[
    {
        "subGenre": "Superhero Films",
        "scene": "Nighttime rooftop confrontation above a rain-slicked neon city (dark/epic)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Sparks from a distant helicopter rotor silhouette the skyline",
            "A dropped glove flutters toward the alley below",
            "Neon signage reflected in puddles at the ledge",
            "A villain's henchman falls past the camera in slow motion",
            "A rooftop antenna creates dramatic rim-light"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Hero grapples to regain balance as a thrown projectile shatters nearby glass",
            "Villain delivers an ideological monologue while circling the rooftop",
            "A sudden rescue jump redirects the conflict toward civilians below",
            "A decisive punch sends a crate tumbling into frame to reveal a hidden clue"
        ],
        "camera": "Dynamic combination of sweeping crane, tight handheld on faces for micro-expression, and slow-mo inserts for impact",
        "accents": [
            "rain micro-refraction on cape and visor micro-glass sheen",
            "neon micro-bloom and rooftop grit micro-texture"
        ],
        "mood": "tense, heroic, cinematic",
        "lighting": "high-contrast rim and practical neon with splashes of rain-reflect catchlights",
        "style": "superhero blockbuster with grounded gritty accents"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Superhero Films",
        "scene": "Small-town origin: discovery of the artifact in a dusty farmhouse attic (light/quiet)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Sunbeams cutting through attic dust and rafters",
            "A family photo with a hidden burn mark",
            "An old radio crackling with a faint emergency broadcast",
            "A curious child accidentally activating a subtle glow",
            "Handwritten notes tucked into a leather box"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Character tentatively places the artifact on a table and it hums to life",
            "Close-up on a palm absorbing a faint charge and twitching with new power",
            "Cut to a montage of small displays lighting up across town",
            "A neighbor's dog howls as a far-off siren responds"
        ],
        "camera": "Warm close-ups and intimate dolly pushes for discovery; macro inserts on artifact details",
        "accents": [
            "dust micro-motes and wood micro-grain on attic floorboards",
            "artifact micro-glow halo and faint electronic micro-buzz"
        ],
        "mood": "awe, curiosity, quiet destiny",
        "lighting": "soft warm daylight with a single artifact-driven glow",
        "style": "origin-story drama with magical-realism touches"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Superhero Films",
        "scene": "Hero in civilian disguise navigating a bustling public parade before an ambush (light/chaotic)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Confetti in the air and banners snapping in a mild breeze",
            "Crowd reaction shots with flags and phone-recording hands",
            "A street vendor startled as a costumed figure darts past",
            "A parade float passing with a cryptic logo",
            "Security cameras on lamp posts angled at the crowd"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Hero maintains cover while subtly redirecting pedestrians away from danger",
            "A sudden explosion of themed balloons reveals hidden drones",
            "Split-second decision to reveal powers to save a collapsing stand",
            "A quick symbolic gesture that rallies bystanders to help"
        ],
        "camera": "Fluid steadicam weaving through crowd, punctuated with rapid close handheld inserts during action",
        "accents": [
            "confetti micro-fiber texture and practical parade light micro-speculars",
            "phone-screen micro-glare and crowd micro-interaction sound beds"
        ],
        "mood": "urgent, public stakes, heroic restraint",
        "lighting": "bright daylight with strong practical highlights and lens flare",
        "style": "urban-action with emotional public drama"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Superhero Films",
        "scene": "Secret lab beneath city: a containment breach and moral choice (dark/forbidding)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Vapor trails from cryogenic chambers",
            "Warning lights cycling red along stainless steel walls",
            "A shattered containment window with frost crystals",
            "A technician's abandoned tablet with an urgent note",
            "A digital countdown frozen on a cracked screen"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Containment alarms trigger as an experiment destabilizes",
            "Hero must decide whether to rescind a protocol or risk collateral damage",
            "A flash of power stabilizes the reactor but leaves ambiguous consequences",
            "Aftermath contains evidence suggesting the villain manipulated the experiment"
        ],
        "camera": "Clinical tracking shots for lab machinery, jittery handheld during the breach, and close-in reaction shots",
        "accents": [
            "metal micro-grain and condensation micro-beads on glass",
            "alarm micro-pulse lighting and screen micro-pixel grid"
        ],
        "mood": "tense, ethical, ominous",
        "lighting": "cool practicals, strobed alarm reds, and monitor-dominant fills",
