Morning Commute

{
  "prompt": "A tall absurd creature driving to work before dawn, seen from the back seat of the car looking forward over its shoulder, through the windshield. The camera faces forward in the same direction the car is travelling. The road runs directly away from the front of the car and recedes to a vanishing point in the center of the windshield, lane markings running away from the viewer toward that vanishing point, the car aligned straight down its own lane. The road does not cross the frame sideways. Red taillights of cars far ahead shrink into the distance, oncoming headlights pass in the lanes to the left. The creature is a fresh design - a very tall gangly body in short mustard-yellow fur with brown stippling, so long-limbed it hunches its shoulders and ducks its head against the ceiling, knees jammed near the wheel. It has a long narrow head bent sideways to fit, two heavy-lidded eyes glazed with exhaustion, dark circles beneath, a small flat snout, a wide mouth mid-yawn, two long ears folded against the roof, two thin antennae bent where they hit the ceiling, and long bony fingers over the top of the wheel. Both its hands are on the wheel and it faces straight ahead down the road, staring blankly on autopilot. Dark pre-dawn - a faint blue sliver of sunrise low on the horizon ahead, streetlights receding, dim glowing dashboard, drizzle on the glass, wet road reflections. Cold blue outside, warm dim dash light inside. Hyperrealistic photography, over-the-shoulder driving view, pre-dawn commute, moody low light, 8K cinematic render."
}

Mode: Image-to-video using the attached reference for identity and ART STYLE. Match the reference's painterly look in EVERY shot.

MULTI-SHOT edit of SEPARATE CLIPS joined by HARD CUTS, NOT one continuous take. Each shot has its own camera angle and size, changing at every cut.

DIALOGUE RULE: NO DIALOGUE. No talking, speech, or captions. Music and sound effects only.

CONSISTENCY RULE: the same creature and car interior stay identical in EVERY shot.

CONCEPT: Warm deadpan comedy. A bleary creature fights to stay awake on a pre-dawn commute with AC vents and water on its face, then is rewarded by a sunrise over a bridge.

CHARACTER (identical every shot): a tall lanky creature with a long droopy spotted yellow-and-green face, big half-lidded sleepy eyes, floppy ears, two thin antennae, a pink nose, gripping the wheel. Exhausted but determined.

SETTING: a small car on a quiet pre-dawn street then a highway. VIEW: the camera faces the creature from over the hood, so the road ahead and traffic lights are seen through the windshield BEHIND the creature in frame. The car drives forward. A clean simple dashboard with AC vents, NO traffic cone anywhere. Deep blue light warming toward sunrise.

SHOTS (one continuous journey in order, each beat leading into the next):

1 (0:00-0:02.5) WIDE, exterior: In pre-dawn dark, the small car pulls out of a driveway and heads down a quiet street. HARD CUT.

2 (0:02.5-0:05) MEDIUM, interior facing the creature: Now driving, it grips the wheel with both hands, eyes drooping and head nodding as it struggles to stay awake. HARD CUT.

3 (0:05-0:08) CLOSE: The car stops at a red light seen through the windshield ahead (behind the creature in frame). Its eyes slide shut and head sinks, dozing off, then it JOLTS awake as it turns green. HARD CUT.

4 (0:08-0:10.5) MEDIUM: it twists the AC dial and visible streaks of cold air rush FROM THE DASHBOARD VENTS onto its face, blowing its fur, ears, and antennae straight back, eyes forced wide. Its mouth stays CLOSED; it is passively hit by the vent air, not blowing. HARD CUT.

5 (0:10.5-0:12.5) CLOSE: Still not enough, it splashes water from a bottle onto its face, blinking off the drops, finally more awake. HARD CUT.

6 (0:12.5-0:15) WIDE: Sitting up straight now, it drives on as the road ahead curves onto a long bridge, the sky blooming from deep blue into a gorgeous gold-and-pink sunrise over the water. Its tired face softens into a peaceful smile. Hold.

AUDIO: soft mellow pre-dawn music, highway hum, tires on wet road, a ticking turn signal. A snore then a jolt awake, a rush of vent air and flapping fur, a splash of water. The music swells warm and hopeful as the sunrise breaks, birdsong. Music and sound effects only. NO DIALOGUE. No subtitles.

STYLE: bold painterly illustration matching the reference every shot, thick brushwork, hand-painted look, saturated pre-dawn-to-sunrise palette, warm deadpan tone.

NEGATIVE: style change between shots, one continuous shot, single take, smooth motion across cuts, crossfades, dissolves, changing creature, changing colors, missing antennae, missing ears, deformed face, blurry face, second creature, duplicate creature, anime, 3D render, CGI, photorealism, traffic cone, orange cone on the dashboard, car driving backward, reversed view, crash, creature blowing air, exhaling, puffed cheeks, open blowing mouth, air from the mouth, dialogue, talking, captions, subtitles, on-screen text