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    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Colorful daytime parade down a broad avenue with banners, dancers and confetti",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Colorful daytime parade down a broad avenue with banners, dancers and confetti",
            "Majestic floats passing historic facades under a clear blue sky",
            "Close-up of intricate costume embroidery and painted faces",
            "Crowds waving flags and children on shoulders",
            "A brass band marching with syncopated rhythms"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Dancers executing choreographed formations and spins",
            "Children catching tossed candy and cheering",
            "Camera crew following a featured float with a jib",
            "Street vendors selling program booklets and cold drinks"
        ],
        "camera": "Tracking wide establishes scale, punctuated with medium close-ups on faces and costume detail",
        "accents": [
            "sunlit fabric translucence on backlit banners",
            "micro-detail on sequins and beadwork catching highlights"
        ],
        "mood": "exuberant celebration",
        "lighting": "bright midday sun with warm color temperature",
        "style": "festive documentary tableau"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Outdoor flower festival in terraced gardens at golden hour, petals scattered on stone paths",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Outdoor flower festival in terraced gardens at golden hour, petals scattered on stone paths",
            "Stalls overflowing with garlands and floral crowns",
            "Close-ups of dew-crisp petals and artisan bouquets",
            "Elder florists teaching crown-making to tourists",
            "A gentle breeze moving fragrant displays"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Artisans weaving intricate floral crowns",
            "Visitors sampling fragrant tea among blooms",
            "Slow camera passes over color gradients in beds",
            "Children chasing butterflies between terraces"
        ],
        "camera": "Soft golden-hour pans and macro passes on petal texture",
        "accents": [
            "warm rim-light through petals",
            "fine dew-specular highlights on leaves"
        ],
        "mood": "delicate joy",
        "lighting": "warm low-angle light with soft fill",
        "style": "pastoral festival portrait"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Daytime street-food festival with smoking grills, sizzling woks and long queues",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Daytime street-food festival with smoking grills, sizzling woks and long queues",
            "Chefs flipping skewers over open coals and tossing spices",
            "Close-ups of hands assembling messy, fragrant plates",
            "Family groups sampling small-plate portions on picnic benches",
            "Lively signboards and colorful menus fluttering in the breeze"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Rapid-fire plating and handing over to eager diners",
            "Chefs bantering with customers and trading recipes",
            "A food critic sampling a signature dish",
            "Vendors refilling charcoal and rotating grills"
        ],
        "camera": "Handheld food POVs with macro steam and sizzling close-crops",
        "accents": [
            "grease-spark micro slow-motion",
            "warm steam rim-light around bowls"
        ],
        "mood": "sensory delight",
        "lighting": "bright practical stall lighting during daytime",
        "style": "nocturnal-food energy translated to day"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Craft fair under open tents on a sunlit promenade with woven goods and carved wood",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Craft fair under open tents on a sunlit promenade with woven goods and carved wood",
            "Artisans demonstrating hand techniques to small groups",
            "Close-ups of carved motifs and woven thread patterns",
            "Children making simple craft keepsakes at a workshop table",
            "A slow stream of shoppers browsing stalls"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Live demonstrations of carving and weaving",
            "Buyers negotiating prices and selecting gifts",
            "A curator interviewing an artisan for a short piece",
            "Packing purchases in recycled paper wraps"
        ],
        "camera": "Calm steadycam through rows of stalls with tactile macro inserts",
        "accents": [
            "sunlit fiber sheen and carved speculars",
            "soft cotton-dust motes in light shafts"
        ],
        "mood": "curious browsing",
        "lighting": "soft midday sun diffused by tent cloth",
        "style": "craft-focused reportage"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Color run event midday: clouds of powdered color, runners laughing and coated in rainbow dust",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Color run event midday: clouds of powdered color, runners laughing and coated in rainbow dust",
            "A slow-motion burst of pigment at a station",
            "Portraits of smiles smeared in vivid hues",
            "Volunteers tossing handfuls of powder into the air",
            "A wide shot of a multi-colored finish line"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Runners accelerating through pigment stations",
