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<veoPrompt version="3.0">
  <meta
    title="Waiting for Photos - 90s/2000s Throwback"
    aspect_ratio="9:16"
    duration="00:20"
    fps="24"
    style="cinematic, nostalgic, soft film grain, slight VHS glow"
    mood="humorous, warm"
    tags="90s,2000s,film camera,photo lab,nostalgia"
/>

  <look>
    <colorgrading>warm highlights, soft contrast, mild grain</colorgrading>
    <lighting>indoor tungsten for 90s scenes; neutral daylight for modern scene</lighting>
    <wardrobe>casual late-90s: oversized hoodie, denim, scrunchie</wardrobe>
    <props>disposable film camera, photo lab envelope, stack of glossy prints, modern smartphone</props>
  </look>

  <audio>
    <music track="nostalgic lo-fi pop instrumental" duck_for_dialogue="true"
           intensity_curve="0:0.3,3:0.6,10:0.5,18:0.2"/>
    <sfx at="00:02">camera shutter click (film)</sfx>
    <sfx at="00:06">shop door chime</sfx>
    <sfx at="00:08">calendar page flip + ticking clock</sfx>
    <sfx at="00:13">paper shuffle of photo prints</sfx>
    <sfx at="00:17">smartphone rapid shutter burst</sfx>
  </audio>

  <shots>

    <shot id="1" start="00:00" end="00:03" transition_in="cut" transition_out="match_cut">
      <camera>close-up, handheld; rack focus from person’s smile to disposable camera; slight vignette</camera>
      <action>late 90s party/kids’ birthday; someone clicks a disposable camera</action>
      <on_screen_text pos="top">90s/2000s</on_screen_text>
      <voiceover lang="en">"Back then, this is how we took photos."</voiceover>
    </shot>

    <shot id="2" start="00:03" end="00:06" transition_in="match_cut" transition_out="cut">
      <camera>medium wide, exterior; slow push-in on local photo shop with 'Photo Lab' sign</camera>
      <action>person places film roll in envelope and drops it off</action>
      <on_screen_text pos="bottom_small">Drop off film → wait</on_screen_text>
      <voiceover lang="en">"Then you brought the film to the shop…"</voiceover>
    </shot>

    <shot id="3" start="00:06" end="00:10" transition_in="crossfade" transition_out="whip_pan">
      <camera>montage: calendar pages flying by; ticking clock; close-ups of '1 WEEK LATER'</camera>
      <action>time passes in an exaggerated way</action>
      <on_screen_text pos="center_large">…sometimes a whole week 😅</on_screen_text>
      <voiceover lang="en">"…and sometimes waited an entire week."</voiceover>
    </shot>

    <shot id="4" start="00:10" end="00:14" transition_in="whip_pan" transition_out="cut">
      <camera>POV shot; hands opening photo lab envelope; flipping through glossy prints</camera>
      <action>most photos are blurry or underexposed</action>
      <on_screen_text pos="bottom_small">Result: 10 photos → 9 blurry</on_screen_text>
      <voiceover lang="en">"You got ten prints… and nine were blurry."</voiceover>
    </shot>

    <shot id="5" start="00:14" end="00:17" transition_in="cut" transition_out="split_screen">
      <camera>close-up; one photo is just barely sharp—person cheers</camera>
      <action>exaggerated joy over the ‘almost decent’ shot</action>
      <on_screen_text pos="center_large">One almost-sharp photo: YES!</on_screen_text>
      <voiceover lang="en">"And one that was *almost* sharp. Success!"</voiceover>
    </shot>

    <shot id="6" start="00:17" end="00:20" transition_in="split_screen" transition_out="fade_to_black">
      <camera>split-screen: left = stack of 90s prints; right = modern smartphone taking 20 shots + instant gallery</camera>
      <action>right: live preview, delete, retake, AI-enhance icons (generic, no brands)</action>
      <on_screen_text pos="top">Then vs. Now</on_screen_text>
      <cta pos="bottom">What other 90s/2000s trend would blow kids’ minds today?</cta>
      <voiceover lang="en">"Then: wait and hope. Now: shoot, choose, post."</voiceover>
    </shot>

  </shots>

  <safety>
    <note>Use only generic store and UI elements. Avoid real brands or identifiable people.</note>
  </safety>
</veoPrompt>