[
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A dawn tatami tearoom in a mountain dojo where a master prepares matcha for three students",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A dawn tatami tearoom in a mountain dojo where a master prepares matcha for three students",
            "A low wooden alcove with shoji screens and morning mist beyond",
            "A narrow tearoom with a single scroll and an incense stick smoldering",
            "A quiet kneeling line where bowls are passed with measured reverence",
            "A small garden glimpsed through a raised threshold as steam rises"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "The master sifting powdered tea with precise breaths and silences",
            "A student rotating the bowl in a practiced clockwise motion before sipping",
            "An assistant carrying hot water in a lacquered kettle and bowing at each pass",
            "Hands washing and drying ritualistically between gestures"
        ],
        "camera": "Low static two-shot focusing on hands and bowl, occasional slow push-in on whisk motion",
        "accents": [
            "matte rim-light on lacquered kettle and bamboo whisk",
            "soft natural micro-texture of tatami catching steam haze"
        ],
        "mood": "serene discipline",
        "lighting": "soft dawn through rice paper, warm low-key highlights",
        "style": "meditative minimalist documentary"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A sunlit English garden where ladies gather for afternoon tea under striped parasols",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A sunlit English garden where ladies gather for afternoon tea under striped parasols",
            "A rose-bordered lawn with a linen-draped table and porcelain sets",
            "A formal veranda with silver teapot and tiered cake stands",
            "A gentle string quartet playing near the hedge as tea is poured",
            "Children chasing bubbles while adults converse in quiet laughter"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A server pouring tea with a slow practiced wrist flick to avoid spills",
            "Dainty fingers lifting cups with pinkies tucked and polite sips exchanged",
            "Cake tiers being offered and small sandwiches selected with tongs",
            "A toast murmured for a gathering reason and soft applause"
        ],
        "camera": "Medium dolly capturing table choreography and close-in on porcelain patterns",
        "accents": [
            "porcelain micro-reflections in sunlight",
            "petal micro-speculars on rose edges"
        ],
        "mood": "gentle sociability",
        "lighting": "bright midday sun with soft fill",
        "style": "classic genteel realism"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A dusk Moroccan salon where mint tea is poured from height into ornate glasses",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A dusk Moroccan salon where mint tea is poured from height into ornate glasses",
            "A tiled courtyard with mosaic fountain and embroidered cushions",
            "A low table of brass and filigree with steaming samovars",
            "A circle of friends reclining under lanterns with mint sprigs",
            "A rooftop terrace with city-sounds softened by citrus breeze"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A host lifting a long-spouted kettle and pouring to create aerated foam",
            "Glass clinks and small hands offering sweetened cubes in polite measure",
            "Mints crushed and added at the last second with a fragrant puff",
            "A communal passing of trays while stories are animatedly traded"
        ],
        "camera": "Handheld lateral with lantern-bokeh and occasional low-angle pour close-ups",
        "accents": [
            "brass micro-glow on tray rims",
            "steam micro-diffusion catching lantern light"
        ],
        "mood": "warm conviviality",
        "lighting": "dusk with warm lantern pools and cool skyline",
        "style": "textural cultural vignette"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A moonlit Tibetan yurt where butter tea is offered in wooden bowls to pilgrims",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A moonlit Tibetan yurt where butter tea is offered in wooden bowls to pilgrims",
            "A low interior of heavy textiles, prayer flags tacked to rafters",
            "A hearth-lit circle where elders guide newcomers in tasting",
            "A high plateau with yurt doors open to stars as steam drifts",
            "A procession bringing fresh yak-milk and churned butter"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A ladle scooping thick creamy tea and offering with two-handed reverence",
            "Pilgrims murmuring blessings before lifting the bowl to lips",
            "An elder stirring ceremonial butter with a carved spoon while reciting a verse",
            "Hands warming across the bowl rim before passing it on"
        ],
        "camera": "Intimate circular shot focusing on faces and bowl texture with slow ambient pans",
        "accents": [
            "wood-grain micro-detail on bowls",
            "smoke micro-haze around the hearth"
        ],
        "mood": "earthy sacred sustenance",
        "lighting": "warm hearth glow against deep night",
        "style": "ritual ethnographic realism"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A neon-lit cyber-teahouse at midnight where powdered blends are synced with synth rhythms",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A neon-lit cyber-teahouse at midnight where powdered blends are synced with synth rhythms",
            "A counter of glass tubes and glowing infusion chambers",
            "Baristas wearing augmented visors adjusting nectar viscosity",
            "A clustered crowd leaning on holo-tables and sipping luminescent brews",
            "A window overlooking rain-slick streets with digital tea-ads blinking"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A machine micro-whisking and overlaying taste-profiles on a small holo-display",
            "A server sending a tea-drone that hovers and hums at table level",
