[
    {
        "subGenre": "Pilots",
        "scene": "Pre-dawn cockpit startup as the crew runs checklists (dark/early)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Dim cockpit with instrument lights and soft annunciators",
            "Two pilots exchanging terse readbacks over headsets",
            "Ground crew signaling clearance with illuminated wands",
            "Checklist on tablet with highlighted items",
            "Ramp lights glowing under a cold sky"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Engines spool and systems come online in sequence",
            "A pilot reads and confirms each checklist item aloud",
            "Ground crew gives a final thumbs-up and clears the tug",
            "A departure clearance is received via radio"
        ],
        "camera": "Tight cockpit inserts on instruments with slow lateral pulls to crew faces",
        "accents": [
            "soft instrument caustics and headset mic glints",
            "thin volumetric shaft from ramp lamps"
        ],
        "mood": "measured readiness",
        "lighting": "low instrument glow with cool exterior pre-dawn",
        "style": "procedural aviation vignette"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Pilots",
        "scene": "Takeoff roll with low-angle runway perspective (light/day)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Wide runway with tire smoke on rotation",
            "Cockpit view accelerating past runway markers",
            "Cabin view with seatbelt signs and passenger anticipation",
            "Tower light visible as the aircraft climbs",
            "Winglet trimming as speed builds"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Thrust levers smoothly advanced to takeoff thrust",
            "A callout of V1, Vr, V2 and rotation follows",
            "Pilot rotates and the nose lifts cleanly",
            "A positive climb call is made and gear retracts"
        ],
        "camera": "Low runway tracking to cockpit climb with occasional wingcam inserts",
        "accents": [
            "runway speculars and engine blur micro-detail",
            "reflections on windshield showing runway lights"
        ],
        "mood": "controlled exhilaration",
        "lighting": "bright daylight with high-contrast runway glare",
        "style": "cinematic technical"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Pilots",
        "scene": "Mountain flying in a small single-engine with valley thermals (day)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Narrow valley following a winding river",
            "High ridge passes with sudden downdraft pockets",
            "An alpine meadow appearing like a patchwork",
            "A mountain village airstrip tucked on a plateau",
            "Cloud lenticulars forming near peaks"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Pilot adjusts power and bank to ride the valley wind",
            "A quick terrain scan re-plans the route to avoid rotor",
            "Touch-and-go practice at a remote strip for skill retention",
            "A radio call to the local traffic advisory announces position"
        ],
        "camera": "External wing and cockpit mixed with wide valley panoramas",
        "accents": [
            "crisp alpine rim-light on fuselage and hard shadow contrast",
            "prop blur micro-lines and haze over distance"
        ],
        "mood": "focused alertness",
        "lighting": "clear high-altitude daylight with deep shadows",
        "style": "adventure procedural"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Pilots",
        "scene": "Bush pilot landing on a rough grass strip with soft approach (day)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Short unpaved strip between trees",
            "Hand-laid threshold markers and local flags",
            "A small fuel drum and shed nearby",
            "Cattle grazing beyond the runway boundary",
            "A wooden windsock showing variable breeze"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Pilot executes steep approach and soft flare to touch on narrow strip",
            "A precise short-field technique is used to stop within markers",
            "Ground crew secures aircraft and helps offload light cargo",
            "Local villagers wave as a package is handed over"
        ],
        "camera": "Low, intimate landing shots with tactile grass and wheel contact macro",
        "accents": [
            "wheel tire grass micro-detail and prop-tip shimmer",
            "warm sun rim on fuselage paint"
        ],
        "mood": "practical skill",
        "lighting": "warm daytime with dappled tree shade",
        "style": "field operations portrait"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Pilots",
        "scene": "Instrument approach in low visibility with precision minima (dark/IMC)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Approach plates and glideslope needles on HUD",
            "Runway lights appearing as blurred cat's eyes",
            "Autopilot coupled to the approach with sterile annunciations",
            "A decision height callout and cross-checks",
            "Missed approach track briefed on the radio"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Crew cross-checks altimeter and glideslope indications",
            "A stabilized approach profile is maintained to minima",
            "At DH a go-around is flown if visual not established",
            "Controllers confirm spacing and clearance vectors"
        ],
        "camera": "Cockpit instrument overlays with narrow field VIS of runway lights",
        "accents": [
            "instrument glare caustics and wet windscreen micro-reflections",
            "thin halo from runway approach lights"
        ],
        "mood": "procedural concentration",
        "lighting": "low external visibility with instrument-lit cockpit",
        "style": "aviation technical drama"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Pilots",
        "scene": "Aerial firefighting where a tanker drops retardant over a line (day/operational)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Tanker descending over a ridge with plume below",
            "Lead plane directing drop lines and marking targets",
            "Ground crews watching retardant bank a control line",
            "Smoke layer with visibility varies by altitude",
            "A command post coordinating airspace and ground resources"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Pilot times and executes a precise retardant drop run",
            "A lead aircraft marks hazards and vectoring for safe ingress",
            "Post-drop comms confirm coverage and fuel status",
            "Crew returns to base for reload and brief"
        ],
        "camera": "High-wing external passes with onboard cockpit drop inserts",
        "accents": [
            "retardant plume texture and smoke particulate micro-detail",
            "sun-splashed metallic paint glint"
        ],
        "mood": "mission focus",
        "lighting": "hazy daylight with particulate diffusion",
        "style": "aerial operations documentary"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Pilots",
