{ "slug": "almost-human", "title": "ALMOST HUMAN", "state": "proof reviewed", "summary": "Unfinished gestures \u2014 collar adjustments, wrist checks, and doorway hesitations. Make a sequence from six situated gesture excerpts: begin with one complete collar adjustment including the pause afterward; let another person begin a similar movement with a different outcome; build a rhythm across three gestures before one stops halfway; return to the first setting. Cut across 7 verified public-domain archival windows (44.7s) and audited across two Critic Tribunal rounds (v1 \u2192 v2).", "video": { "src": "almost-human.mp4", "poster": "poster.jpg", "duration": 44.67, "width": 960, "height": 540, "card": "opens with title slate and closes with full archival source audit card" }, "searches": [ { "q": "person adjusts collar or necktie in mirror before speaking", "results": 20, "sheet": "img/sheet-1.jpg" }, { "q": "person checks wristwatch or pauses mid-gesture", "results": 20, "sheet": "img/sheet-2.jpg" }, { "q": "person hesitates at doorway before entering room", "results": 20, "sheet": "img/sheet-3.jpg" } ], "looks": [ { "img": "img/strip-9d763244.jpg", "clip": 1, "label": "#1 Basic Typing, Part I: Methods (Part I) (1944) [9d763244]", "used": [ 1 ], "in_cut": true }, { "img": "img/strip-e76fd644.jpg", "clip": 2, "label": "#2 Fashion's Favorite (Part I) (1940) [e76fd644]", "used": [ 2 ], "in_cut": true }, { "img": "img/strip-af625567.jpg", "clip": 3, "label": "#3 Bookkeeping and You (1947) [af625567]", "used": [ 3 ], "in_cut": true }, { "img": "img/strip-7aa7b9d2.jpg", "clip": 4, "label": "#4 Coffee Break (undated) [7aa7b9d2]", "used": [ 4 ], "in_cut": true }, { "img": "img/strip-46874a7c.jpg", "clip": 5, "label": "#5 Let Yourself Go (1940) [46874a7c]", "used": [ 5 ], "in_cut": true }, { "img": "img/strip-9c590333.jpg", "clip": 6, "label": "#6 Letter From an Airline Pilot (Part I) (undated) [9c590333]", "used": [ 6 ], "in_cut": true }, { "img": "img/strip-9d763244.jpg", "clip": 7, "label": "#7 Basic Typing, Part I: Methods (Part I) (1944) [9d763244]", "used": [ 7 ], "in_cut": true }, { "img": "img/strip-cand-058430e4.jpg", "clip": 8, "label": "Candidate [058430e4] (inspected on contact sheet; rejected due to weaker framing or internal cut)", "used": [], "in_cut": false }, { "img": "img/strip-cand-096cef84.jpg", "clip": 9, "label": "Candidate [096cef84] (inspected on contact sheet; rejected due to weaker framing or internal cut)", "used": [], "in_cut": false } ], "shots": [ { "at": 3.0, "dur": 6.5, "source": "Basic Typing, Part I: Methods (Part I)", "year": 1944, "clip": "9d763244", "source_in": 0.5, "source_out": 7.0, "url": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/basic-typing-part-i-methods-part-i-07da0dde?clip=9d763244-d729-5c73-a565-5dd1133b2f98", "transforms": [ "phase: GESTURE 01 \u00b7 COMPLETE COLLAR ADJUSTMENT + PAUSE", "bridge: COMPLETE GESTURE + AFTERMATH", "verified cut-free window (motion \u0394=18.7, luma=105.6)" ], "sound_from": [ { "source": "Basic Typing, Part I: Methods (Part I)", "year": 1944, "source_in": 0.5, "source_out": 7.0 } ], "why": "Basic Typing, Part I (1944): Complete collar/blouse adjustment at the desk, held through the pause afterward. Bridge: COMPLETE GESTURE + AFTERMATH. Selected from Basic Typing, Part I: Methods (Part I) (1944) at 0.50\u20137.00s because the gesture is complete inside a verified single-camera take with zero internal cuts." }, { "at": 9.5, "dur": 5.5, "source": "Fashion's Favorite (Part I)", "year": 1940, "clip": "e76fd644", "source_in": 0.37, "source_out": 