            "Customers tapping to tweak caffeine-spritz levels and color notes",
            "A beat-synced foam crest forming in time with bass hits"
        ],
        "camera": "Stylized glide with strong neon rim and slow-motion micro-pour sequences",
        "accents": [
            "neon micro-glow on glass veneer",
            "holo micro-refractions in suspended droplets"
        ],
        "mood": "electric sociability",
        "lighting": "high-contrast neon night",
        "style": "futuristic urban realism"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A candlelit Victorian parlor where herbal tea is steeped alongside poetry reading at night",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A candlelit Victorian parlor where herbal tea is steeped alongside poetry reading at night",
            "A velvet-clad salon with framed etchings and a low fireplace",
            "A small circle of readers sipping chamomile between verses",
            "A china teapot passed like a conversational baton",
            "A close-up of a steam-wreathed teacup catching candle flicker"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A reader pausing to lift a cup and let the line settle",
            "A hostess decanting a fragrant infusion with steady hand and gentle smile",
            "Pages turning softly as a group listens and nods in measured cadence",
            "A soft clink signaling applause at a well-placed metaphor"
        ],
        "camera": "Warm static medium with close inserts on steam and faces, small handheld for emotional emphasis",
        "accents": [
            "candle micro-halation on porcelain rims",
            "velvet micro-texture capturing lamplight"
        ],
        "mood": "intellectual intimacy",
        "lighting": "warm candlelight and hearth glow",
        "style": "literary period realism"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A sunrise rooftop yoga-tea session where matcha flows after a morning flow",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A sunrise rooftop yoga-tea session where matcha flows after a morning flow",
            "A small mat circle with bamboo whisks and small bowls",
            "A city skyline beyond and steam rising from careful bowls",
            "Breath-synchronized whisking, each rhythm matched to pose transitions",
            "A quiet conversation about intention shared between sips"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A teacher guiding breath then handing a bowl for a cleansing sip",
            "A gentle whisk motion reflecting the inhalation-exhalation rhythm",
            "Bowls passed with a gratitude nod between practitioners",
            "A final shared quiet opening to the city as the last sip is taken"
        ],
        "camera": "Wide rooftop wide for skyline, then intimate close-ins on bowl and whisk textures",
        "accents": [
            "early sun rim on whisk bamboo",
            "glass micro-frost on rooftop dew"
        ],
        "mood": "centered uplift",
        "lighting": "golden sunrise with clean air",
        "style": "wellness-modern minimalism"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A twilight apothecary where medicinal teas are prescribed and brewed for patient rituals",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A twilight apothecary where medicinal teas are prescribed and brewed for patient rituals",
            "A shelf of labeled roots and dried petals arranged like a botanical library",
            "A healer pounding herbs then pouring slow infusions into clay cups",
            "A patient inhaling aroma as diagnosis and recipe are explained",
            "A small bedside serving of warm restorative tea and bandage"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Healer weighing herbs precisely and chanting preparation steps aloud",
            "A patient sipping and exhaling a visible relief sign as steam touches their face",
            "Small stones warmed and placed at cup sides as conductive comfort",
            "A recipe written in a careful script then sealed with wax for later use"
        ],
        "camera": "Close clinical-hand inserts with medium shot on patient-healer rapport; soft crossfade",
        "accents": [
            "herb micro-fiber texture in sachets",
            "clay micro-matte on cup rims holding steam"
        ],
        "mood": "humane care",
        "lighting": "soft twilight interior with warm task light",
        "style": "medicinal craft realism"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A moonlit forest clearing where a druid circle brews bark and leaf elixirs in iron cauldrons",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A moonlit forest clearing where a druid circle brews bark and leaf elixirs in iron cauldrons",
            "A ring of standing stones and a central cauldron simmering with herbal steam",
            "Hands adding petals as the circle intones seasonal names",
            "A sapling offering added as a living oath within the brew",
            "A mist-lift revealing ash-scribed drink bowls for blessing"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A synchronized ladling where each person tastes and passes comments quietly",
            "Leaves stirred in a clockwise pass to bind an intention",
            "A branch dipped to stir then offered to a designated seeker",
            "Embers shifted to adjust simmer and release different aromatic notes"
        ],
        "camera": "Slow circular glide around the cauldron with handheld close-ins on leaf motion and steam glyphs",
        "accents": [
            "iron micro-rust texture on cauldron rim",
            "leaf-subsurface micro-glow in steam pockets"
        ],
        "mood": "earthly sanctity",
        "lighting": "cool moonlight through canopy, warm cauldron core",
        "style": "ritual eco-fantasy"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A neon night tram-car teahouse where commuters sip adaptogenic blends between stations",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A neon night tram-car teahouse where commuters sip adaptogenic blends between stations",
            "A moving kiosk with secure cup-holders and soft jazz overhead",
            "A barista strapping a bowl in and handing it to a commuter mid-ride",
