Pet Lead Character Video Template

# Subject and continuity

Use exactly ONE chubby orange tabby cat throughout the entire video. The cat has a small notch in her right ear. Maintain consistent fur color, pattern, ear notch, eye color, body shape, whiskers, and paws across every frame. No duplicate cat. No second animal.

One person filming themselves in a handheld front-facing phone selfie. {{person-reference-image}}

# Format and camera

Duration: {{duration}} seconds
Vertical 9:16 aspect ratio
Handheld front-camera phone selfie footage
Indoor natural daylight through a window
No color grading, no beauty filter, no cinematic lighting

# Camera realism

Natural handheld shake and subtle arm drift
Occasional autofocus hunting between the person's face and the cat
Imperfect framing—the person's head sometimes too high or cropped
Natural front-camera lens distortion at close range
No cuts, no zoom, no pan, no cinematic camera movements
No visible camera operator (this is a selfie)

# Beat-by-beat action

**0–{{beat-1}}s:** Person filming a casual selfie, smiling and starting to speak. The orange cat enters the frame from below or the side, ears forward, curious.

**{{beat-1}}–{{beat-2}}s:** Cat climbs onto the person's shoulder. Her weight shifts the phone angle slightly. Person laughs and tries to keep filming. Cat's face moves closer to the lens, whiskers visible.

**{{beat-2}}–{{duration}}s:** Cat presses her pink nose directly against the camera lens, filling the frame. Autofocus hunts and blurs, then recovers to show extreme close-up of cat nose, fur texture, and one eye. Person's voice cuts off mid-sentence: "You little—" Clip ends abruptly as the phone tilts or drops slightly.

# Cat behavior

No talking, no human clothing, no walking on hind legs
The cat behaves like a real cat: curious, balancing on the shoulder, investigating the phone with her nose
Natural feline movement—climbing, sniffing, pawing
Ears, whiskers, and tail move naturally

# Audio

Natural room ambience only
Cat sounds: soft meow, purr, or chirp
Person's breathing, laughter, and half-finished dialogue
No background music, no soundtrack, no subtitles, no watermark

# Strict constraints

Exactly one person. Exactly one cat.
No second cat, no duplicate animal in reflections or background
The cat's notched right ear must remain visible and consistent
No cinematic framing or composition—this is raw phone footage
No third-person perspective; the person holds the phone the entire time
If a mirror appears, reflection physics must be physically accurate (no duplicate animals)