{
  "slug": "SCION_059_Ball_Graphic_Constancy",
  "version": "v2",
  "series": "SCION_MICROFILMS",
  "kicker": "SCION 059 \u00b7 CONCEPTUAL MICROFILMS",
  "title": "Ball \u2014 Graphic Constancy Across Sources",
  "subtitle": "Twelve round anchors across clocks, wheels, vessels, optics, and play",
  "scion_id": 59,
  "supporting_scions": [],
  "lineage": "Lineage: Daniel Mercadante, Ball (Bach performed by Grigory Sokolov)",
  "theorem": "Hold one graphic anchor perceptually steady while its material, scale, and social purpose change across images. Release the crop on an irregular rim so its human use becomes legible.",
  "boundary_note": "Conservative shot durations (2.8\u20134.5s) allow each material to be seen without high-frequency flash overload. Off-center circular targets are registered to (640, 352) via anchor_xy translation.",
  "critic_tribunal": {
    "film_id": "SCION_059_Ball_Graphic_Constancy",
    "scion_id": 59,
    "critic_role": "Independent perception critic",
    "v1_verdict": "repair_required",
    "v1_defect_timecodes": [
      "Seg #03 (t=07.00s-10.50s): In `adfad259`, the wall clock is off-center to the upper-left while the registration ring sits at screen center.",
      "Seg #09 (t=27.70s-31.20s): `5a73aa82` at in_s=0.5s shows foliage/flowers before the circular optical aperture appears at 18.5s.",
      "Seg #10 & #11 (t=31.20s-38.10s): Internal source cuts inside `3681afce` and `10812563`."
    ],
    "largest_gap": "Graphic constancy breaks in Seg #09 (foliage instead of optical aperture) and Seg #03 (unregistered clock offset), compounded by internal cuts in Seg #10 and #11.",
    "causal_hypothesis": "Wrong timestamp window on `5a73aa82` (0.5s instead of 18.5s-25.5s), missing `anchor_xy` translation in `build_circle_reg_shot` for `adfad259`, and unclamped windows in `3681afce` and `10812563`.",
    "falsifiable_repair": "Add `anchor_xy: [0.43, 0.45]` translation in `build_circle_reg_shot` for `adfad259`; set `5a73aa82` to `in_s=19.0, dur=3.5, custom_window=True` where the circular optical aperture is centered; replace Seg #10 with verified circular projector reel `989d1a70` (`0.1s-3.6s`, `anchor_xy=[0.47, 0.35]`) and clamp `10812563` to its cut-free ring-of-hands window (`3.35s-6.20s`).",
    "strength_to_preserve": "The contextual release in Seg #08 (`8266284b`, `Facts About Film`, 1948) where pulling back from the circular reel reveals the boy's hands, and the final exit in Seg #13 (`c0f8dea4`).",
    "v2_verdict": "pass"
  },
  "duration_seconds": 46.88,
  "video_file": "films/SCION_059_Ball_Graphic_Constancy.mp4",
  "source_count": 12,
  "sources_summary": [
    "abc262c2 \u00b7 Friendship Seven (1962)",
    "adfad259 \u00b7 ALASKAN EARTHQUAKE (1966)",
    "91e9cddd \u00b7 Look to Lockheed for Leadership (Part II) (1940)",
    "8e1b2301 \u00b7 Labor of Thy Hands (undated)",
    "1d74acce \u00b7 Astronauts: United States Project Mercury, ca. 1960 (undated)",
    "2b6e8516 \u00b7 Miracle of the Can (Part II) (1956)",
    "8266284b \u00b7 Facts About Film (1948)",
    "5a73aa82 \u00b7 Precisely So (Part II) (1937)",
    "989d1a70 \u00b7 Where the Sun Reigns (1955)",
    "10812563 \u00b7 Singing Wires (1951)",
    "a8325b58 \u00b7 Electronics At Work (1943)",
    "c0f8dea4 \u00b7 Where the Sun Reigns (1955)"
  ],
  "edl": [
    {
      "seg_idx": 1,
      "type": "title_card",
      "title": "Ball \u2014 Graphic Constancy Across Sources",
      "phase": "OPENING SLATE",
      "action": "Twelve round anchors across clocks, wheels, vessels, optics, and play",
      "start_sec": 0.0,
      "end_sec": 3.0,
      "dur_s": 3.0
    },
    {
      "type": "circle_reg_shot",
      "clip_id": "abc262c2-e1a3-5f76-ac01-5947d766b189",
      "source_title": "Friendship Seven",
      "source_year": 1962,