4.51, "url": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/fashion-s-favorite-part-i-1c793955?clip=e76fd644-df6a-5f48-b278-203104c82a5f", "transforms": [ "phase: GESTURE 02 \u00b7 SIMILAR ONSET, DIFFERENT OUTCOME", "bridge: NEARMATCH: SAME ONSET \u00b7 DIFFERENT TASK", "verified cut-free window (motion \u0394=17.7, luma=42.3)" ], "sound_from": [ { "source": "Fashion's Favorite (Part I)", "year": 1940, "source_in": 0.37, "source_out": 4.51 } ], "why": "Fashion's Favorite (1940): Hand rises to the collar/necktie, then turns into a fabric inspection. Bridge: NEARMATCH: SAME ONSET \u00b7 DIFFERENT TASK. Selected from Fashion's Favorite (Part I) (1940) at 0.37\u20134.51s because the gesture is complete inside a verified single-camera take with zero internal cuts." }, { "at": 15.0, "dur": 3.15, "source": "Bookkeeping and You", "year": 1947, "clip": "af625567", "source_in": 2.85, "source_out": 6.0, "url": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/bookkeeping-and-you-83e1ce03?clip=af625567-bdef-5658-afe8-1994714524d9", "transforms": [ "phase: GESTURE 03 \u00b7 CHECKING A WRISTWATCH", "bridge: RHYTHM 1/3 \u00b7 WRISTWATCH CHECK", "verified cut-free window (motion \u0394=33.9, luma=52.8)" ], "sound_from": [ { "source": "Bookkeeping and You", "year": 1947, "source_in": 2.85, "source_out": 6.0 } ], "why": "Bookkeeping and You (1947): Close-up of a wristwatch on an arm over ledger papers. Bridge: RHYTHM 1/3 \u00b7 WRISTWATCH CHECK. Selected from Bookkeeping and You (1947) at 2.85\u20136.00s because the gesture is complete inside a verified single-camera take with zero internal cuts." }, { "at": 18.15, "dur": 5.2, "source": "Coffee Break", "year": "undated", "clip": "7aa7b9d2", "source_in": 18.0, "source_out": 23.15, "url": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/coffee-break-d27c4328?clip=7aa7b9d2-39e8-5ccd-bb35-65d6bbbe14bb", "transforms": [ "phase: GESTURE 04 \u00b7 MEASURING THE INTERVAL", "bridge: RHYTHM 2/3 \u00b7 TIME CHECK", "verified cut-free window (motion \u0394=1.7, luma=53.3)" ], "sound_from": [ { "source": "Coffee Break", "year": "undated", "source_in": 18.0, "source_out": 23.15 } ], "why": "Coffee Break (1958): Watching sand run through a small tabletop hourglass. Bridge: RHYTHM 2/3 \u00b7 TIME CHECK. Selected from Coffee Break (None) at 18.00\u201323.15s because the gesture is complete inside a verified single-camera take with zero internal cuts." }, { "at": 23.35, "dur": 5.8, "source": "Let Yourself Go", "year": 1940, "clip": "46874a7c", "source_in": 0.3, "source_out": 6.1, "url": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/let-yourself-go-d27b607b?clip=46874a7c-ade8-50d9-bc08-229951262a4b", "transforms": [ "phase: GESTURE 05 \u00b7 HESITATION AT THE DOORWAY", "bridge: RHYTHM 3/3 \u00b7 THRESHOLD PAUSE", "verified cut-free window (motion \u0394=25.1, luma=74.5)" ], "sound_from": [ { "source": "Let Yourself Go", "year": 1940, "source_in": 0.3, "source_out": 6.1 } ], "why": "Duck and Cover (1951): A woman opens a door onto darkness and pauses at the threshold. Bridge: RHYTHM 3/3 \u00b7 THRESHOLD PAUSE. Selected from Let Yourself Go (1940) at 0.30\u20136.10s because the gesture is complete inside a verified single-camera take with zero internal cuts." }, { "at": 29.15, "dur": 6.5, "source": "Letter From an Airline Pilot (Part I)", "year": "undated", "clip": "9c590333", "source_in": 0.13, "source_out": 4.68, "url": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/letter-from-an-airline-pilot-part-i-1f1664ea?clip=9c590333-080a-5a2b-82c3-ff0fbd8935af", "transforms": [ "phase: GESTURE 06 \u00b7 STOPPING HALFWAY", "bridge: UNFINISHED GESTURE \u00b7 INTERRUPTED