{
    "city_architecture": [
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Corner bistro with tiny round tables, rattan chairs and chalkboard menu (day)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Corner bistro with tiny round tables, rattan chairs and chalkboard menu (day)",
                "Windows open onto the sidewalk with potted herbs on the sill",
                "A small espresso machine visible behind the counter",
                "A chalkboard advertising the day's special in hand-lettering",
                "A bicycle leaned against the railing outside"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "Barista pulling a perfect shot and steaming milk",
                "Regulars exchanging a quick hello before work",
                "A server balancing a tray of croissants and flat whites",
                "A tourist photographing their latte art"
            ],
            "camera": "Low handheld lateral passes between tables with macro inserts on cup rims and pastry flake",
            "accents": [
                "warm practical rim-light on steam and pastry gloss",
                "soft micro-highlights on cup porcelain"
            ],
            "mood": "casual intimacy",
            "lighting": "soft morning daylight with window fill",
            "style": "slice-of-life café cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Rain-slick sidewalk café with bright awning, steaming cups and umbrellas (rain)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Rain-slick sidewalk café with bright awning, steaming cups and umbrellas (rain)",
                "Puddled reflections of neon and signboards",
                "Patrons tucked under awnings sipping slowly",
                "A waiter carrying a tray through a light downpour",
                "Steam and vapor mixing above hot cups"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "A server hurriedly bringing hot drinks to a wet table",
                "Patrons adjusting umbrellas and laughing at the rain",
                "Saucer rims catching raindrops and producing concentric ripples",
                "A dog shaking off droplets under a nearby table"
            ],
            "camera": "Low wet-lens handheld with close macro on droplets and reflective puddle compositions",
            "accents": [
                "neon and practical warm contrast in puddle reflections",
                "soft diffuse bloom around steam and lights"
            ],
            "mood": "cozy resilience",
            "lighting": "diffuse rainy daylight with warm artificial accents",
            "style": "noir-café cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Sunset terrace cafe with long shadows, golden light and relaxed diners (sunset)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Sunset terrace cafe with long shadows, golden light and relaxed diners (sunset)",
                "String lights beginning to glow as sky deepens",
                "Patrons lingering over late aperitifs",
                "A waiter topping up wine glasses in soft light",
                "A distant skyline silhouette visible over treetops"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "Slow conversation punctuated by clinks of glass",
                "A musician playing soft guitar across the terrace",
                "Servers gently clearing plates as the night arrives",
                "Cigarette smoke drifting in warm eddies where permitted"
            ],
            "camera": "Wide terrace crane with timed sun-ramp to keep exposures smooth",
            "accents": [
                "golden rim-light and soft filmic bloom",
                "micro-speculars on wine surface and cutlery"
            ],
            "mood": "late-day languor",
            "lighting": "golden-hour sunset warmth",
            "style": "romantic terrace cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Alfresco breakfast cafe with newspapers, warm croissants and bicycle messengers (day)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Alfresco breakfast cafe with newspapers, warm croissants and bicycle messengers (day)",
                "Sunlit awnings and small morning queue",
                "A vintage espresso grinder humming on the counter",
                "Newspaper racks near the entrance and customers reading over coffee",
                "A courier receiving a wrapped order for rapid delivery"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "Couriers picking up wrapped sandwiches and darting away",
                "Customers sipping coffee and scanning headlines",
                "Baristas calling names and assembling orders in a steady rhythm",
                "A dog dozing under a table in a sun patch"
            ],
            "camera": "Low dolly with human-scale inserts and quick telephoto cuts for candid expressions",
            "accents": [
                "crisp morning micro-highlights and warm pastry sheen",
                "soft natural fill to preserve skin tones"
            ],
            "mood": "energetic morning",
            "lighting": "bright crisp morning light",
            "style": "urban breakfast cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Hidden courtyard café behind a narrow passage with shaded tables and ivy walls (day)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Hidden courtyard café behind a narrow passage with shaded tables and ivy walls (day)",
                "Small fountain in the center and mosaic floor",
                "Lanterns hung across low lines for evening",
                "Potted herbs and climbing vines forming intimate screens",
                "A single service hatch to the kitchen"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "Servers weaving between tables carrying small plates",
                "A couple discovering the hidden space and reacting with delight",
                "A musician quietly tuning a small instrument for ambient background",
                "Table-side conversations in hushed tones preserving intimacy"
            ],
            "camera": "Handheld intimate framing with shallow depth to isolate intimate moments",
            "accents": [
                "soft green grading for ivy and leafy micro-highlights",
                "gentle rim-light from skylit openings"
            ],
            "mood": "secret retreat",
            "lighting": "soft diffused courtyard light",
