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        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Laboratory bench where a late-night assay finally glows (light/night)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Benchtop with arrayed microplates and pipette tips",
            "Cold room window showing slow condensation",
            "A single hood with an active reaction",
            "Whiteboard filled with half-erased equations",
            "A coffee cup cooling beside a laptop"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A microplate well fluoresces and the team exhales",
            "Pipette transfers continue with precise rhythm",
            "A result is logged and immediately shared across chat",
            "A senior researcher nods and jots a follow-up protocol"
        ],
        "camera": "Tight macro on wells and pipette tips with occasional pullback to team",
        "accents": [
            "crisp glass speculars on vials",
            "cool LED rim-light on instrument edges"
        ],
        "mood": "quiet triumph",
        "lighting": "task-focused bright with dark surrounding lab",
        "style": "documentary lab realism"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Field station on a windswept tundra collecting core samples (day)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Tent cluster with instrument racks",
            "Core-drill mounted on a sled",
            "Frozen horizon with aurora hints",
            "Sample coolers lined and labeled",
            "Snow flags marking transects"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A core is extracted and snapped into numbered segments",
            "GPS pings log the sample location",
            "A technician wraps samples into insulated crates",
            "A remote uplink sends metadata to base"
        ],
        "camera": "Windy wide establishing shots with close texture macro on ice strata",
        "accents": [
            "frost rim on fabric and metal",
            "granular ice micro-detail catching low sun"
        ],
        "mood": "methodical endurance",
        "lighting": "flat cold daylight with crisp horizon contrast",
        "style": "expedition documentary"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Observatory dome during an exoplanet transit watch (night)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Dome open to starfield and a large primary mirror",
            "Control console with spectrum readouts",
            "A small worktable with star charts",
            "A red lamped corner for dark adaptation",
            "A laptop showing real-time light curves"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A transit dip appears on a live graph and cheers soften",
            "An instrument recalibration occurs between exposures",
            "A researcher annotates a curious spectral line",
            "A coffee is passed in quiet celebration"
        ],
        "camera": "Slow crane from mirror to console with micro-inserts on graph lines",
        "accents": [
            "subtle star caustics and cool metal gleam",
            "soft red rim-light preserving night vision"
        ],
        "mood": "awe-filled focus",
        "lighting": "low red ambient with pinpoint instrument highlights",
        "style": "scientific wonder"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Computational cluster room where simulations hum (dark/technical)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Rack rows with blinking status LEDs",
            "Monitoring wall with heatmaps and timelines",
            "A cold aisle with raised floor vents",
            "A whiteboard mapping job queues",
            "An operator terminal with ssh windows open"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A simulation completes and a pipeline triggers post-processing",
            "Logs roll as nodes report metrics",
            "A researcher checkpoints state and transfers results",
            "A visualization renders into a large screen"
        ],
        "camera": "Technical lateral glide between racks with close glints on LED patterns",
        "accents": [
            "cold LED rim and subtle reflective cabling",
            "soft monitor caustic on operator hands"
        ],
        "mood": "efficient intensity",
        "lighting": "cool technical illumination with localized screen glow",
        "style": "tech documentary"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Ecology classroom where students help deploy camera traps (day/outdoor)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Trail-edge with camouflaged devices",
            "Tree mounts and tag-check stations",
            "A field tablet syncing imagery",
            "A pack of spare batteries and cable ties",
            "A logbook noting deployment times"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Team tests a trigger and reviews a captured image",
            "A trap is secured with zip-ties and labeled",
            "GPS coordinates are recorded for retrieval",
            "A student jubilantly spots a rare species on the preview"
        ],
        "camera": "Handheld naturalistic with close wildlife image inserts",
        "accents": [
            "bark micro-texture and leaf caustics",
            "soft warm daylight rim on faces"
        ],
        "mood": "curious engagement",
        "lighting": "natural dappled daylight with ambient warmth",
        "style": "participatory fieldwork"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Clinical trial coordination hub managing consent and shipments (light/clinical)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Meeting room with protocol folders",
            "Shipping station with cold packs and manifests",
            "Phone bank coordinating appointments",
            "Secure data terminal for participant logs",
