Joseon-era mother-daughter zombie tragedy short film

Generate a 30-second, 16:9 horizontal, native 4K, 24fps, hyper-realistic cinematic short film about a mother and daughter in the Joseon era. Overall feel like a high-budget Korean historical zombie drama, with realistic skin, hair, hanbok, wooden house, and fabric textures. The core is not horror, but 'the mother still remembers her daughter's birthday'. Reality is always cold, gray, oppressive, and dangerous; memories are warm, soft, and happy. No BGM, only diegetic sounds. [MATERIAL BINDING] Only use 2 character reference images. image1 = mother, the only and highest priority character reference. Strictly maintain recognizable facial identity, facial proportions, realistic hair color, hairstyle, hair ornament, white hanbok, shoes, body type, and overall aura. Reality and memory are the same mother; in reality, her face is tired and pale, eyes red from crying, clothes slightly dusty; in memory, the same face, hairstyle, and white hanbok are clean, with a healthy complexion. image2 = 6-year-old daughter, the only and highest priority character reference. Strictly maintain the same face, round face, child proportions, twin braids, existing hair ornament, colorful striped hanbok top, red skirt, white socks and shoes. Memory = healthy image2; Reality = the same child after infection, only changing skin condition, eyes, messy hair, and clothing damage, never changing identity, age, face shape, or clothing design. REALITY DAUGHTER Must be clearly infected at first glance. Skin has clearly lost color and is cold gray-blue, lips pale and dry, cheeks and neck show a few dark blue veins, eyes are cloudy and white, unable to focus, blinking rarely, expression empty, jaw slightly slack. Twin braids are partially loose, one side clearly messy, with stray hairs sticking to her cheeks. The colorful hanbok and red skirt have dust, stains, and slight wear, but still clearly maintain image2's original design. No gore, decay, or monsterization. REALITY RESTRAINT From start to finish, the daughter sits against the wall, her waist and upper arms fixed to a low wooden pillar or frame with a thick old cloth strap, only to restrict movement, not to show any physical injury. She cannot stand, crawl, walk, or escape, only able to lean her head, shoulders, and upper body forward about 20-30 cm. Whenever the mother's hand, face, or body approaches, the daughter immediately reacts with a strong infection instinct: body suddenly lunges forward, neck extends, mouth opens toward the mother, but always unable to actually make contact due to distance and restraint. This reaction must persist in reality, never suddenly become docile or recognize her mother. STORY AND CORE PROP Today is the daughter's birthday. The mother has no food, no birthday table. She only brings a small old cloth bag containing a brand new bright red traditional ribbon. This red ribbon is the only core prop in the entire film, and the visual anchor between reality and the past. Reality: The mother, risking her daughter's constant lunging, personally tidies her daughter's messy twin braids and ties on the birthday gift. Memory: The same red ribbon was the happiest gift on the healthy daughter's birthday. The film must have 2 clear reality-memory crossovers, both through the red ribbon and similar actions, not just a simple flashback cut. ENVIRONMENT Reality is a cramped, small, dark wooden room in the Joseon era. Rough wooden walls, old earthen walls, straw mats, thin blankets, a few daily items. No dining table, food, cake, candles, or modern birthday decorations. Cold gray-blue natural light comes through the paper window. Memory is the exact same room, but tidier, with warm golden afternoon light through the paper, the space warm and full of life. The background is always simple, not distracting. 0-5s Static medium shot. The wooden door slowly opens. The mother enters, holding a very small cloth bag in both hands. She looks at her daughter in the corner, her eyes already red. The daughter sees her mother and immediately lunges forward violently, the cloth strap instantly tightens, her neck extends, and she opens her mouth toward her mother. The mother is startled, instinctively stops and steps back half a step, but does not leave. <cloth strap tightening sound> <daughter's hoarse, low throat sound> <mother's short intake of breath> 5-9s The mother kneels at a safe distance, places the cloth bag on her lap, and very carefully opens it. Inside is a brand new bright red traditional ribbon. In the cold gray room, this touch of red must be very striking. The mother gently smooths the ribbon with her fingers, her eyes instantly softening. The daughter does not understand the gift, only stares at the mother's hand; when the mother moves slightly closer, the daughter immediately lunges again. The mother jerks her hand back, pauses for a few seconds, then reaches out again. 