            "Volunteers refilling color cannons and cheering",
            "Photographers capturing freeze-frame pigment explosions",
            "Participants hugging and celebrating at the end"
        ],
        "camera": "High-speed slow-motion intermixed with drone overhead patterns",
        "accents": [
            "saturated pigment clouds frozen mid-air",
            "bright rim-light on powdered skin texture"
        ],
        "mood": "playful exhilaration",
        "lighting": "clear bright daylight maximizing pigment saturation",
        "style": "dynamic lifestyle festival"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Historic revival fair in a cobblestone square with period costumes and craftsmen",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Historic revival fair in a cobblestone square with period costumes and craftsmen",
            "Blacksmith hammering red-hot iron while sparks fly",
            "Children trying on helmets and wooden swords",
            "A minstrel playing lute near a stone fountain",
            "Period banners rippling from timbered buildings"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Live smithing demonstrations and trial archery",
            "Crowds applauding staged mock battles",
            "Reenactors engaging with curious visitors",
            "Local vendors selling historically inspired food"
        ],
        "camera": "Medium dedicated cinema verité coverage with occasional staged closeups",
        "accents": [
            "warm hammered-metal glints",
            "dust motes in sun beams over cobbles"
        ],
        "mood": "nostalgic spectacle",
        "lighting": "warm midday with soft fill in shaded alleys",
        "style": "heritage reenactment cinematography"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Daytime kite festival on a breezy beach with sails of color lifting into a pale sky",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Daytime kite festival on a breezy beach with sails of color lifting into a pale sky",
            "Close-ups of kite tails fluttering and children running",
            "A competitive line of pilots sending giant inflatables aloft",
            "Aerial view of a patterned sky full of flying forms",
            "A family picnic area under a cluster of bright kites"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Teams coordinating large kite lifts and synchronized sequences",
            "Children learning to launch small kites with patient adults",
            "Judges scoring figure maneuvers",
            "A vendor selling bright ribbons and replacement spools"
        ],
        "camera": "Low-angle beach tracking and drone overhead choreographic reveals",
        "accents": [
            "sun-sheen on kite fabrics",
            "micro-ripple speculars on wet sand reflecting colors"
        ],
        "mood": "lighthearted freedom",
        "lighting": "clear sunlit coastal light",
        "style": "family-friendly festival imagery"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Harvest festival in terraces with bale displays, folk bands and daytime dances",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Harvest festival in terraces with bale displays, folk bands and daytime dances",
            "Close-ups of braided wreaths and prize-winning crops",
            "Local bands playing tambourines and accordions",
            "Dancers forming circles on packed earth",
            "Children racing with small hand-made flags"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Folk dances with coordinated footwork",
            "Prize-award ceremonies and handshakes",
            "Sampling of traditional harvest dishes",
            "Live music recorded for local broadcasts"
        ],
        "camera": "Warm wide frames capturing communal dance and medium close-ups on musicians",
        "accents": [
            "golden rim-light on grain and straw",
            "textural micro-detail on woven wreaths"
        ],
        "mood": "communal warmth",
        "lighting": "late-afternoon warmth",
        "style": "regional cultural reportage"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Daytime lantern parade for a cultural holiday, soft light and solemn procession",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Daytime lantern parade for a cultural holiday, soft light and solemn procession",
            "Children carrying handcrafted paper lanterns in bright colors",
            "Close-ups of delicate lantern paintings and calligraphy",
            "Elders leading the line with traditional instruments",
            "Families pausing to offer quiet remembrances at waypoints"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Careful carrying and displaying of lanterns",
            "Soft chanting accompanying the procession",
            "Offering of small wreaths at memorial posts",
            "Photographing decorative lanterns for archival purposes"
        ],
        "camera": "Gentle tracking shots with intimate emotional close-ups",
        "accents": [
            "soft diffuse paper lantern glow even in daylight",
            "subtle rim-light on painted calligraphy"
        ],
        "mood": "gentle solemnity",
        "lighting": "soft diffuse daylight emphasizing color",
