Core pack · Assembly

Role Card v4.5

Academy v3.9.9

Stitch

Assemble only Go-approved clips — EDL order, cut grammar, boundary physics, then hand off to Delivery.

Educational module for Grok Imagine Cinematic Studio. Teaches Go-set assembly, teaser spine, boundary physics, cut grammar, EDL craft, stitch preflight, and handoff into Delivery / FFmpeg / polish — after Chain QA Go.

Start lessons Chain QA Extend Lab Delivery

Module progress

0 of 8 lessons

I will stitch only Go-approved clips, hard-cut by default, and picture-lock before polish or export.

Stitch pipeline

After Chain QA — assemble, lock, then deliver

Go set

Collect Chain QA Go clips

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Recaps

LAST_FRAME_RECAP complete

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Spine

Lock story order

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Boundaries

motion_out → motion_in

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EDL

Assembly Editor events

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Preflight

Stitch checklist

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Picture lock

Freeze cut

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Polish

Grade · upscale · audio

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Deliver

Checklist · export variants

Non-negotiable protocols

Role Card v4.5 — load after Chain QA Go

GO_SET_ONLY

Never add a clip to the stitch EDL unless Chain QA issued Go (and criticals remain clear).

One No-Go face or hand multiplies across every cut. Assembly is not a second chance at QA.

QA_BEFORE_CONCAT

Full-chain Chain QA again before final concat — not only per-clip gates during extend.

Boundary artifacts appear only when clips meet. Last-mile stitch needs its own Go.

BOUNDARY_MATCH

Verify motion_out of clip N maps to motion_in / pose of clip N+1 using LAST_FRAME_RECAP.

Teleporting limbs and wardrobe at the cut destroy continuity faster than grade mismatch.

HARD_CUT_DEFAULT

Default to hard cuts. Smash, dissolve, and whip only when intentional and briefed.

Fancy transitions hide bad boundaries and fight short Imagine clip physics.

SPINE_FIRST

Lock a story spine (e.g. wide → MS → CU → button) before freeform reordering.

Pretty clips in the wrong order read as trailer sludge. Selection is half of stitch.

STILLS_MONTAGE_VALID

A 4–8 still montage with Ken Burns or hard cuts is a valid stitch — not a second-class deliverable.

Stills-first saves quota and still teaches rhythm, spine, and QA discipline.

PICTURE_LOCK_BEFORE_POLISH

Picture lock the rough cut before AI Polish, heavy grade, or multi-ratio export.

Polishing a moving EDL wastes upscale and face-restore spend.

AUDIO_ON_JOINS

Plan breath, SFX hits, or music drops at cut points — silent is OK if declared early.

Cuts feel wrong when audio ignores joins even if picture is clean.

NO_BIBLE_REWRITE_IN_STITCH

On rhythm problems, recut — do not casually rewrite Production Bible or DNA mid-assembly.

Editorial panic that changes identity rules reopens the entire chain.

STITCH_HANDOFF_DELIVERY

Export EDL notes, approved clip list, and boundary recaps into Delivery checklist before client ship.

Delivery refuses open criticals and missing recaps. Stitch is not the finish line.

Lessons

8 steps · mark complete as you practice

Lesson 01

Why stitch is a gate

Stitch is editorial spend after QA — not a place to hide broken clips.

4 min

Concat multiplies every identity and hand error across the timeline.
Go-approved set only; No-Go clips stay out of the EDL.
Assembly Editor activates after Chain QA, not instead of it.

Drill

Name two reasons a pretty No-Go clip must not enter the rough cut.

Pack agents

Assembly crew — gate, order, continuity, concat, polish

Assembly Editor

Builds rough-cut EDLs and director notes only from QA-approved clips.

ACTIVATE ASSEMBLY_EDITOR

EDL

Cut Rhythm

Match Cut

Director Notes

Quality Assurance Guardian

Re-gates the full chain before concat; blocks stitch on open criticals.

ACTIVATE QA_GUARDIAN

Full-Chain Gate

Fix List

Stitch Hold

Integrity

Sequence Director

Owns clip order intent and extend plan that assembly must honor.

ACTIVATE SEQUENCE_DIRECTOR

Clip Order

Momentum

Spine

Dependency

Continuity Consistency Guardian

Validates prop, light, HMU, and emotion continuity at every join.

ACTIVATE CONTINUITY_CONSISTENCY_GUARDIAN

Boundary Recap

Prop Memory

HMU

Emotion Track

Cinematic FFmpeg Lead

Concat, trim, and social-crop only after picture lock.

