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  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "title": "The Skybridge Signal — three-format production plan",
  "storyBeatCount": 12,
  "sharedCharacterCount": 4,
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      "delivery": "4-page PDF and CBZ",
      "readingOrder": "right-to-left",
      "pageDimensions": "1800 × 2400 px",
      "layoutSpec": "Four portrait pages. Each page contains one wide establishing panel at the top, followed by the next beat at bottom-right and the third beat at bottom-left.",
      "visualTreatment": "Black-and-white Japanese sequential art, clean ink, screentone, strong silhouette, controlled speed lines, no color.",
      "rawPanelDimensions": "1536 × 1024 px"
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      "delivery": "4-page PDF and CBZ",
      "readingOrder": "left-to-right",
      "pageDimensions": "1800 × 2400 px",
      "layoutSpec": "Four portrait pages. Each page contains one wide establishing panel at the top, followed by the next beat at bottom-left and the third beat at bottom-right.",
      "visualTreatment": "Full-color Western graphic-novel art, bold ink, cinematic cel shading, grounded anatomy, dramatic storm lighting.",
      "rawPanelDimensions": "1536 × 1024 px"
    },
    "vertical-webtoon": {
      "delivery": "One long-strip PNG plus paginated PDF and CBZ",
      "readingOrder": "top-to-bottom",
      "stripDimensions": "1200 × 18480 px target",
      "layoutSpec": "Twelve portrait panels in fixed story order with mobile-paced vertical gutters. Reaction beats receive more breathing room; action beats use diagonal energy within the panel, not horizontal page order.",
      "visualTreatment": "Full-color Webtoon/manhwa art, clean line work, luminous gradients, restrained detail, mobile-first close-ups and vertical depth.",
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    {"id": "beat-01", "title": "The dead bridge", "cast": ["lina-chen", "kai-okafor"], "requiredAction": "Lina examines a dark beacon while Kai braces a loose cable; the relay tower is visible across the damaged span.", "dialogue": [{"speaker": "Lina", "text": "The fleet reaches the cloud bank in nine minutes."}, {"speaker": "Kai", "text": "Then we make the bridge remember it is a bridge."}]},
    {"id": "beat-02", "title": "A signal under the static", "cast": ["lina-chen", "kai-okafor"], "requiredAction": "The open beacon emits one green pulse and a fractured route; Kai clips his climbing line to the rail.", "dialogue": [{"speaker": "Lina", "text": "There is still a path."}, {"speaker": "Kai", "text": "Show me where."}]},
    {"id": "beat-03", "title": "The second team arrives", "cast": ["mara-velez", "jun-park"], "requiredAction": "A service lift opens; Mara carries the repair case and Jun unfolds the shield device.", "dialogue": [{"speaker": "Mara", "text": "You brought the shield?"}, {"speaker": "Jun", "text": "And every spare battery we own."}]},
    {"id": "beat-04", "title": "One route, four jobs", "cast": ["mara-velez", "jun-park"], "requiredAction": "Mara projects a route map with four task nodes while Jun studies and transmits the plan.", "dialogue": [{"speaker": "Mara", "text": "No heroes. Four jobs, four people."}, {"speaker": "Jun", "text": "Sending the route now."}]},
    {"id": "beat-05", "title": "The crossing begins", "cast": ["lina-chen", "mara-velez"], "requiredAction": "Lina tests the swaying platform with her baton as Mara protects the repair case.", "dialogue": [{"speaker": "Mara", "text": "Still nine minutes?"}, {"speaker": "Lina", "text": "Seven."}]},
    {"id": "beat-06", "title": "Drones in the rain", "cast": ["kai-okafor", "jun-park"], "requiredAction": "Three damaged drones dive; Kai pulls Jun behind a bent support while Jun's shield flickers.", "dialogue": [{"speaker": "Kai", "text": "I need one clear second."}, {"speaker": "Jun", "text": "I can buy two."}]},
    {"id": "beat-07", "title": "Hold the line", "cast": ["jun-park", "mara-velez"], "requiredAction": "Jun holds a turquoise hexagonal shield wall while Mara disables one drone through a protected opening.", "dialogue": [{"speaker": "Mara", "text": "You hold."}, {"speaker": "Mara", "text": "I finish."}]},
    {"id": "beat-08", "title": "The zipline", "cast": ["kai-okafor", "lina-chen"], "requiredAction": "Kai fires a zipline across the gap and he and Lina launch as the railing tears away.", "dialogue": [{"speaker": "Kai", "text": "Cargo first."}, {"speaker": "Lina", "text": "People first. Move."}]},
    {"id": "beat-09", "title": "The silent relay", "cast": ["mara-velez", "kai-okafor"], "requiredAction": "Inside the tower, Mara replaces a burned connector while Kai lights the work and holds the door.", "dialogue": [{"speaker": "Kai", "text": "Did it take?"}, {"speaker": "Mara", "text": "The relay did. The antenna did not."}]},
    {"id": "beat-10", "title": "Above the storm", "cast": ["lina-chen", "jun-park"], "requiredAction": "Lina climbs the exterior tower ladder while Jun anchors her safety line and shields debris.", "dialogue": [{"speaker": "Jun", "text": "The wind is turning!"}, {"speaker": "Lina", "text": "Then hold me steady."}]},
    {"id": "beat-11", "title": "The pulse returns", "cast": ["mara-velez", "kai-okafor"], "requiredAction": "Mara reconnects the final lead and a green pulse travels upward as Kai forces the door open.", "dialogue": [{"speaker": "Kai", "text": "The lights are back."}, {"speaker": "Mara", "text": "Signal is moving. Now it needs a voice."}]},
    {"id": "beat-12", "title": "A path through the clouds", "cast": ["lina-chen", "jun-park"], "requiredAction": "Lina releases the antenna while Jun amplifies the beacon; a turquoise column guides distant evacuation ships.", "dialogue": [{"speaker": "Jun", "text": "They see us."}, {"speaker": "Lina", "text": "They see the way home."}]}
  ]
}