        "style": "techno-thriller superhero sequence with moral complexity"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Superhero Films",
        "scene": "Midnight alley rescue where the hero's methods are questioned by an onlooker (dark/gritty)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A discarded child's toy under a chain-link fence",
            "Steam rising from a sewer grate",
            "A wary bystander filming from a doorway",
            "Graffiti telling a local urban legend about a masked savior",
            "A fractured streetlamp flickering overhead"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Hero stops a mugging with swift non-lethal force and helps the victim up",
            "An onlooker confronts the hero later, asking why they cross the line",
            "Hero avoids answering and leaves a glittering emblem behind",
            "Cutaways to police report files implying mixed public opinion"
        ],
        "camera": "Handheld close to the action, then pulled back to a voyeuristic fixed frame as the moral debate unfolds",
        "accents": [
            "sewer-steam micro-haze and fabric micro-weave of the hero's gloves",
            "streetlamp micro-flicker and pavement micro-moisture speculars"
        ],
        "mood": "ambiguous, gritty, introspective",
        "lighting": "low-key practicals with single-source highlights and deep shadows",
        "style": "street-level vigilante drama"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Superhero Films",
        "scene": "Training montage in abandoned subway tunnels (dark/kinetic)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Old tiled columns with posters half-torn",
            "A makeshift obstacle course of discarded crates and pipes",
            "Sparks from improvised sparring equipment",
            "A chalkboard with tactical diagrams scribbled and erased",
            "A single fluorescent tube buzzing above"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Accelerated sequences of parkour, gadget testing, and tactical drills",
            "Hero and mentor exchange terse coaching advice mid-exertion",
            "Close micro-shots of callused hands and focused eyes",
            "A final timed run that ends in a confident stance on a platform edge"
        ],
        "camera": "Rapid cutting rhythm with whip-pans, intercut slow-motion for form emphasis, and POV inserts",
        "accents": [
            "concrete micro-pitting and sweat micro-sheen on brows",
            "metal micro-echo and fluorescent micro-flicker"
        ],
        "mood": "determined, focused, emergent power",
        "lighting": "directional practicals with gritty tungsten cast and selective fill",
        "style": "heightened training montage blending realism and stylization"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Superhero Films",
        "scene": "Citywide team-up on a stormy night to stop a collapsing bridge (dark/heroic)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Suspension cables snapping with distant thunder",
            "Headlights streaming through heavy rain like comet tails",
            "Civilians on the bridge quickly being shepherded to safety",
            "A silhouetted team emblem briefly visible in lightning",
            "Emergency vehicles forming a chaotic perimeter"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Team executes synchronized maneuvers to prevent structural collapse",
            "One member sacrifices their position to hold a failing cable",
            "Heroic rallying dialogue over comms unites the team and spurs the rescue",
            "Final slow reveal of saved civilians applauding from safe distance"
        ],
        "camera": "Epic wide shots to show scale, medium action coverage, and emotional close-ups for the sacrifice beats",
        "accents": [
            "rain micro-streaks on visors and metal micro-spray from water impact",
            "cable micro-fray detail and thunder micro-room tone"
        ],
        "mood": "epic, sacrificial, triumphant",
        "lighting": "strobe-like lightning with vehicle practicals and searchlight beams",
        "style": "ensemble superhero set-piece balancing spectacle and heart"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Superhero Films",
        "scene": "Dawn aftermath: quiet rooftop reflection and the cost of vigilance (light/melancholic)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "A battered emblem patched and pinned to rooftop chain",
            "Dawn birds hesitantly returning to powerlines",
            "A folded newspaper headline about the night's events",
            "A small bouquet left anonymously beside a memorial plaque",
            "Footprints in rooftop gravel leading to the ledge"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Hero surveys the city with a weary expression and pocketed trinkets from those saved",
            "A quiet radio transmission reports no casualties; a soft exhale is heard",
            "Cut to a montage of news headlines and personal messages hinting at ongoing consequences",
            "A final isolated close-up of the hero removing their mask and staring at the skyline"
        ],
        "camera": "Slow contemplative crane pullback with intimate close-ups punctuating the quiet aftermath",
        "accents": [
            "fabric micro-tear and sunrise micro-gold rim on cape",
            "paper micro-fiber detail on newspaper and rooftop micro-grit"
        ],
        "mood": "reflective, weary, hopeful",
        "lighting": "soft warm dawn with low contrast and gentle rim-light",
        "style": "character-driven quiet epilogue"
    }
]