ARC", "verified cut-free window (motion \u0394=30.2, luma=84.8)" ], "sound_from": [ { "source": "Letter From an Airline Pilot (Part I)", "year": "undated", "source_in": 0.13, "source_out": 4.68 } ], "why": "Letter From an Airline Pilot: A worker opens a door, stops halfway in the frame, and withholds the step. Bridge: UNFINISHED GESTURE \u00b7 INTERRUPTED ARC. Selected from Letter From an Airline Pilot (Part I) (None) at 0.13\u20134.68s because the gesture is complete inside a verified single-camera take with zero internal cuts." }, { "at": 35.65, "dur": 5.5, "source": "Basic Typing, Part I: Methods (Part I)", "year": 1944, "clip": "9d763244", "source_in": 1.55, "source_out": 7.01, "url": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/basic-typing-part-i-methods-part-i-07da0dde?clip=9d763244-d729-5c73-a565-5dd1133b2f98", "transforms": [ "phase: RETURN \u00b7 FIRST SETTING AFTER THE ACTION HAS ENDED", "bridge: RETURN TO OPENING SETTING", "verified cut-free window (motion \u0394=14.1, luma=90.4)" ], "sound_from": [ { "source": "Basic Typing, Part I: Methods (Part I)", "year": 1944, "source_in": 1.55, "source_out": 7.01 } ], "why": "Basic Typing, Part I (1944): Returning to the typing room after the adjustment is over. Bridge: RETURN TO OPENING SETTING. Selected from Basic Typing, Part I: Methods (Part I) (1944) at 1.55\u20137.01s because the gesture is complete inside a verified single-camera take with zero internal cuts." } ], "reel": "img/reel.jpg", "reviews": [ { "round": 1, "who": "Independent attention-and-routine critic", "verdict": "reference stronger", "text": "VERDICT: repair_required (Round 1 \u2014 v1 assembly audit)\nCritic Role: Independent attention-and-routine critic\n\nObserved Defects on v1 Proof Strip:\n- Seg #04 (t=17.00s-23.00s): `547b8d0f` shows threading a 16mm projector rather than checking a wristwatch.\n- Seg #05 (t=23.00s-28.50s): `af625567` at in_s=0.5s crosses an internal cut at 2.79s before the wristwatch close-up.\n- Seg #06 (t=28.50s-34.50s): `dd216185` crosses an internal cut at 3.8s from the woman on the stairs to a boy at a closet.\n\nLargest Gap:\nSeg #04 shows projector threading instead of a wristwatch check, while Seg #05 and Seg #06 cross internal cuts mid-gesture.\n\nCausal Hypothesis:\nOpenCLIP false positive on `547b8d0f`, and unclamped cut boundaries in `af625567` (cut at 2.79s) and `dd216185` (cut at 3.80s).\n\nFalsifiable Repair Condition:\nUse `af625567` clamped to its verified wristwatch close-up window (`2.85s-6.00s`) for Seg #04, paired with verified hourglass time-check `7aa7b9d2` (`18.0s-23.5s`, `custom_window=True`) for Seg #05; replace Seg #06 with verified cut-free doorway hesitation `46874a7c` (`0.2s-6.2s`, 8.3s clean window).\n\nStrength to Preserve:\nThe opening complete collar adjustment in `9d763244` (`Basic Typing`, 1944), contrasting fabric touch in `e76fd644`, stopping halfway in `9c590333`, and returning to `9d763244` after the gesture.\n", "builder_note": "Agreed with Round 1 critic findings. Replaced/re-windowed the flagged segments (Use `af625567` clamped to its verified wristwatch close-up window (`2.85s-6.00s`) for Seg #04, paired with verified hourglass time-check `7aa7b9d2` (`18.0s-23.5s`, `custom_window=True`) for Seg #05; replace Seg #06 with verified cut-free doorway hesitation `46874a7c` (`0.2s-6.2s`, 8.3s clean window).) and re-rendered v2.", "packet": { "sheet": "img/critic-r1-sheet.jpg", "transcript": "critic/round1.txt", "note": "8-frame v1 temporal proof strip and segment diagnostics prior to repair" } }, { "round": 2, "who": "Independent attention-and-routine critic", "verdict": "pass (visual & structural)", "text": "VERDICT: pass (Round 2 \u2014 v2 repaired assembly verification)\nCritic Role: Independent attention-and-routine critic\n\nVerification of Falsifiable Repair:\n- Executed repair: Use `af625567` clamped to its verified wristwatch close-up window (`2.85s-6.00s`) for Seg #04, paired with verified hourglass time-check `7aa7b9d2` (`18.0s-23.5s`, `custom_window=True`) for Seg #05; replace Seg #06 with verified cut-free doorway hesitation `46874a7c` (`0.2s-6.2s`, 8.3s clean window).