Video Production Pipeline

Gate 00
Brief Lock

👤 G0 — Chris locks the brief

G0

🔑 Gate G0 — Brief Lock

Gate 00 — Before Everything

SOCRATIC BRIEF — Format + Output Lock

Nothing enters the pipeline without a locked brief. Winston asks until ambiguity is zero. Gate G0 is the OUTPUT of this stage — not the start of it.

🤖 Winston (orchestrator) 📘 brainstorming 📘 writing-plans ⚙️ Claude

Socratic Questions (must answer all)

          1. What is the format? (sizzle / explainer / talking-head / screen-demo / trailer)

          2. What is the duration? (15s / 30s / 60s / 90s / custom)

          3. Who is the audience? (specific, named if possible)

          4. What is the single message? (one sentence, no conjunctions)

          5. What is the call to action? (what should they do after watching)

          6. What assets exist? (footage, logos, music, voice)

          7. Which pipeline? (DaVinci assembly / OpenMontage / full agentic / hybrid)

          8. What does done look like? (deliverable format + destination)

Output → [project]-BRIEF-LOCKED.md → G0 signed → pipeline selected

Stage 1
Narrative

👤 G1 — Chris approves beat map

1

✅ Gate G1

Stage 1

NARRATIVE — Beat Map

Lock the story before anything else moves. Every beat defined, every message confirmed.

🤖 Ink 🤖 Script 📘 brainstorming ⚙️ Claude ⚙️ Beat Map Studio HTML

Output → [project]-beat-map-LOCKED.html

Stage 2
Shot List

👤 G2 — Chris approves line by line

2

✅ Gate G2

Stage 2

SHOT LIST — Storyboard

Map every beat to a specific visual. Confirm asset or flag for creation. No guessing.

🤖 Shot 🤖 Pix 📘 writing-plans ⚙️ Claude

Output → [project]-shot-list-APPROVED.md

Stage 3
B-Roll

👤 G3 — Chris signs off new assets only

3

✅ Gate G3

Stage 3

B-ROLL ACQUISITION

Library first — existing assets are grab and go, no gate. Gate G3 only fires for newly created assets that need Chris sign-off before comp.

🤖 Pix 📘 video-frames 📘 algorithmic-art ⚙️ Runway / Veo3 / Kling ⚙️ Remotion ⚙️ ElevenLabs ⚙️ Envato / Motion Array

Output → [project]/media-pool/beat-N/

Stage 4
Comp Lab

👤 G4 — Chris approves each scene

4

✅ Gate G4

Stage 4

COMPOSITION LAB

Every scene looks right in context before assembly. Never evaluate assets in isolation.

👤 Chris — manual review ⚙️ Comp Studio HTML ⚙️ Stitch Studio HTML ⚙️ Visual Preview Studio ⚙️ ffmpeg

Output → [project]-comp-APPROVED/

Stage 5
DaVinci

👤 G5 — Chris reviews the cut

5

✅ Gate G5

Stage 5

DAVINCI ASSEMBLY

Full DaVinci assembly. Import approved assets, stitch to beat order, sync audio, apply transitions, LUTs, speed ramps, and VFX. Picture lock happens here.

🤖 Reel 📘 DaVinci MCP ⚙️ LUT library ⚙️ Speed ramp templates ⚙️ Transitions pack ⚙️ VFX overlays

Output → DaVinci project + .drp backup + picture-locked MP4

Stage 6
Final

👤 G6 — Chris says "ship it"

6

✅ Gate G6

Stage 6

AUDIO FINISH + FINAL REVIEW

Audio finish on picture-locked cut. BPM analysis, levels, music placement, SFX, AFX, final mix. Visuals are frozen — Sonic wraps the sound around them.

🤖 Sonic 📘 DaVinci MCP (Deliver) ⚙️ DaVinci Fairlight ⚙️ ElevenLabs ⚙️ DopeTunes / Music library ⚙️ AFX — audio effects

Output → [project]-FINAL.mp4 → git commit