long-form-continuity-bible

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Use for ongoing multi-shot, episodic, sequel, or continuation work that needs strong character, environment, prop, and tone consistency over time.

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Long-Form Continuity Bible

Use this skill whenever the request continues prior work or depends on strong visual continuity.

Goals

Keep identity, world state, and visual language stable across shots and sessions.
Prevent drift in costume, anatomy, environment layout, prop design, and tone.
Prefer explicit continuity constraints over implicit memory.

Continuity Checklist

Track and preserve:

character identity anchors: face shape, hair, silhouette, costume, damage state, age cues
prop anchors: weapon form, material language, glow behavior, carried side, scale
location anchors: layout, atmosphere, palette, weather, time-of-day, destruction state
motion anchors: direction of travel, body orientation, current action phase
tone anchors: contrast, saturation, lens language, pacing style

Working Rules

If continuing from previous shots, explicitly state what must not change.
If transformation occurs, describe the before/after state and the irreversible steps between them.
If a scene changes location or time, mark it as a deliberate transition rather than silent drift.
Reuse named world assets consistently.
Preserve battle damage, dirt, blood, cracks, smoke, or energy residue unless story logic clears them.

Reference Hierarchy

Use references in this order:

prior formal shot continuity when directly continuing action
world-audition videos for stable character/prop/location identity
locked written continuity notes
only then fresh generation freedom

Failure Modes To Block

same character but different face or costume silhouette
weapon or prop mutates without story reason
environment resets between consecutive beats
palette and lighting jump without narrative cause