        "scene": "Test pilot evaluating control feel on a new airframe in a chase formation (day/test)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Prototype jet with chase plane paralleling",
            "Instrumentation recording load factors and control deflections",
            "Pilot notes taken in-flight via voice recorder",
            "Aerial photography capturing trim and flow",
            "Ground telemetry streaming to engineers"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Control inputs and test points executed per test card",
            "A quick emergency maneuver is practiced for envelope limits",
            "Data is logged and cross-checked with chase plane video",
            "A post-flight briefing captures anomalies and next steps"
        ],
        "camera": "Chase-plane high-speed tracking with in-cockpit instrument macro",
        "accents": [
            "shockwave micro-glints and canopy reflection detail",
            "thin vortex trails and aerodynamic sheen"
        ],
        "mood": "highly analytical intensity",
        "lighting": "clear dynamic daylight for unobstructed observation",
        "style": "aerospace test narrative"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Pilots",
        "scene": "Seaplane water landing with spray and step-plane technique (day/coastal)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Calm bay with glassy water and rippled wake",
            "Floatplane touching down in a smooth step",
            "Docking alongside a wooden float with line handling",
            "Harbor with mooring and buoy markers",
            "Water taxiing to a sheltered cove"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Pilot manages throttle to allow step and settle without porpoising",
            "Dock line is looped by crew and secured to cleat",
            "Passengers disembark onto floating dock",
            "Engine run-ups verify cooling while on floats"
        ],
        "camera": "Low water-level tracking with spray macro and glide profile inserts",
        "accents": [
            "water droplet micro-speculars and hull wet-sheen",
            "soft coastal light rim on floats"
        ],
        "mood": "coordinated calm",
        "lighting": "bright coastal daylight with reflective highlights",
        "style": "marine aviation portrait"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Pilots",
        "scene": "Air ambulance medevac where a critical patient is loaded under time pressure (day/urgent)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Helicopter landing zone at a roadside or hospital rooftop",
            "Crew loading a stretcher and securing patient",
            "Pilot coordinating with medics and tower",
            "Rotor wash creating dramatic dust and loose items movement",
            "A whiteboard in ambulance showing patient details"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A rapid transfer to stretcher and securement into the helicopter cabin",
            "Pit crew confirm fuel, weight, and balance before takeoff",
            "Pilot coordinates flight profile to minimize transport time",
            "Medical team monitors and stabilizes during flight"
        ],
        "camera": "Intense documentary handheld with medical close-ups and rotor-wash effects",
        "accents": [
            "rotor-blur micro-lines and reflective stretcher sheen",
            "first-aid fabric textures and tubing highlights"
        ],
        "mood": "urgent compassion",
        "lighting": "variable daylight with strong outdoor highlights",
        "style": "emergency aeromedical vignette"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Pilots",
        "scene": "Heavy cargo operation loading oversized freight onto a freighter (day/logistics)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Wide deck with harnessed cargo and crane slings",
            "Loadmaster supervising balance and restraint",
            "A pilot briefing on max weight and CG limits",
            "Cargo straps and chains tensioned methodically",
            "A staging area with pallets and manifests"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Crane lifts and aligns cargo, with pilot and loadmaster calls",
            "Center-of-gravity calculations are confirmed and logged",
            "Restraints are torqued and inspected before taxi",
            "Documentation signed and cargo manifest updated"
        ],
        "camera": "Large-scale lateral crane shots with close inspections on slings and labels",
        "accents": [
            "steel sling weave micro-detail and pallet wood grain",
            "heavy-lift rig glints"
        ],
        "mood": "logistical precision",
        "lighting": "broad daylight with high clarity",
        "style": "transport operations documentary"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Pilots",
        "scene": "Glider tow release and silent soaring along ridge lift (day/serene)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Winch launch field with tow cable tensioned",
            "A tow plane climbing and releasing at altitude",
            "Pilots scanning for thermals and ridge lift",
            "Open valleys used for cross-country routes",
            "A small club hangar with maintenance tools"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Smooth tow-up with release at planned altitude",
            "Glider pilot locates and centers in thermal to gain altitude",
            "Cross-country nav checkpoints are recorded in the log",
            "A gentle landing at a local field completes the flight"
        ],
        "camera": "Graceful wingtip and cockpit long-range pans with silent serene framing",
        "accents": [
            "soft sky gradient rim and fabric micro-weave on control surfaces",
            "thin aerodynamic outline highlights"
        ],
        "mood": "quiet exhilaration",
        "lighting": "clear soft daylight with high sky contrast",
        "style": "aerial serenity"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Pilots",
        "scene": "Charter flight welcoming guests to a remote lodge with scenic approach (day)",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Short gravel airstrip carved into a valley",
            "Guests boarding via a small set of stairs",
            "Scenic approach over lakes and mountain ridges",
            "Pilot greeting passengers and briefing safety",
            "A luggage transfer coordinated by lodge staff"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Pilot announces scenic points and expected arrival time",
            "Smooth short-field landing with careful speed control",
            "Passengers disembark and are welcomed by hosts",
            "Baggage is offloaded and counted carefully"
        ],
        "camera": "Warm passenger-eye and external approach composites with hospitality close-ups",
        "accents": [
            "fabric seat micro-detail and polished metal step glints",
            "reflective lake caustics from above"
        ],
        "mood": "serviceful hospitality",
        "lighting": "pleasant midday or golden-hour lighting depending on approach",
        "style": "charter service portrait"
    }
]