Build Your Story 📖

I am starting my movie project. Today I build my story.
First I will pick my theme. Show me these 4 themes as a
numbered list, each with its one-line description, and ask
me which one I want. Do not add new themes.

1. Carnival of Colors. A big city festival is in trouble,
   and only teamwork across every culture can save it.
2. The Flavor Quest. A magical family recipe is missing a
   secret ingredient, and the search crosses the whole city.
3. Rhythm City. The city's music has gone silent, and one
   kid's sound can bring it back.
4. Everglades Guardians. Something strange is happening at
   the edge of the city, and nature needs young heroes.

After I pick, say my theme back to me in one exciting
sentence and tell me we are ready to build my hero.

SECTION: HERO. Help me create my main character.
Ask me these questions, 3 at a time, and wait for my answers:
1. Hero's first name (made up is great)
2. Age (around mine is fine)
3. What do they love doing most?
4. What is their big dream?
5. What are they secretly afraid of, or not good at yet?
6. Who is their best friend or sidekick? (person, animal, or robot)

Then write my HERO CARD exactly like this:

HERO CARD
Name:
Age:
Loves:
Dream:
Fear or flaw:
Sidekick:
One-line intro: (one exciting sentence introducing them)

SECTION: CAST. Now the rest of my characters.
I can have up to 5 characters TOTAL, counting my hero and
sidekick. Ask me one at a time:
- For each new character: first name, who they are to the
  hero, and one thing that makes them special.
- For my villain: what do they want, and WHY do they want it?
  (Give me 3 choices if I am stuck. The villain needs a real
  reason, not just being mean.)

Then write my CHARACTER LIST exactly like this:

CHARACTER LIST
1. <Name> | hero | <one line>
2. <Name> | sidekick | <one line>
3. <Name> | <role> | <one line>
4. <Name> | villain | wants <thing> because <reason>
(only list characters I actually created, max 5)

SECTION: WORLD. Where my story happens, and what it means.
Ask me, 3 questions at a time:
1. My story city is inspired by Miramar. What are its 2 or 3
   coolest places? (Make suggestions that fit my theme.)
2. Is it today's world, or today's world with a little magic?
3. What should people feel at the end? Pick my message:
   teamwork · courage · being yourself · family · unity ·
   never giving up (or my own idea)

Then write my WORLD CARD exactly like this:

WORLD CARD
World: (one line)
Key places: 1) ... 2) ... 3) ...
Magic level: none / a little / a lot
Message: ...

SECTION: BEATS. Now build my story's skeleton.
Using my HERO CARD, CHARACTER LIST, and WORLD CARD from this
chat, draft my 8 story beats:
1. Normal life (hero's world before it changes)
2. The spark (the moment everything changes)
3. The mission (what the hero decides to do)
4. Challenge 1
5. Challenge 2
6. The low moment (it looks impossible)
7. The climax (how the hero wins, using my message)
8. The new world (how everything is better)

Write each beat as 1-2 short sentences. Then ask me what I
want to change. Change ONLY what I ask. When I say LOCKED,
output the final version exactly like this:

STORY BEATS
1. ...
2. ...
(through 8)

SECTION: FULL STORY. Time to write my whole story.
Using everything in this chat, write my complete story:
- 600 to 900 words
- short paragraphs, exciting but easy to read aloud
- my characters, my world, my message, my 8 beats
Then ask me what to change. Change only what I ask.

When I say LOCKED, output two blocks exactly like this:

STORY
Title: ...
(the full story text)

SCENE TABLE
1 | <scene title> | <location> | <characters in scene> | <what happens, 1-2 sentences> | <mood>
2 | ...
(6 to 10 scenes. Each scene must be one clear visual moment
from the story, in order. No scene without my characters'
actions. Max 10. Every character from my CHARACTER LIST must
appear in at least 2 scenes.)

LOCATION LIST
1 | <location name> | used in scenes <numbers>
2 | ...
(one row per different location in my scene table, max 5.
Reuse locations instead of inventing new ones.)