A detective removing a cigarette butt before a confession"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Question-and-answer rhythm tightens until a slip reveals motive",
            "Psychological pressure teeters between coercion and empathy",
            "A subtle reveal reframes the entire investigation",
            "A late-arriving item undermines an earlier testimony"
        ],
        "camera": "Claustrophobic tight framing with sharp edge highlights and micro-contrast",
        "accents": [
            "metal table micro-scratch and tape adhesive micro-detail",
            "sweat bead micro-reflection on skin"
        ],
        "mood": "taut interrogation",
        "lighting": "single harsh top key with heavy vignetting",
        "style": "procedural noir"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Noir",
        "scene": "Abandoned hotel corridor with flickering bulbs and peeling wallpaper (night/eerie)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A suitcase left in an empty hallway",
            "A distant elevator bell ringing without arrival",
            "Footsteps echoing and stopping abruptly",
            "A crooked 'Do Not Disturb' sign swinging",
            "A scratched door with a hidden peephole revealing clandestine visitors"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A furtive rendezvous in room 713 that goes wrong",
            "An evidence bag is slipped into a hallway locker unnoticed",
            "A flashback intercut shows the origin of a betrayal",
            "A final reveal unseals a long-buried conspiracy"
        ],
        "camera": "Long dolly pulls with shallow focus and grain accentuated",
        "accents": [
            "peeling paper micro-layer and bulb filament micro-glow",
            "floorboard micro-creak audio detail"
        ],
        "mood": "oppressive unease",
        "lighting": "low-key with intermittent practical flicker",
        "style": "psychological noir"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Noir",
        "scene": "Rainy rooftop rendezvous where secrets exchange hands (night/somber)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A rooftop garden slick with water and puddled light",
            "A briefcase passed under cover of umbrella",
            "A city alarm siren faint in the distance",
            "A character checking a watch before disappearing down a fire escape",
            "A solitary pigeon startled into flight"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A coded phrase confirms identity and a transfer occurs",
            "An unexpected betrayal leaves a single shoe behind",
            "A lover's farewell is traded for a compact containing proof",
            "A rooftop silhouette fades into the rain and night"
        ],
        "camera": "Wind-affected long lens and tight exchange close-ups with rain micro-pulse overlay",
        "accents": [
            "umbrella fabric micro-weave and briefcase leather micro-texture",
            "raindrop micro-caustic on metal surfaces"
        ],
        "mood": "resigned melancholy",
        "lighting": "reflective night neon with cold fill",
        "style": "moody rooftop noir"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Noir",
        "scene": "A lonely detective's office at dawn, ashtray full and case files stacked (dawn/reflective)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "An overstuffed chair with a coat draped over the back",
            "A corkboard with red string connecting photos and notes",
            "A coffee cup with a lipstick ring indicating late company",
            "A rain-streaked window slowly clearing to reveal skyline",
            "A typewriter with a single page partially typed"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "The detective reviews late-night revelations with weary clarity",
            "A call interrupts and brings renewed urgency",
            "Old regrets surface in a silent montage of photographs",
            "A decision is made to pursue a more dangerous lead"
        ],
        "camera": "Slow push-ins on desk clutter with film-grain and soft dawn backlight",
        "accents": [
            "ash micro-accumulation in ashtray and paper fiber micro-detail",
            "typewriter key micro-hits audible in mix"
        ],
        "mood": "world-weary resolve",
        "lighting": "muted dawn with warm desk lamp",
        "style": "detective noir vignette"
    }
]