slice-of-life, 15 seconds. @ image1 = Main Subject. Preserve exact face, hairstyle, features, skin tone, body proportions.
OUTFIT: Oversized olive sleeveless linen shirt loosely tucked into wide-leg dusty burgundy trousers, flat rubber sandals, small gold hoop earrings. Shirt damp/sweat-stained at collar, underarms, chest. Hair loosely down, natural waves, strands stuck to face/neck. Unglamorous.
LOCATION: Authentic Southeast Asian rural village (Vietnam/Thailand/Philippines style). Dirt paths. Wooden stilt houses with thatch/tin roofs. Banana and palm trees. Bamboo fences. Overgrown grass. Clay water jars. Hanging dried chilies/herbs. Free-roaming chickens. Morning cooking smoke. Dense tropical vegetation. Zero modern elements.
CAMERA: Late-2000s flip cam vlog. Heavy handheld shake. Imperfect reframing. Off-center/cropped framing. Aggressive autofocus hunting. Exposure swings. Rolling shutter. Motion blur. Warm faded muddy tones. Blown highlights. Crushed blacks. Digital noise/compression artifacts.
00:00–00:02 — Bamboo fence path. Arm's-length self-shot, tired smile, casual talk to lens, weeds brushing past.
00:02–00:04 — Stilt house courtyard, handheld from behind. Stray dog trots alongside. Clay jars, low smoke drift.
00:04–00:06 — Stone/clay water basin. Crouches, splashes face/neck, exhales, soft laugh. Focus hunts.
00:06–00:08 — Banana tree, low handheld. Hand-feeds stray dog. Camera breathes between face/dog.
00:08–00:10 — Village path, side tracking. Wipes sweat, glances around. Chicken crosses ahead. Late reframe.
00:10–00:12 — Shaded stilt house exterior, stacked clay pots. Sits on wooden step, sips tin cup. Damp shirt. Elder woman moves background. Breeze lifts hair.
00:12–00:15 — Dirt path near palm tree. Self-shot, tired laugh, casual talk, small wave. Cuts abruptly.
No posing. No glamour. No stabilization. No modern grading. No music.
AUDIO: Morning birds, roosters/chickens, distant chatter, dog, water, fire crackle, footsteps, leaves, wind, ceramic sounds.
16:9.