            "style": "intimate café cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Bohemian street café with mismatched furniture, street art and late-night chatter (night)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Bohemian street café with mismatched furniture, street art and late-night chatter (night)",
                "Colorful mural as a backdrop and eclectic lamps",
                "Patrons clustered over small plates and shared bottles",
                "A low stage for open-mic nights and poetry",
                "A sidewalk chalkboard listing improvised specials"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "Open mic performer delivering a poem while listeners nod",
                "Staff topping up shared plates and lighting last cigarettes where allowed",
                "A group of friends arguing playfully over a board game",
                "A bartender mixing a signature drink and sliding it across"
            ],
            "camera": "Handheld low-light with soft practical-lit inserts and close reaction cuts",
            "accents": [
                "warm tungsten practicals and saturated mural color",
                "soft grain to enhance bohemian texture"
            ],
            "mood": "creative warmth",
            "lighting": "low warm artificial night lighting",
            "style": "nocturnal bohemian cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Minimalist coffee kiosk on a busy pedway with quick service and standing counters (day)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Minimalist coffee kiosk on a busy pedway with quick service and standing counters (day)",
                "Sleek steel kiosk with integrated workflow",
                "Standing counters with foot-rings and rapid turnover",
                "Minimal menu boards and streamlined pour-over station",
                "A queue forming during morning peak"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "Baristas executing efficient pour-over and batch-brew flows",
                "Commuters grabbing a cup and continuing their route",
                "A courier balancing multiple orders for delivery",
                "Kiosk staff restocking small paper cups and lids in rhythm"
            ],
            "camera": "Tight handheld following speed of service with macro on pour and steam dynamics",
            "accents": [
                "clean high-contrast daytime grading",
                "specular micro-highlights on stainless steel"
            ],
            "mood": "efficient minimalism",
            "lighting": "bright daylight with practical kiosk accent",
            "style": "urban micro-service cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Rooftop pop-up café with panoramic skyline views and small bistro seating (day→dusk)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Rooftop pop-up café with panoramic skyline views and small bistro seating (day→dusk)",
                "Temporary deck with rugged wooden tables and planters",
                "Minimalist bar and small cocktail program",
                "A DJ spinning low-key ambient tracks at sunset",
                "Soft textile blinds for wind protection"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "Guests watching the skyline change as light descends",
                "Bartender mixing an aperitif and sliding it to a smiling guest",
                "Servers adjusting throw blankets for cooler evening breezes",
                "Photographers capturing silhouette portraits against the view"
            ],
            "camera": "Wide crane into intimate terrace frames with timed sun-ramp to maintain exposure",
            "accents": [
                "golden rim-light and soft elevated horizon reflections",
                "micro-specular on glassware"
            ],
            "mood": "elevated leisure",
            "lighting": "transitioning from daylight to warm dusk",
            "style": "rooftop lifestyle cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Student-focused café near a university with noticeboards, laptops and strong coffee blends (day)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Student-focused café near a university with noticeboards, laptops and strong coffee blends (day)",
                "Long communal table with power strips and shared benches",
                "Student flyers and club notices layered on a corkboard",
                "A promotional chalkboard advertising study deals",
                "A small library shelf with donated books for exchange"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "Students sprawled with laptops and notes in concentrated groups",
                "A barista bringing a triple-shot espresso to a tired student",
                "A study group practicing a presentation in hushed tones",
                "Volunteer tutors offering quick help at a corner table"
            ],
            "camera": "Intimate handheld with close inserts on laptops, notes and coffee texture",
            "accents": [
                "neutral natural grading with warm cup highlights",
                "micro-highlights on keys and paper edges"
            ],
            "mood": "focused camaraderie",
            "lighting": "even daylight with gentle interior fill",
            "style": "student café cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Seaside café on a boardwalk with windbreak screens, fish-and-chips and gulls (day)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Seaside café on a boardwalk with windbreak screens, fish-and-chips and gulls (day)",
                "Striped awnings and wooden decking hosting small tables",
                "Paper-wrapped food and takeaway cones in customers' hands",
                "Distant surf and kite-sailors on the horizon",
                "A fisherman mending nets near a pier"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "Servers handing out wrapped meals with quick smiles",
                "Patrons leaning to catch breezes and watch the sea",
                "Gulls diving audaciously for dropped fries",
                "A local band playing shanty tunes in a corner"
            ],
            "camera": "Low boardwalk glide with wide coastal reveals and macro food detail",
            "accents": [
                "cool marine rim-light on wet wood and warm edible speculars",
                "micro-detail on battered paper cones and salt crystals"
            ],
            "mood": "salt-scented leisure",
            "lighting": "bright coastal daylight",