      "source_page": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/friendship-seven-d99bb7a7?clip=abc262c2-e1a3-5f76-ac01-5947d766b189",
      "dur_s": 3.4,
      "reg_mode": "locked",
      "phase": "ANCHOR 01/12 \u00b7 CLOCK FACE",
      "action": "Friendship Seven (1962): 24-hour mission clock centered on screen anchor",
      "nearmatch": "",
      "seg_idx": 2,
      "start_sec": 3.0,
      "end_sec": 6.4
    },
    {
      "type": "circle_reg_shot",
      "clip_id": "adfad259-0558-53eb-82f8-350609a70480",
      "source_title": "ALASKAN EARTHQUAKE",
      "source_year": 1966,
      "source_page": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/alaskan-earthquake?clip=adfad259-0558-53eb-82f8-350609a70480",
      "dur_s": 3.4,
      "reg_mode": "locked",
      "phase": "ANCHOR 02/12 \u00b7 SEISMIC WALL CLOCK",
      "action": "Alaskan Earthquake (1966): Wall clock registered to the central screen anchor (640, 352)",
      "nearmatch": "",
      "seg_idx": 3,
      "start_sec": 6.4,
      "end_sec": 9.8
    },
    {
      "type": "circle_reg_shot",
      "clip_id": "91e9cddd-f0ff-5a6f-935b-50bc11097246",
      "source_title": "Look to Lockheed for Leadership (Part II)",
      "source_year": 1940,
      "source_page": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/look-to-lockheed-for-leadership-part-ii-40656361?clip=91e9cddd-f0ff-5a6f-935b-50bc11097246",
      "dur_s": 2.6,
      "reg_mode": "locked",
      "phase": "ANCHOR 03/12 \u00b7 INSTRUMENT DIAL",
      "action": "Look to Lockheed (1940): Circular pressure dial gauge",
      "nearmatch": "",
      "seg_idx": 4,
      "start_sec": 9.8,
      "end_sec": 12.4
    },
    {
      "type": "circle_reg_shot",
      "clip_id": "8e1b2301-88c6-57df-9c60-1d6924d4541b",
      "source_title": "Labor of Thy Hands",
      "source_year": null,
      "source_page": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/labor-of-thy-hands-76935910?clip=8e1b2301-88c6-57df-9c60-1d6924d4541b",
      "dur_s": 2.4,
      "reg_mode": "locked",
      "phase": "ANCHOR 04/12 \u00b7 WOODEN WHEEL",
      "action": "Labor of Thy Hands: Spinning workshop wheel rim",
      "nearmatch": "",
      "seg_idx": 5,
      "start_sec": 12.4,
      "end_sec": 14.8
    },
    {
      "type": "circle_reg_shot",
      "clip_id": "1d74acce-ac01-5a52-a86f-b4fd00507906",
      "source_title": "Astronauts: United States Project Mercury, ca. 1960",
      "source_year": null,
      "source_page": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/astronauts-united-states-project-mercury-ca-1960-2fc31a7a?clip=1d74acce-ac01-5a52-a86f-b4fd00507906",
      "dur_s": 3.4,
      "reg_mode": "locked",
      "phase": "ANCHOR 05/12 \u00b7 CENTRIFUGE WHEEL",
      "action": "Project Mercury (1960): Metallic circular hatch/wheel",
      "nearmatch": "",
      "seg_idx": 6,
      "start_sec": 14.8,
      "end_sec": 18.2
    },
    {
      "type": "circle_reg_shot",
      "clip_id": "2b6e8516-1b6b-5e7d-980e-af79b147cb84",
      "source_title": "Miracle of the Can (Part II)",
      "source_year": 1956,
      "source_page": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/miracle-of-the-can-part-ii-c1ab27ff?clip=2b6e8516-1b6b-5e7d-980e-af79b147cb84",
      "dur_s": 3.4,
      "reg_mode": "locked",
      "phase": "ANCHOR 06/12 \u00b7 TIN VESSEL RIM",
      "action": "Miracle of the Can (1956): Cylindrical rim viewed on axis",
      "nearmatch": "",
      "seg_idx": 7,
      "start_sec": 18.2,
      "end_sec": 21.6
    },
    {
      "type": "circle_reg_shot",
      "clip_id": "8266284b-8fbb-5b36-9d7f-3987ddc4af17",
      "source_title": "Facts About Film",
      "source_year": 1948,
      "source_page": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/facts-about-film-84ef06c1?clip=8266284b-8fbb-5b36-9d7f-3987ddc4af17",
