📘 Book 2 — Little Light
04_Animation_Beats.md#
Micro‑Motion Sequences · Resonance Timing · Emotional Pacing#
This file defines the canonical animation beats for all six scenes of Book 2 — Little Light.
Each beat is a short, 1–3 second motion unit used for:
- Imagine animations
- AR/VR micro‑loops
- teaching animations
- scene transitions
These beats follow the series‑wide animation identity:
gentle, relational, slow‑paced, emotionally expressive.
🌅 Scene 1 — Arrival at the Reflecting Pool#
Beat 1A — “Ripples at Arrival”#
- Footsteps create soft ripples
- Light bends around cloak edges
- Water surface brightens slightly
Beat 1B — “Master at the Water’s Edge”#
- Master stands still
- Reflection remains perfectly aligned
- Light shifts gently across water
🌤️ Scene 2 — The First Glimpse#
Beat 2A — “Surface vs. Depth”#
- Water reflection distorts subtly
- Light bends toward Little Light’s gaze
- Micro‑shimmer when attention deepens
Beat 2B — “Looking Closer”#
- Little Light leans in
- Reflection pulls inward slightly
- Soft prismatic flicker
🌟 Scene 3 — The Lesson of Illumination#
Beat 3A — “Hidden Pattern Emerges”#
- Water brightens from within
- Radiance pulses gently
- Pattern appears, then fades
Beat 3B — “Master’s Minimal Gesture”#
- Master lifts hand slightly
- Light aligns in response
- Reflection stabilizes
🌈 Scene 4 — The Prism Practice#
Beat 4A — “Scatter to Coherence”#
- Prism scatters light chaotically
- Colors dance across water
- Breath steadies → scattering slows
Beat 4B — “Beam Formation”#
- Light aligns into a soft beam
- Beam touches water surface
- Water glows in response
🔆 Scene 5 — The Light of Honesty#
Beat 5A — “Flicker of Doubt”#
- Prism glow flickers
- Light dims slightly
- Reflection blurs
Beat 5B — “Honesty Brightens”#
- Glow stabilizes
- Warm radiance increases
- Reflection sharpens
🌇 Scene 6 — The Apprentice’s Oath of Light#
Beat 6A — “Hands Raised in Light”#
- Little Light lifts hands
- Soft radiance forms around palms
- Water becomes perfectly still
Beat 6B — “Oath Reflection”#
- Reflection aligns with posture
- Dusk gradient intensifies
- Final shimmer across pool
🔒 Canon Lock#
This file defines the official animation beats for Book 2 — Little Light.
All Imagine animations and AR/VR sequences must follow this blueprint.