Seedance 2.5 Cinematic Kung Fu Grandmother Short

CINEMATIC SETUP Stylized 3D animated short, feature-animation quality, soft subsurface skin, expressive oversized eyes, clean physically-based rendering. Aspect 16:9, 24 fps, 30 seconds. Warm late-afternoon sunlight pouring through the glass shop front, cool fluorescent fill from the ceiling tubes. Action-comedy tone: a genuine kung fu master disguised as a sweet grandmother. Camera behaves like a professional operator: locked-off symmetrical setups while tension builds, then handheld whip-pans, snap-zooms, orbiting bullet-time and speed ramps (real time → extreme slow motion → real time) on every impact. Shallow depth of field on close-ups. Impact faces always shown in full-frame close-up. CHARACTERS (strict reference lock - no drift) (MS_CHEN) tiny elderly Chinese shopkeeper, grey hair in a bun with a wooden pin, round wire glasses, burgundy floral cardigan, cream apron with lucky-cat print and red characters, dark trousers, embroidered slippers. Sweet, gentle face that hides a kung fu master; her movements are precise, economical and devastating. Identical design in every shot. (ROBBER_1) tall, slim robber, black ribbed balaclava, black zip hoodie, black cargo trousers, gloves, short pump shotgun. Leader. (ROBBER_2) huge muscular robber, black balaclava, black pullover hoodie, black cargo trousers, boots, pistol. (ROBBER_3): short, round, chubby robber, black balaclava, black hoodie, pistol. Nervous. All three keep their masks on at all times. LOCATION (MINIMARKET), exactly as in the reference image: glass entrance door with a red-and-white reversible sign hanging on a chain - the side facing into the shop reads "OPEN", so the street sees "CLOSED" is NOT yet shown; "GOOD FOOD GOOD MOOD 美味生活" sign on the left window, red shopping baskets stacked beside the door, cardboard boxes and a potted plant on the left, tall snack shelves running down the left wall. A central candy gondola facing the door. Wooden counter on the right with a register monitor and a smaller screen, a golden waving lucky cat, a Halls candy display, a lighter rack, a "Small Things Big Happiness" sign, a large candy jar, and a "GOOD LUCK EVERYDAY 万事如意" lucky-cat poster on the counter front. Behind the counter: wall clock, red calligraphy scrolls, a 福 calendar, an "A BETTER DAY AHEAD" smiley poster, a wall shelf with a small plant. Reflective tiled floor. Areas outside the reference frame may be extended with matching shelving. TIMELINE (30 s) 0:00–0:04 - Locked-off wide, symmetrical, matching the reference framing. Quiet shop. MS. Chen behind the counter, glasses on, watching a Chinese period drama on a smartphone propped on a small stand next to the register, chuckling softly. The golden lucky cat waves slowly. The wall clock ticks. Bell above the door: DING. She doesn't look up yet. 0:04–0:08 - Low angle from the tiled floor, slow push-in. The glass door swings open, backlit. Three masked figures enter in a line: (ROBBER_1) first, (ROBBER_2) filling the frame, (ROBBER_3) last, clipping the stack of red baskets. (ROBBER_3) stands guard by the potted plant. 0:08–0:12 - Slow dolly along the counter following (ROBBER_1) as he walks up past the candy gondola. He slams a gloved hand on the counter beside the Halls display: "The register. Now." Ms. Chen pauses the drama with one finger, looks up, tilts her head, adorable warm smile. Reverse: close-up of the three masked faces exchanging confused looks. 0:12–0:15 - Snap-zoom to the shotgun barrel rising toward her. Extreme close-up of her eyes behind the round glasses. Insert: the lucky cat's paw waves once. Insert: the clock's second hand. She slowly removes her glasses and folds them; as she sets them next to the phone stand her expression shifts - the warm grandmother smile drains away into a cold, serious, focused stare. Two full seconds of silence. 0:15–0:18 - BULLET-TIME. She vaults over the counter in one explosive movement, apron flying, the camera orbits 180° around her in extreme slow motion as her slipper drives into (ROBBER_1) face. Time snaps to real speed on contact: full-frame close-up of his face compressing sideways, balaclava rippling, eyes crossing. He rockets backward into the central candy gondola, which collapses in a rain of colorful candy. 0:18–0:22 - Handheld whip-pan. (ROBBER_2) charges from the door with a roar. Ms. Chen drops into a low horse stance and executes a sweeping leg kick: slow motion as his massive body goes fully airborne, camera under him looking up. Real time: she rises with a double palm strike to his chest that launches him across the shop into the stack of red baskets and cardboard boxes; baskets scatter across the floor, one landing on his head. 0:22–0:25 - (ROBBER_3) backs toward the door, pistol trembling. Low tracking shot on Ms. Chen advancing calmly, cold stare fixed. A quick flick of her wrist plucks the pistol from his hand and sends it spinning away. Rapid-fire flurry of kung fu strikes, camera shaking with each hit, then a spinning heel kick in slow motion: full-frame close-up of his face, then he crashes into the potted plant by the door and slides down the glass. 0:25–0:28 - (ROBBER_1) tries to stand among the candy. MS. Chen, without looking, presses two fingers to a point on his neck. He freezes rigid, eyes wide, and topples over like a plank. Overhead crane shot: three robbers piled at the entrance under the flipped "CLOSED" sign, candy and baskets everywhere. 0:28–0:30 - Return to the opening locked-off wide. Ms. Chen back behind the counter, puts her glasses on, her warm gentle smile returning, taps play on the phone and resumes chuckling at her drama. The lucky cat waves. Bell chimes once as the shop settles. AUDIO - SFX AND DIALOGUE ONLY, ABSOLUTELY NO MUSIC No musical score of any kind at any point. Diegetic sound only. Faint Chinese drama dialogue and tinny music coming only from the phone speaker. Wall clock ticking. Door bell (bright brass DING) at 0:03 and 0:29. Sign flipping and clicking against the glass. ROBBER_1 dialogue: "The register. Now." Counter slam. Shotgun pump-action click. Glasses folding softly. Full silence from 0:13 to 0:15. Deep whoosh and low bass drop entering bullet-time. Exaggerated martial-arts impact foley on every strike. Candy gondola collapsing, candy scattering on tile, plastic baskets clattering, flowerpot tipping. Fabric whip sounds on her strikes. Grunts and yelps from the robbers. Do NOT add background music, songs, or soundtrack. QUALITY ANCHOR Consistent character models across all shots, no face or costume drift, masks never removed. Clean 3D animation, no live-action textures, no photoreal humans. Smooth motion, no flicker, no extra characters, no text artifacts except the existing shop signage. Sharp focus, cinematic color grade: warm amber highlights, teal shadows.