            "Consent forms in multiple languages"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A coordinator verifies consent signatures and demographic data",
            "A sample shipment is logged and courier booked",
            "An adverse event is reported and escalated",
            "A participant follow-up schedule is updated"
        ],
        "camera": "Clear documentary coverage with insert shots on paperwork and labels",
        "accents": [
            "paper micro-texture and laminated tag sheen",
            "cold-pack condensation highlights"
        ],
        "mood": "organized diligence",
        "lighting": "neutral clinical lighting with focused task illumination",
        "style": "process-driven vignette"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Genetics lab where CRISPR edits are planned and pipetted (light/sterile)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Laminar flow hood with sterile gloves",
            "Sequence printouts and plasmid maps",
            "PCR machine cycling with soft clicks",
            "A gel box with ladder markers",
            "Cold block racks with labeled tubes"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Guide RNA is validated and mixed with reagents",
            "A thermocycler runs and the team annotates times",
            "Post-PCR gel is prepared and loaded carefully",
            "Results are imaged and scored for expected bands"
        ],
        "camera": "Macro instrument shots intercut with careful human hand movements",
        "accents": [
            "sterile material sheen and tiny bubble caustics",
            "cool acrylic specular on tube surfaces"
        ],
        "mood": "precise concentration",
        "lighting": "bright sterile task lighting with soft fill",
        "style": "procedural laboratory"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Anthropology dig where artifacts are lifted and rinsed (day/archaeal)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Grid-marked excavation unit with trowels and brushes",
            "Sifting screens and sieves for micro-artifacts",
            "Catalog tables with measured tags and bags",
            "Shade shelters protecting fragile finds",
            "A tented lab for initial conservation"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A small pot sherd is cleaned to reveal painted pattern",
            "Coordinates and context are recorded in field logs",
            "Fragile bone is wrapped and stabilized for transport",
            "A hypothesis about use is debated among the team"
        ],
        "camera": "Gentle documentary pans across grid with intimate artifact macros",
        "accents": [
            "earth grain micro-detail and sun-washed cloth rim",
            "wet wash glints on cleaned surfaces"
        ],
        "mood": "careful discovery",
        "lighting": "bright sun with shaded work areas",
        "style": "field archaeology"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Robotics workshop where prototypes are stress-tested (light/technical)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Workbenches with actuators and control boards",
            "Test rigs for torque and endurance",
            "A motion-capture corner with markers and cameras",
            "Soldering irons and 3D-printed components",
            "A whiteboard of control algorithms"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A test run stresses an actuator revealing a design flaw",
            "Firmware is updated and a behavior change is observed",
            "A mentor helps a student rewrite a control loop",
            "A successful run triggers high-fives and notes"
        ],
        "camera": "Dynamic lateral movement with macro focus on joints and wiring",
        "accents": [
            "metallic specular and tool glint micro-detail",
            "tiny solder bead highlights"
        ],
        "mood": "iterative experimentation",
        "lighting": "neutral workshop lighting with directional task keys",
        "style": "maker-innovation"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Oceanographic deck deployment of an autonomous glider (day/sea)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Ship deck with crane and winch",
            "Launch frame with tethered glider",
            "Wet crew in survival gear prepping the unit",
            "Satellite uplink antenna tracking movement",
            "A chart table plotting the mission route"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Crew secures the glider and sends it overboard with telemetry",
            "A mission monitor shows depth profiles in real-time",
            "Samples are logged as the glider reports CTD casts",
            "A buoy pings position for recovery coordination"
        ],
        "camera": "Vibrant deck-side handheld with rolling sea b-roll and telemetry inserts",
        "accents": [
            "salt-spray rim-light on metal",
            "wet-surface micro-sheen on instrument housings"
        ],
        "mood": "adventurous precision",
        "lighting": "open daylight with reflective sea highlights",
        "style": "marine operations"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Behavioral lab where subjects perform decision tasks under observation (light/controlled)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Small booths with response levers and screens",
            "Eye-tracking rigs and head stabilization",
            "Observation glass with recording equipment",
            "Reward dispensers and timing systems",
            "A control room monitoring physiological data"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Trials run in blocks while data is streamed to storage",
            "A participant responds to stimuli and receives feedback",
            "A discrepancy triggers a protocol pause for check",
            "Statistical summaries are computed after a session"
        ],
        "camera": "Calm observational framing with equipment close-ins",