9-13s - 1st Crossover The mother holds the red ribbon up in front of her daughter. The daughter suddenly lunges forward with the mother's hand. At the moment her body reaches its maximum forward lean, a match dissolve: the daughter's body position, size, and lean direction are locked as much as possible, the cold gray reality gradually becomes a warm golden past, the cloudy eyes become clear, the gray-blue skin regains a healthy color, the messy twin braids become neat. 13-16s - 1st Memory The healthy image2 daughter sees the new red ribbon in her mother's hand, her eyes light up. She leans toward her mother happily in a similar forward-leaning posture, but her movements are soft, natural, and full of anticipation. She asks in surprise: "엄마, 내 거야?" The mother smiles and nods, replying softly: "응, 생일 선물이야." The daughter immediately laughs happily. <child's clear voice> <natural laughter> <fabric softly rubbing> 16-20s Match dissolve back to reality through the same red ribbon in the mother's hand. In front of her is the restrained, gray-blue, cloudy-eyed daughter. The mother slowly moves to the daughter's side, preparing to tidy her loose twin braids. The moment she touches the hair, the daughter immediately turns her head and opens her mouth toward the mother's hand. The mother instantly pulls her hand back, her body visibly trembling. The daughter cannot reach her. The mother catches her breath, looks at the ribbon in her hand, then at her daughter, and finally actively approaches again. 20-23s The mother uses the gap when the daughter's movements are limited by the restraint, carefully re-tidies the messy side of her braid. It is not done all at once: the daughter keeps turning her head, leaning forward, making low throat sounds, and the mother always genuinely pulls her hand back to avoid, then continues. The mother's tears gradually fall, but she does not stop. Finally, she wraps the new red ribbon around the end of the braid and begins to tie the final knot. 23-25s - 2nd Crossover The moment the final knot of the red ribbon is pulled tight, a second memory overlap occurs. The mother's hand tying the knot in reality overlaps perfectly with the mother's hand tying the ribbon on the healthy daughter in the past. The position of the red ribbon, the finger gestures, and the braid structure are as consistent as possible. 25-27s - 2nd Memory A warm birthday memory fragment. The healthy daughter has a beautiful new red ribbon tied in her hair. She happily stands up, spins around, letting the red ribbon sway gently with her braid, then turns back to look at her mother expectantly, smiling: "예쁘죠? The mother looks at her and smiles happily. This memory is only 2 seconds long, like a precious memory the mother suddenly remembers. 27-30s The memory disappears, instantly back to the cold gray reality. The same red ribbon is now tied on the infected daughter's messy braid, the bright red clearly visible in the dim environment. The daughter is still cloudy-eyed, with no joy, and does not understand what has happened. The mother crouches in front of her, sees the completed ribbon, and tears keep falling. She forces a very faint, almost unsustainable smile, and whispers: "응... 예쁘다." After a half-second pause, in a softer, tearful voice: "생일 축하해... 우리 딸." The daughter does not respond. She suddenly lunges toward her mother again, the cloth strap instantly tightening. The mother is startled and pulls back, but does not run. She just stays there looking at her daughter. Very slow push-in. The final frame focuses on the new bright red ribbon tied in the daughter's messy black hair, then rack focus to the mother's wet, red eyes behind her. <cloth strap sound> <daughter's faint dry breathing> <mother's suppressed sobbing> <old wooden house creaking> End directly. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS The mother uses Korean drama-style restrained acting throughout. She knows her daughter is dangerous, so every time the daughter suddenly approaches, she must show genuine fear, pull back her hand, pause her breathing, and recoil; but after each time, she actively approaches again, finally insisting on tying the birthday gift. Do not cry prematurely; express mainly through eyes, swallowing, trembling hands, pauses, and silent tears. The reality daughter must never speak, smile, cry, recognize her mother, cooperate with her mother, actively show the ribbon, or suddenly regain humanity. She remains in a clear infected state from start to finish. All cute expressions, language, and normal child movements exist only in memory. CROSSOVER AND CONSISTENCY 1st crossover 9-16s: reality daughter lunges toward the red ribbon and mother's hand → past daughter happily approaches the birthday gift. 2nd crossover 23-27s: reality mother completes the red ribbon knot -> past mother completes the same knot, healthy daughter happily asks "예쁘죠?" Both crossovers are mandatory. Reality and memory must maintain the same face, the same colorful hanbok, and the same twin braid structure. Reality is cold gray, memory is warm golden. The red ribbon must have the same design and bright red color in both timelines. FORBIDDEN No BGM, no subtitles, no on-screen text, no logo, no watermark, no narration, no extra dialogue, no third person, no other infected people. No food, no birthday table, no cake, no candles, no modern birthday items. No gore or physical injury, no monsterization, no sudden face changes, no random costume changes, no reality daughter regaining intelligence, no cheap haunted-house exaggerated performance, no animation feel, no game CG feel, no AI plastic skin.