        "style": "intimate ceremonial coverage"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Cultural film-in-the-park daytime screening with folk shorts and community Q&A",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Cultural film-in-the-park daytime screening with folk shorts and community Q&A",
            "Audience on blankets clapping politely",
            "Close-ups of speakers answering questions after a screening",
            "Children running between trees as a projector hums",
            "Post-screening local food stalls serving samples"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Panel discussions and filmmaker Q&A",
            "Audience engagement and crowdsourced questions",
            "Projectionists changing reels and monitoring levels",
            "Volunteers collecting feedback forms"
        ],
        "camera": "Event-style coverage with medium interviews and audience reaction shots",
        "accents": [
            "soft tree-dapple highlights",
            "projection-screen micro-reflections in sunglasses"
        ],
        "mood": "thoughtful community exchange",
        "lighting": "soft natural daylight with shaded seating",
        "style": "community film festival reportage"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Daytime cultural exchange pavilion where dancers from multiple countries perform",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Daytime cultural exchange pavilion where dancers from multiple countries perform",
            "Costume details from many traditions laid out backstage",
            "A choreographer giving last-minute direction",
            "Close-ups of footwork and hand gestures across styles",
            "Audience giving standing ovations between sets"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Intercultural collaboration rehearsals and live exchanges",
            "Backstage interviews with visiting artists",
            "Swap of traditional gestures and small gifts",
            "Cross-cultural jam sessions blending music styles"
        ],
        "camera": "Multi-cam coverage capturing stage energy and backstage intimacy",
        "accents": [
            "warm stage rim-light on costumes",
            "micro-detail on embroidery and beadwork"
        ],
        "mood": "cross-cultural celebration",
        "lighting": "bright practical stage and ambient daylight",
        "style": "festival-stage documentary"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Daytime bicycle parade and slow-tour through a historic district with decorated frames",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Daytime bicycle parade and slow-tour through a historic district with decorated frames",
            "Close-ups of hand-painted handlebars and woven baskets",
            "Families pedaling leisurely past murals",
            "A cyclist-led historical commentary over loudspeaker",
            "Colorful pennants fluttering from spokes"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Group riding with synchronized bell-rings",
            "Children crafting decorations at a pre-ride workshop",
            "Volunteers handing out water and route maps",
            "A documentary crew interviewing participants"
        ],
        "camera": "Bike-mounted POVs intercut with stable medium crowd coverage",
        "accents": [
            "sunlit metallic glints on chrome and spokes",
            "textural weave detail on hand-baskets"
        ],
        "mood": "playful community movement",
        "lighting": "clear daytime light with soft urban shade",
        "style": "active festival slice"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Twilight flower-and-lantern ritual on a riverfront, fragrant petals and murmured blessings",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Twilight flower-and-lantern ritual on a riverfront, fragrant petals and murmured blessings",
            "Lanterns and petals being arranged by small groups",
            "Close-up of hands releasing a lantern and bowing",
            "Reflection of soft light on slow river current",
            "Monks or elders guiding the rite with gentle authority"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Assembling offerings and setting them afloat",
            "Soft communal chanting and protective gestures",
            "Cameras capturing reflective symmetry on water",
            "Volunteers ensuring safe floating routes"
        ],
        "camera": "Low-angle reflection shots and intimate reaction close-ups",
        "accents": [
            "soft lantern glow mirrored in water",
            "petal micro-texture on still surfaces"
        ],
        "mood": "tranquil reverence",
        "lighting": "twilight blue with warm lantern pools",
        "style": "poetic ritual cinematography"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Night-time drum circle on a plaza with flickering torches and distant skyline",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Night-time drum circle on a plaza with flickering torches and distant skyline",
            "Close-ups of hands striking djembes and cajons",
            "Dancers moving in shadow and torchlight",
            "Aerial of concentric circles pulsing with rhythmic motion",
            "Crowds clapping in sync as tempo builds"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Improvised polyrhythms building to a peak",
            "Call-and-response chants between drummers and crowd",
            "Fire-spinners adding visual flourishes",
            "A brief moment of collective silence and communal chant"
        ],