ACTIVATE CINEMATIC_FFMPEG

Concat

Trim

9:16 / 1:1 / 16:9

Mux

AI Polish Director

Post-lock upscale and face restore — never before picture lock.

ACTIVATE AI_POLISH_DIRECTOR

Upscale

Face Restore

Artifact Cleanup

Final Polish

Cut grammar

Hard cut default — transitions are intentional spices

Hard cut

Default join when energy or eyeline carries

Risk: Low — exposes bad boundaries honestly

Match cut

Shape, motion, or graphic continuity across subjects

Risk: Medium — fails if geometry disagrees

L-cut / J-cut

Audio leads or lags picture for invisible motivation

Risk: Medium — needs clean dialogue or bed

Smash cut

Intentional contrast or comedy/terror beat

Risk: High if overused — feels amateur

Dissolve

Time pass or dream beat — rare in short teasers

Risk: High on short AI clips — soft mush

EDL builder

Order events → copy STITCH_EDL packet for Assembly Editor

schema · stitch_edl

Project slugEvent 01 (open) *Event 02 *Event 03Event 04 (button)Spine intent *Picture lock *Director notes

EDL packet

Copy into chat / handoff

STITCH_EDL
stamp: {{timestamp}}
project: neon-alley-chase
spine: wide → MS → CU → button
picture_lock: draft
policy: GO_SET_ONLY · HARD_CUT_DEFAULT · QA_BEFORE_CONCAT

events:
  01. clip_01 · 0:00–0:06 · hard · wide establish · music bed enter
  02. clip_02 · 0:06–0:12 · hard · MS courier · foot SFX
  03. clip_03 · 0:12–0:18 · match · CU face · breath hit
  04. clip_04 · 0:18–0:24 · hard · identity button · title sting

director_notes: Hold 10f on button · no dissolve · silent OK until bed
next: preflight → picture lock → Delivery / FFmpeg / AI Polish

Stitch preflight

Criticals must pass before picture lock or concat

HOLD_STITCH

All clips Chain QA Go

critical

Every EDL source has a Go stamp; no open criticalsRecovery: Remove No-Go clips; re-gate after re-genLAST_FRAME_RECAP on every clip

critical

Recap packet exists for boundary checksRecovery: Write recaps before ordering joinsIdentity Lock still holds

critical

Face/wardrobe match DNA inject across setRecovery: Re-inject DNA; drop drifted clipmotion_out → motion_in coherent

critical

No teleport pose or impossible momentum at joinsRecovery: Hold frames; hard cut to new angle; re-extend short beatStory spine lockedOrder serves geography → character → button (or declared alt)Recovery: Reorder EDL; do not re-gen for vanityCut types intentionalHard cut default; smash/dissolve briefedRecovery: Convert decorative dissolves to hard cutsAudio join planHits, beds, or declared silence at cut pointsRecovery: Add Foley/Sonic notes or mark silent OKPicture lock before polishNo further clip swap planned before upscale/gradeRecovery: Finish EDL; freeze event list

STITCH_PREFLIGHT
stamp: {{timestamp}}
project: neon-alley-chase
decision: HOLD_STITCH
critical_fails: all_go, recaps_present, identity_stable, boundary_motion

checks:
  [FAIL] all_go (critical) — All clips Chain QA Go
  [FAIL] recaps_present (critical) — LAST_FRAME_RECAP on every clip
  [FAIL] identity_stable (critical) — Identity Lock still holds
  [FAIL] boundary_motion (critical) — motion_out → motion_in coherent
  [PASS] spine_locked (advisory) — Story spine locked
  [PASS] cut_grammar (advisory) — Cut types intentional
  [PASS] audio_plan (advisory) — Audio join plan
  [PASS] picture_lock (advisory) — Picture lock before polish

policy: no concat on HOLD_STITCH · fix recaps/QA first

Activation lab

Copy-ready templates for assembly, spine, boundary, full gate, lock

Project slug

ACTIVATE ASSEMBLY_EDITOR
ACTIVATE QA_GUARDIAN

Project: neon-alley-chase
Input: Chain QA Go-approved clip set only.
Build rough-cut EDL: order · in/out · cut type · audio note · director note.
Hard cut default. Refuse any clip without Go stamp or LAST_FRAME_RECAP.

Module quiz

8 checks · best score saved in progress

Question 1 / 8Score 0

When may a clip enter the stitch EDL?

Gate → assemble → lock → ship

Chain QA decides Go. Stitch builds the EDL. Delivery exports. Never polish a draft cut.

Chain QA Editing craft Delivery