            "A vertical window showing blurred city-lights as a backdrop to quiet sipping",
            "A small conversation about focus rituals between stops"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Barista stabilizing a thermos and adjusting foam for motion comfort",
            "Commuters pairing breathing rituals with sips to calm commute anxiety",
            "A tap to lock-in custom adaptogen blends for personal tolerance",
            "A grateful nod as the drink steadies a jitters-prone passenger"
        ],
        "camera": "Gimbal-stabilized interior with window reflections and small insert focus on cup stability",
        "accents": [
            "neon micro-reflect in liquid surface",
            "soft seat-texture micro-detail under bowls"
        ],
        "mood": "urban practical respite",
        "lighting": "mixed neon and interior warm",
        "style": "modern commuter realism"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A midnight reading-club in a library conservatory where oolong is poured to heighten clarity",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A midnight reading-club in a library conservatory where oolong is poured to heighten clarity",
            "A long table of open books and a steaming silver kettle",
            "Members whispering insights and tasting layered leaf notes",
            "A vine-curtained dome with city-glow behind and moon above",
            "A small ornate strainer being tapped to release a final rhyme"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A deliberate double-pour technique to aerate aromatic polysaccharides",
            "Members comparing notes on mouthfeel and conceptual clarity",
            "A pause to write an inspired margin note and then share aloud",
            "A final communal steep to mark the session's end"
        ],
        "camera": "Intimate pan across faces, close on kettle steam and delicate strainer taps",
        "accents": [
            "glass micro-condensation on dome panes",
            "silver micro-specs on kettle lid"
        ],
        "mood": "clarifying collegiality",
        "lighting": "soft moon in glass dome with interior warm glows",
        "style": "intellectual modern minimalism"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A dawn alley-ritual where street-teas are prepared for the overnight workers before dawn break",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A dawn alley-ritual where street-teas are prepared for the overnight workers before dawn break",
            "A wok-style kettle over a small charcoal ring giving off savory broth-tea",
            "A vendor ladling tiny bowls into paper cups for tired laborers",
            "A quick blessing muttered before each serving and a pat on the back",
            "A steam-scent that marks the end of shift and the start of morning"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "An efficient pour sequence serving many hands in a row",
            "A grateful nod and a quick word of solidarity exchanged",
            "A small sharp breath in as hot broth clears lungs and readies arms",
            "A last cup saved for a late-arriving friend"
        ],
        "camera": "Handheld street-level with quick passing inserts of hands and steam and smiling faces",
        "accents": [
            "charcoal micro-ash smudges on vendor hands",
            "paper cup micro-crease texture catching steam"
        ],
        "mood": "practical compassion",
        "lighting": "pale pre-dawn with warm vendor lamp",
        "style": "gritty humanist realism"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A sunset vineyard teahouse serving herb infusions paired with cheese before harvest dinners",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A sunset vineyard teahouse serving herb infusions paired with cheese before harvest dinners",
            "A rustic wooden bar with small tasting bowls and local cheeses",
            "A sommelier explaining herb pairings and leaf terroir",
            "A sunset terrace with grape rows fading into evening",
            "A final toast as the last light drains from the horizon"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Pouring small tasting bowls with deliberate measured sips",
            "A palate-cleansing herb passed between guests to reset taste",
            "A tiny crumble of cheese placed to complement specific leaf notes",
            "A communal nod and quiet conversation about soil and sun"
        ],
        "camera": "Wide terrace reveal with medium tasting inserts and gentle slow focus on pairing gestures",
        "accents": [
            "vine leaf micro-sheen in backlight",
            "cheese rind micro-texture close-ups"
        ],
        "mood": "gustatory conviviality",
        "lighting": "warm sunset glow",
        "style": "culinary pastoral realism"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Tea Ceremonies",
        "scene": "A candlelit hospice corner where restorative teas are offered in hush to a patient at night",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A candlelit hospice corner where restorative teas are offered in hush to a patient at night",
            "A small bedside table with infusions labeled 'calm' and 'rest'",
            "A nurse gently pouring and adjusting a warm compress to the drinker",
            "A window showing moon and slow breath visible as steam meets cold",
            "A small ribbon tied to the cup as a token of remembrance"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A careful three-step pour to ensure temperature and clarity",
            "A hand hovering to check heat and then steadying a sip for the patient",
            "A whispered encouragement accompanying each swallow",
            "A final cup left cooling as a gesture of presence"
        ],
        "camera": "Close compassionate insert shots with soft shallow DOF and bedside intimacy",
        "accents": [
            "ceramic micro-glaze reflections",
            "candle micro-halation on skin"
        ],
        "mood": "comforting tenderness",
        "lighting": "low warm bedside lamp",
        "style": "quiet compassionate realism"
    }
]