Evaluates the active project against formal Studio Director Quality Gates before advancing to subsequent production phases or delivering final renders.
The Five Studio Director Gates
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Gate 1: Creative Director Gate (Concept and Storyboard)
- Clear hook defined within the first 2 seconds.
- Core visual metaphor or continuous thread locked in beat sheet.
- Script word count matched to target runtime at natural cadence.
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Gate 2: Technical Director Gate (Pipeline and Render Architecture)
- Target resolution, frame rate, and renderer chosen (HyperFrames, Blender, or OpenCV).
- Asset manifest validated with zero missing fonts, audio stems, or cutouts.
- Render duration and memory budget verified.
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Gate 3: Art Director Gate (Motion Bible and Visual Taste)
- Motion Bible established with locked color palette, font weights, and easing equations.
- Contact shadows and bevelled edges confirmed for physical props.
- Zero AI slop, zero generic floating objects, zero cheap glows.
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Gate 4: Audio Director Gate (Sound Design and Loudness)
- Frame-synchronized tactile foley mapped to every visible action.
- Master loudness verified at -14.0 LUFS and true peak under -1.25 dBTP.
- Hero impact allocated 60ms of clean acoustic silence.
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Gate 5: Platform QA Gate (Safe Zones and Multi-Aspect Delivery)
- 9:16 vertical text positioned between 170px and 1330px from top.
- Zero button occlusion confirmed via safe zone test overlay frame.
- Clean ProRes 4444 MOV and MP4 master files verified.
Running the Gate Evaluation
bash tools/scripts/gate-check.sh
Further Reading
- references/director-gates-rubric.md for detailed scoring criteria.