BLACKOUT PROTOCOL - Cinematic Action Sequence

BLACKOUT PROTOCOL | Seedance 2.5 | 30s | 16:9 HERO image1: early-30s man, athletic, olive-tan skin, dark brown eyes, thick dark wavy hair swept up and back with side fringe, full close-trimmed black beard. Black button-up shirt sleeves rolled to forearms, black slim jeans, black leather derby shoes. Face, hair, beard, outfit identical in every shot. DAMAGE (persists): from Shot 6 small cut above LEFT eyebrow, collar loose, top button gone. From Shot 8 right sleeve torn at forearm, soaked hair and clothes. Grey rugged drive case in left hand or waistband, never lost. CAST: 3 guards in black tactical uniforms, batons and flashlights, no guns. Chief: tall bald man, grey stubble, charcoal overcoat. STORY: Hero steals back an evidence drive from a syndicate tower, beats the ambush, escapes to the roof, cages the chief, leaps the rooftop gap and wins at dawn. STYLE: Photoreal high-budget Hollywood action thriller, large-format cinema look, natural skin, realistic motion blur, filmic highlight roll-off, real physics, weight and balance. SHOTS 1 (0-2s) Glass 40th-floor corridor, red alarm strobes + cold blue city light, haze. Low 24mm tracking shot retreats ahead of @image1 sprinting, drive in left hand; tilts up as he slides on his hip under a descending steel shutter, it slams. SFX: klaxon, shoe squeal, metal slam, breathing. Music: pulsing synth bass, ticking percussion. Cut: impact cut on slam. 2 (2-4s) Same corridor, stairwell door. Wide 28mm, fast push-in, rack focus guards to hero. Three guards burst out, flashlight beams through haze, red strobe rim light, teal shadows; chief walks in behind. @image1 skids, plants his feet, turns to face them. SFX: door crash, boots, baton clicks. Music: brass stab, percussion builds. Cut: match cut on his turning shoulder. 3 (4-7s) Corridor center. Handheld 35mm medium, circling close, 180-degree axis kept. Flickering tubes + red strobes. Guard 1 swings baton overhand; @image1 slips left, traps the arm, forearm to the jaw, strips the baton, it skids away. SFX: whoosh, thud, baton clatter. Music: rhythmic strings join. Cut: on the baton's slide. 4 (7-10s) Red fire cabinet on the wall. 40mm medium close-up, slightly low, push-in then locked insert; red cabinet glow on his hand. He rips off the extinguisher and blasts a white cloud into guards 2 and 3, blinding them. SFX: hiss roar, coughing, stumbling boots. Music: driving percussion, rising tension. Cut: through the white cloud. 5 (10-13s) Corridor, mist clearing. Handheld 32mm circling right, strobes diffused by mist, hazy red-white glow. Guard swings; @image1 blocks, elbows ribs, hip-throws him to the floor, front-kicks the last guard into the glass wall. SFX: strikes, grunts, glass vibration. Music: full percussion, brass swells. Cut: impact cut on glass hit. 6 (13-16s) Corridor end by stairwell. Handheld 50mm close-up, shake on impact, pulls back to wide. Red strobe on left side of his face, sweat sheen. A dazed guard's flashlight cuts @image1 above the left eyebrow; he grabs the arm, headbutts him down, wipes blood from brow, locks eyes with the chief. Collar torn. SFX: crack, muffled ring, breath. Music: drops to low drone. Cut: hard cut on chief's hand reaching for the intercom. 7 (16-19s) Concrete stairwell. Low 24mm Steadicam follows from behind and below, spiraling upward. Sodium-orange lights, cold flashlight beams from below. @image1 takes stairs two at a time, vaults a railing to cut a flight, shoulders the roof door open. SFX: echoing boots, shouts, metal bar slam. Music: driving ostinato. Cut: burst of white-blue light.