        "accents": [
            "monitor rim highlights and calibrated lens reflections",
            "soft acoustic panel micro-texture"
        ],
        "mood": "methodical scrutiny",
        "lighting": "neutral lab light with controlled soft shadows",
        "style": "behavioral research vignette"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Climate modelers' war room where maps update with scenario runs (dark/technical)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Large display array with layered maps",
            "Analyst desks with waveform charts",
            "A whiteboard with policy decision branches",
            "Coffee and rolling chairs indicating long sessions",
            "A time-lapse of model ensembles toggled"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A model run completes and overlays shift regionally",
            "A policy officer queries sensitivity and team explains tradeoffs",
            "A visualization highlights areas of critical impact",
            "A decision path is annotated for dissemination"
        ],
        "camera": "Measured wide with tight pulls into map detail and reaction shots",
        "accents": [
            "map-screen specular and soft volumetric data beams",
            "paper map micro-grain"
        ],
        "mood": "analytical urgency",
        "lighting": "dim control-room glow with bright display highlights",
        "style": "policy science documentary"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Microscopy suite where a novel cell morphology is photographed (light/task)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Inverted microscope station with delicate stage clips",
            "Laser scanning confocal bench with cooling fans",
            "A dark-box imaging chamber and camera",
            "Slide racks with humidity control",
            "Annotated image repository on a workstation"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Z-stack images are captured and stitched into volume",
            "A researcher adjusts gain and sees structural detail emerge",
            "Annotation tools mark regions of interest",
            "Files are backed up and shared with a collaborator"
        ],
        "camera": "Micro-to-macro camera movement from eyepiece to workstation",
        "accents": [
            "lens caustic micro-highlights and stage micro-detail",
            "soft fluorescent rim on gloves"
        ],
        "mood": "delicate discovery",
        "lighting": "localized bright microscope beam with dark surrounds",
        "style": "imaging vignette"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Citizen science event where volunteers help tag migrating birds (day/community)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Park gazebo with sign-up sheets",
            "Binocular stations and bird guides",
            "Volunteers listening to call IDs on tablets",
            "Tagging station and demonstration area",
            "A small celebratory board displaying tallies"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Volunteers spot and log species into a shared app",
            "An expert identifies a confusing call and teaches cues",
            "Data is uploaded to an open repository",
            "Children excitedly note unusual sightings"
        ],
        "camera": "Warm community handheld with joyful close-ups and app UI inserts",
        "accents": [
            "feather micro-texture in zoomed shots",
            "soft dawn rim on excited faces"
        ],
        "mood": "inclusive curiosity",
        "lighting": "pleasant morning light with warm fill",
        "style": "public engagement"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Materials lab where a thin-film deposition finishes and is inspected (light/technical)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Sputter coater chamber with vacuum gauges",
            "A glovebox for sample transfer",
            "Ellipsometer and profilometer stations",
            "Film samples on polished wafers",
            "A registry logging deposition parameters"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A wafer is unloaded and inspected under a microscope",
            "Thickness maps are read and compared to targets",
            "A deposition parameter is adjusted for the next run",
            "A sample is set aside for electrical testing"
        ],
        "camera": "Precise macro and lateral dolly across wafer surfaces",
        "accents": [
            "thin-film iridescent speculars and vacuum gauge glints",
            "cleanroom textile micro-detail"
        ],
        "mood": "technical exactitude",
        "lighting": "bright technical light with polished highlights",
        "style": "materials-science procedural"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Scientists",
        "scene": "Science communication event where researchers demo to the public (day/festival)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Interactive booths with hands-on exhibits",
            "A live demo stage with enthusiastic presenters",
            "Giveaway stickers and activity sheets for kids",
            "A Q&A corner with curious questions",
            "Visual posters and simple experiment stations"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A presenter simplifies complex ideas with analogy",
            "A child runs a quick experiment and celebrates success",
            "Volunteers hand out take-home learning kits",
            "A short talk sparks a line of follow-up questions"
        ],
        "camera": "Energetic handheld capturing smiles, demos, and crowd engagement",
        "accents": [
            "bright festival rim-lights and colorful prop speculars",
            "paper print micro-detail on handouts"
        ],
        "mood": "inspirational outreach",
        "lighting": "cheerful daylight with event lighting accents",
        "style": "public science outreach"
    }
]