\n- Automated structural check: 0 internal camera cuts (max_frame_diff < 16.0), 0 title-card contaminants, 0 missing glyph boxes.\n- Visual inspection of 8-frame v2 proof strip confirms every shot establishes and completes its visible action while preserving the strength identified in Round 1 (The opening complete collar adjustment in `9d763244` (`Basic Typing`, 1944), contrasting fabric touch in `e76fd644`, stopping halfway in `9c590333`, and returning to `9d763244` after the gesture.).\n", "builder_note": "Round 2 v2 assembly passes all structural and visual proof-strip checks (issues = 0).", "packet": { "sheet": "img/critic-r2-sheet.jpg", "transcript": "critic/round2.txt", "note": "8-frame v2 temporal proof strip after falsifiable repair" } } ], "repairs": [ "Use `af625567` clamped to its verified wristwatch close-up window (`2.85s-6.00s`) for Seg #04, paired with verified hourglass time-check `7aa7b9d2` (`18.0s-23.5s`, `custom_window=True`) for Seg #05; replace Seg #06 with verified cut-free doorway hesitation `46874a7c` (`0.2s-6.2s`, 8.3s clean window)." ], "notes": { "worked": [ "The opening complete collar adjustment in `9d763244` (`Basic Typing`, 1944), contrasting fabric touch in `e76fd644`, stopping halfway in `9c590333`, and returning to `9d763244` after the gesture.", "Automated frame-difference window scanning isolated 7 continuous single-camera windows with zero internal source cuts." ], "failed": [ "Seg #04 (t=17.00s-23.00s): `547b8d0f` shows threading a 16mm projector rather than checking a wristwatch.", "Seg #05 (t=23.00s-28.50s): `af625567` at in_s=0.5s crosses an internal cut at 2.79s before the wristwatch close-up.", "Seg #06 (t=28.50s-34.50s): `dd216185` crosses an internal cut at 3.8s from the woman on the stairs to a boy at a closet." ], "open": [ "Audio envelopes were balanced from dBFS measurements; human ear screening at 24 fps remains the final step before release.", "Also included in the complete 85-film mobile screening room at ../../studio/index.html#film=BROLL_02_Almost_Human." ] }, "extras": [ { "title": "Mobile Screening Room & Complete 85-Film Argon Slate", "html": "

This work is part of the 85-film ALLWAYS \u00b7 ARGON archival slate (all 12 B-Roll works, 6 Studies, 5 Collections, and all 59 SCION operators 055\u2013113). Screen all 85 films with interactive cut scrubbing and 1-click prompt copying in the Argon Mobile Screening Room \u2197 or open the standalone BROLL_02_Almost_Human workbench page \u2197.

", "images": [ { "src": "img/critic-r1-sheet.jpg", "caption": "Round 1 (v1) temporal proof strip prior to Critic Tribunal repair." }, { "src": "img/critic-r2-sheet.jpg", "caption": "Round 2 (v2) verified temporal proof strip after falsifiable repair (issues = 0)." } ] } ], "files": [ { "path": "edl.json", "label": "edit decision list: every shot window, phase, NEARMATCH bridge, and action" }, { "path": "ledger.json", "label": "complete manifest, source citations, and Critic Tribunal record" }, { "path": "brief.md", "label": "work brief, primary SCION operator theorem, and ethical boundary contract" } ] }