PIxar GrandPa

FORMAT: Vertical 9:16, 30 seconds, one continuous story with multiple shots, cinematic 24fps. CHARACTER REFERENCES: Grandpa Gus must match the uploaded Gus reference image exactly. Pip must match the uploaded Pip reference image exactly. Soot must match the uploaded Soot reference image exactly. STYLE: High-end 3D animated feature film look. Stylized, appealing character design with big expressive eyes, soft global illumination, subsurface scattering on skin and ears, richly detailed textures (fur, fabric, wood, knitted wool, carved pumpkin), cinematic depth of field, warm cinematic color grading, volumetric light rays, expressive squash-and-stretch animation, emotional acting through eyes and body language. Polished, theatrical-quality render. No photorealism, no live action. CHARACTERS: - Grandpa Gus: short, round, pear-shaped elderly man with a soft rounded face, big fluffy white walrus mustache, bushy white eyebrows, small round gold-rimmed glasses, rosy cheeks and nose, mustard-yellow knitted beanie, moss-green cardigan over a red-and-cream plaid shirt, long red knitted scarf, brown corduroy trousers, brown boots. Grumpy on the outside, soft and kind inside. - Pip: small scruffy golden-cream puppy, fluffy round body, oversized paws, big glossy brown eyes, left ear floppy and right ear standing up, heart-shaped white patch on the chest, fluffy curled tail. Mischievous, joyful, sweet. - Soot: tiny fluffy black kitten, round fuzzy body, oversized head, huge soft yellow-green eyes, tiny pink nose, small pink inner ears, white tip at the end of the tail. Shy, fragile, adorable. ENVIRONMENT: Location 1: The same small pale-blue wooden house with a white porch and three wooden steps, now on Halloween night. Friendly smiling jack-o'-lanterns glowing warm orange on the steps, a wooden rocking chair with a thick red-and-green plaid blanket, fallen maple leaves on the porch boards, white lattice skirting under the porch with one small gap. Cool blue moonlight, a big soft full moon, warm orange pumpkin glow, gentle mist on the lawn. Location 2: Gus's cozy living room, crackling fireplace, worn brown leather armchair, warm lamp light, a small friendly jack-o'-lantern glowing on the windowsill, moonlight outside the window. SHOT LIST: [0-3s] HOOK. Medium shot on the porch at night. The thick plaid blanket slowly slides off the rocking chair by itself and slithers across the porch boards like a little ghost. A fluffy golden tail pokes out from under it, wagging. In the background, Gus steps out of the front door and freezes, glasses sliding down his nose, mustache twitching. [3-7s] Low tracking shot following the sliding blanket to the edge of the porch. It squeezes through the small gap in the white lattice and disappears under the porch. Gus leans forward, squinting suspiciously, one bushy eyebrow raised. [7-11s] Medium shot. Gus slowly kneels on the lawn beside the lattice with a small flashlight, clicks it on, and peers into the gap. Warm flashlight beam cuts through the darkness. [11-16s] Reveal under the porch in the soft flashlight glow: a cozy little nest made of the plaid blanket, a porch cushion and one knitted sock. Pip is curled protectively around tiny Soot, who is shivering. Pip looks up at Gus guiltily, ears down, tail thumping softly. [16-20s] Close-up on Gus. He frowns and his mustache twitches, clearly not a cat person. Soot lets out a tiny sneeze and shivers. Gus's frown slowly melts. He lets out a long, soft sigh. [20-25s] Gus gently reaches in with one open hand. Soot sniffs his finger, then carefully steps into his palm. Gus lifts the kitten out slowly and tucks it inside the front of his cardigan against his chest. Pip scrambles out behind him, tail wagging wildly. [25-30s] Callback. Inside the cozy living room by the crackling fireplace: Gus asleep in his armchair with the same plaid blanket over his knees, Pip and Soot curled up together asleep on his lap, the jack-o'-lantern glowing on the windowsill, the full moon outside. Slow gentle push-in. Hold on this final frame. CAMERA: Smooth cinematic dolly, tracking and push-in moves, low angles at pet height, shallow depth of field, no shaky cam. All three character designs stay identical in every shot. AUDIO: No dialogue, no voice, no narration, no singing, no lyrics, no mumbling. Music and sound effects only. Playful, mysterious tiptoe pizzicato strings with celesta for the sliding blanket (cute-spooky, never scary), a soft tender solo piano for the reveal under the porch, warm strings and a gentle music box joining as Gus lifts the kitten, resolving into a cozy, quiet lullaby by the fireplace. SFX: blanket swishing over wooden porch boards, tiny paws scrabbling, creaking porch boards, crickets, rustling leaves, distant soft wind chimes, flashlight click, Gus's surprised little huff, tiny kitten mew and tiny sneeze, Pip's soft whimper, happy tail thumping, crackling fireplace, soft kitten purring, Gus's content sigh. AVOID: text, subtitles, watermark, logos, readable signs or house numbers, morphing faces, character design changing between shots, extra limbs, extra fingers, glasses disappearing, puppy changing color or ear shape, kitten changing color or size, extra kittens, extra dogs, glowing or reflective scary eyes, scary or evil jack-o'-lantern faces, skeletons, spiders, blood, other people, trick-or-treaters, crowds, distorted animals, flickering, jittery motion, blurry frames, realistic humans, creepy or horror tone.