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Team Malachite — "The Unraveling Courier"

Medieval Tapestry Adventure • Woven Animation • 26 shots • 6 scenes • 54 storyboard frames • ~3:47–4:00 projected

Final Cut

Locked

Shots

Scenes

Storyboard Frames

87%

First-Gen Pass Rate

Tapestry

Visual Style

Will the courier deliver the urgent royal decree to the neighboring king before his woven horse completely unravels into loose thread? Flat 2D medieval tapestry animation — visible thread textures, faded dyes, illuminated manuscript borders. 87% first-generation pass rate, 8 frames regenerated.

Characters

Gareth exists as two distinct visual entities — the Major Change Rule applied. Pristine and frayed versions each have their own reference chain maintained separately throughout production.

Gareth (Pristine)

The courier at full integrity

Madder red and ochre thread. Flat 2D tapestry form — no depth, no gradients, everything woven. Rides a woven horse with noble bearing. The urgent royal decree is tucked in his saddlebag, its woven edges as sharp as the deadline.

Gareth (Frayed)

Progressive unraveling state

Loose trailing threads, thinning form, exposed canvas beneath. The unraveling tracks the urgency of his mission. His horse's legs already ghost-like at the knees. Whether the courier or his message survives is the film's central dramatic question.

gareth headshot

gareth body sheet

gareth-frayed headshot

gareth-frayed body sheet

Audio Design

Score

Lyria 3 • Medieval bard

Lute, plucked strings, percussion. Rhythmic plucking syncs with the snapping of threads and galloping hooves. The score escalates as threads loosen — quieter, sparser as Gareth unravels. Theatrical, bardic, completely committed.

Narration (VO)

Kore TTS • Medieval bard style

Booming theatrical narration — like a medieval bard performing at court. Carries the entire story. The voice of someone who has told this tale many times and believes every word of it. Strong Blind Watch backbone.

Dialogue

Minimal — Kore TTS

The courier has little to say — he is made of thread, not tongue. The dying king's decree (read by the narrator) carries more weight than any spoken exchange. Zero lip-sync risk by design.

Ambient

Embedded in Veo video

Thread-snap sounds as Gareth frays. Galloping rhythm on the woven road. Wind through illustrated trees. The flat soundscape of a world made of fabric — no room tone, just the texture of the weave.

Storyboard

54 frames across 6 scenes — flat 2D tapestry animation. Thread textures, faded medieval dyes, visible canvas weave. No smooth gradients. No 3D perspective. Illuminated manuscript border style on title cards. 87% first-gen pass rate.