        "camera": "Handheld close on percussion with occasional drone or jib for circle geometry",
        "accents": [
            "torch flame rim-light and ember particle micro-sparks",
            "warm skin speculars from firelight"
        ],
        "mood": "communal trance",
        "lighting": "warm torchlight with deep night surrounds",
        "style": "nocturnal ritual cinema"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Night-time festival of lights: streets lined with thousands of small lamps and moving crowds",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Night-time festival of lights: streets lined with thousands of small lamps and moving crowds",
            "Lantern-laden boats drifting along a canal under strings of fairy lights",
            "Architectural facades washed in warm color from installations",
            "Close-ups of hands lighting small oil lamps in a ritual cadence",
            "A slow pan capturing waves of tiny lights stretching into distance"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Mass lighting ritual coordinated by volunteers",
            "Spectators silently watching and making small offerings",
            "Camera crews capturing long-exposure river reflections",
            "A choir singing a soft hymn in accompaniment"
        ],
        "camera": "Long-exposure timelapse intercut with close reaction shots",
        "accents": [
            "countless pinpoint highlights creating bokeh carpets",
            "warm reflection pools doubling the lights"
        ],
        "mood": "ethereal communal awe",
        "lighting": "dense warm practical light against night",
        "style": "nocturnal spectacle cinematography"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Night-time papier-mâché puppet procession with illuminated floats and shadow plays",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Night-time papier-mâché puppet procession with illuminated floats and shadow plays",
            "Masters manipulating larger-than-life figures through narrow lanes",
            "Close-ups of hand-painted puppet faces and lit interiors",
            "Crowds following with small torches and cameras",
            "A finale where puppets form a moving tableau"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Coordinated float maneuvers through tight streets",
            "Puppet masters voicing characters in live sync",
            "Children pressing against barriers watching mesmerized",
            "A slow reveal of the final tableau with music swell"
        ],
        "camera": "Moody low-light coverage with selective focus on puppet detail",
        "accents": [
            "internal lamp glow making papier-mâché translucent",
            "subtle shadow-edge textures in narrow alleys"
        ],
        "mood": "magical nostalgia",
        "lighting": "internal float light and low ambient street lamps",
        "style": "nocturnal folk theater cinematography"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Night-time silent disco on a rooftop where headset lights blink in rhythm with dancers",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Night-time silent disco on a rooftop where headset lights blink in rhythm with dancers",
            "Colored headset LEDs creating a pulsating canopy",
            "City skyline as a distant backdrop to synchronized movement",
            "Close-ups of smiling faces lit by LED halos",
            "A DJ silhouette against a small festival-lit booth"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Dancers moving in different channels with distinct playlists",
            "Headset color-changes coordinating group transitions",
            "A rooftop toast under string lights",
            "Slow-motion choreography moments captured for promo"
        ],
        "camera": "Intimate handheld with selective slow-motion and head-mounted POVs",
        "accents": [
            "LED color rim-lighting on hair and skin",
            "city-bokeh blending with headset points"
        ],
        "mood": "playful urban euphoria",
        "lighting": "LED practicals and string-light accents in night",
        "style": "modern nocturnal festival"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Festivals Abroad",
        "scene": "Night-time traditional fire festival where runes and torches are carried along a cliff path",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Night-time traditional fire festival where runes and torches are carried along a cliff path",
            "Long procession of torch-bearers forming river-like light lines",
            "Spark showers as torches are ceremonially struck",
            "Silhouetted elders leading chants against the sea horizon",
            "Safe fire crews maintaining perimeters and flare lines"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Coordinated torch-bearing and ritual chanting",
            "Fire-safe choreography and controlled spark displays",
            "Cameras capturing long-exposure torch trails",
            "Respectful crowd management and ceremonial pauses"
        ],
        "camera": "Low and slow tracking with long-exposure flame trails and close safety coverage",
        "accents": [
            "ember-spark micro highlights",
            "warm rim-light on weathered faces"
        ],
        "mood": "primordial solemnity",
        "lighting": "torchlight with deep coastal night",
        "style": "ritualistic nocturnal cinema"
    }
]