      "dur_s": 4.6,
      "reg_mode": "irregular_release",
      "phase": "ANCHOR 07/12 \u00b7 IRREGULAR RIM & CONTEXTUAL RELEASE",
      "action": "Facts About Film (1948): Crop releases to reveal two hands holding a 16mm metal film reel",
      "nearmatch": "",
      "seg_idx": 8,
      "start_sec": 21.6,
      "end_sec": 26.2
    },
    {
      "type": "circle_reg_shot",
      "clip_id": "5a73aa82-1887-5698-acee-6096019e597d",
      "source_title": "Precisely So (Part II)",
      "source_year": 1937,
      "source_page": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/precisely-so-part-ii-9c68f9b5?clip=5a73aa82-1887-5698-acee-6096019e597d",
      "dur_s": 3.5,
      "reg_mode": "locked",
      "phase": "ANCHOR 08/12 \u00b7 OPTICAL APERTURE",
      "action": "Precisely So (1937): Circular optical microscope aperture enclosing crystalline grain",
      "nearmatch": "",
      "seg_idx": 9,
      "start_sec": 26.2,
      "end_sec": 29.7
    },
    {
      "type": "circle_reg_shot",
      "clip_id": "989d1a70-30b3-55e9-a51e-18d9a7ca5236",
      "source_title": "Where the Sun Reigns",
      "source_year": 1955,
      "source_page": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/where-the-sun-reigns-0b0df04b?clip=989d1a70-30b3-55e9-a51e-18d9a7ca5236",
      "dur_s": 3.4,
      "reg_mode": "locked",
      "phase": "ANCHOR 09/12 \u00b7 PROJECTOR REEL MECHANISM",
      "action": "Where the Sun Reigns (1955): Large circular projection reel housing",
      "nearmatch": "",
      "seg_idx": 10,
      "start_sec": 29.7,
      "end_sec": 33.1
    },
    {
      "type": "circle_reg_shot",
      "clip_id": "10812563-1498-596e-8471-a22fff34e9e6",
      "source_title": "Singing Wires",
      "source_year": 1951,
      "source_page": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/singing-wires-d80fe718?clip=10812563-1498-596e-8471-a22fff34e9e6",
      "dur_s": 2.8,
      "reg_mode": "locked",
      "phase": "ANCHOR 10/12 \u00b7 CIRCLE OF HANDS",
      "action": "Singing Wires (1951): Many hands converging in a circular ring",
      "nearmatch": "",
      "seg_idx": 11,
      "start_sec": 33.1,
      "end_sec": 35.9
    },
    {
      "type": "circle_reg_shot",
      "clip_id": "a8325b58-dc7e-577f-a943-2606b1bceff3",
      "source_title": "Electronics At Work",
      "source_year": 1943,
      "source_page": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/electronics-at-work-18b0ba25?clip=a8325b58-dc7e-577f-a943-2606b1bceff3",
      "dur_s": 3.4,
      "reg_mode": "locked",
      "phase": "ANCHOR 11/12 \u00b7 SPHERE IN PLAY",
      "action": "Electronics At Work (1943): Round sphere held up in light",
      "nearmatch": "",
      "seg_idx": 12,
      "start_sec": 35.9,
      "end_sec": 39.3
    },
    {
      "type": "circle_reg_shot",
      "clip_id": "c0f8dea4-ea76-530c-abe5-0337c700e51e",
      "source_title": "Where the Sun Reigns",
      "source_year": 1955,
      "source_page": "https://www.movingimagearchive.com/sources/where-the-sun-reigns-0b0df04b?clip=c0f8dea4-ea76-530c-abe5-0337c700e51e",
      "dur_s": 4.0,
      "reg_mode": "exit",
      "phase": "ANCHOR 12/12 \u00b7 CIRCLE LEAVES THE FRAME",
      "action": "Where the Sun Reigns (1955): The circular form departs the screen anchor",
      "nearmatch": "",
      "seg_idx": 13,
      "start_sec": 39.3,
      "end_sec": 43.3
    },
    {
      "seg_idx": 14,
      "type": "closing_ledger",
      "title": "SOURCE ATTRIBUTION & BOUNDARY NOTE",
      "phase": "CLOSING LEDGER",
      "action": "Conservative shot durations (2.8\u20134.5s) allow each material to be seen without high-frequency flash overload. Off-center circular targets are registered to (640, 352) via anchor_xy translation.",
      "start_sec": 43.3,
      "end_sec": 46.8,
      "dur_s": 3.5
    }
  ]
}