            "style": "seaside café cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Tiny espresso bar tucked into a subway entrance serving quick shots to commuters (day)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Tiny espresso bar tucked into a subway entrance serving quick shots to commuters (day)",
                "Compact workflow and limited standing room",
                "Menu scrawled on a narrow board with speed offerings",
                "An espresso machine in a tight niche with minimal storage",
                "A quick exchange window to the street"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "Barista cranking out single shots in rapid succession",
                "Commuters grabbing orders in under ten seconds",
                "A courier picking up a batch of drinks for delivery",
                "The barista calling names and balancing cups quickly"
            ],
            "camera": "Tight handheld close on machine, hands and cup-to-hand transitions",
            "accents": [
                "specular micro-highlights on portafilter and steam",
                "neutral urban grading for quick-read usability"
            ],
            "mood": "rapid ritual",
            "lighting": "bright entrance daylight with kiosk practicals",
            "style": "micro-service cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Plant-based café with sustainable fittings, compost bins and reusable mugs (day)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Plant-based café with sustainable fittings, compost bins and reusable mugs (day)",
                "Natural timber counters and concrete planters",
                "A chalkboard listing zero-waste policies",
                "Bulk bins for loose goods and refill stations",
                "A small workshop area for community sustainability talks"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "Barista preparing plant milks and latte art using eco-friendly methods",
                "Customers refilling reusable containers at a station",
                "A small talk on composting running in a corner",
                "Volunteers swapping seeds at a micro-counter"
            ],
            "camera": "Low lateral glide with macro inserts on texture and product labels",
            "accents": [
                "fresh green grading and micro-highlights on plant surfaces",
                "soft neutral fill to keep branding legible"
            ],
            "mood": "ethical conviviality",
            "lighting": "even daylight with natural materials highlighting",
            "style": "sustainable café cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "All-night café near transport hub with late-shift workers and 24-hour signage (night)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "All-night café near transport hub with late-shift workers and 24-hour signage (night)",
                "Neon 'open' signs and a constant steam vent",
                "A jukebox providing low-key retro music",
                "Coffee urns and a small hotplate keeping food warm",
                "A tired regular balancing a pen and stack of papers"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "Workers grabbing long black coffee and exchanging shift stories",
                "The proprietor refilling cups and calling out orders",
                "A taxi queue forming outside at the kerb",
                "A brief lull where only the hum of refrigeration is audible"
            ],
            "camera": "Handheld low-light close-ups with sensitive audio capture for dialogue",
            "accents": [
                "cool neon mixed with warm interior accents",
                "micro-speculars on stainless steel and mug rims"
            ],
            "mood": "nocturnal practicality",
            "lighting": "low warm interior with neon pops (night)",
            "style": "24-hour urban cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Pet-friendly café with outdoor dog bowls, treats and leash hooks (day)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Pet-friendly café with outdoor dog bowls, treats and leash hooks (day)",
                "Small fenced area for safe dog socialization",
                "A shelf displaying pet treats and grooming supplies",
                "Menu items labeled for pets (small baked biscuits)",
                "A water refill station with low spout for bowls"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "Owners chatting while dogs socialize and sniff",
                "Staff bringing out small pet treats with smiling gestures",
                "A dog doing a playful leap to catch a small tossed treat",
                "A volunteer offering basic pet-care advice at a stall"
            ],
            "camera": "Low handheld at animal-eye height with quick-cut reactions and wide owner frames",
            "accents": [
                "warm daylight with micro-highlights on wet noses and fur",
                "soft depth-of-field to prioritize faces and pets"
            ],
            "mood": "playful community",
            "lighting": "bright daylight with shaded pockets",
            "style": "pet-friendly café cinematography"
        },
        {
            "subGenre": "Street Cafes",
            "scene": "Specialty tea house with ceramic sets, delicate pastries and quiet reading nooks (day)",
            "sceneVariants": [
                "Specialty tea house with ceramic sets, delicate pastries and quiet reading nooks (day)",
                "Shelves of teapots and labeled single-origin tins",
                "Small intimate tables with cloths and fresh flowers",
                "A low bookshelf offering quiet reads to guests",
                "A teapot warming tray showing gentle steam"
            ],
            "actions": [
                "A server performing a precise tea pour and explaining tasting notes",
                "A patron inhaling aroma before sipping and closing eyes",
                "A small tasting flight with pairing notes being presented",
                "A slow conversation in hushed tones honoring quiet"
            ],
            "camera": "Delicate macro and medium inserts to honor ceramic texture and steam motion",
            "accents": [
                "soft warm fill and delicate speculars on porcelain",
                "micro-detail on tea leaf texture and pastry crumb"
            ],
            "mood": "refined repose",
            "lighting": "soft even indoor daylight",
            "style": "tea-house cinematography"
        }
    ]
}