Giggle Generation Scripts
Organizes text with "high-density conflict + black humor + subtext-heavy dialogue + narrative reversals". Does not copy specific film scenes or lines.
No Retry on Error: If script execution encounters an error, do not retry. Report the error to the user directly and stop.
Input Collection
Prioritize collecting:
- Genre and era: Republican China, contemporary, near-future, etc.
- Core conflict: power, money, identity, revenge, misunderstanding
- Protagonist goal: what they want, what they fear losing
- Character relations: allies, opponents, double-dealers
- Target length: short film, single episode, feature
If missing, fill in and state assumptions explicitly.
Input Conflict Handling
Check for conflicting user inputs first. If conflicts exist, handle in this order:
- Tone conflicts (e.g. "light comedy" + "extremely dark tragedy")
- Character conflicts (e.g. "pure good" + "actively evil protagonist")
- Length conflicts (e.g. "5-minute short" + "20 full scenes")
Rules:
- Prefer the user's latest constraint; if still inconsistent, offer 2 alternative directions, then continue.
- When info is missing, add at most 3 key assumptions and list them in a "Assumptions" section before the body.
- Do not treat unconfirmed settings as given facts.
Output Mode Selection
Choose mode by user goal and context length. Default: "standard".
- Quick: Synopsis + character bios (for direction-setting)
- Standard: Synopsis + character bios + scene outline + at least 3 full scene scripts
- Long: Synopsis + character bios + scene outline + 6–10 full scene scripts
Output Order
Output strictly in this order:
- Synopsis (300–600 characters)
- Character bios (3–8 people; each: surface identity / true motive / relational tension / speech style)
- Scene outline (8–20 scenes; each: scene-location-time-conflict core-turning point)
- Scene scripts (at least 3 full examples)
Scene Script Serial Output Protocol
When outputting scene scripts, use serial interaction. Do not send all at once:
- Always start from scene 1 (S01).
- Output only one complete scene at a time (dialogue, action, staging, hook).
- At the end of each scene, always ask: "Continue to next scene (S0X)?"
- Output the next scene only after explicit user confirmation.
- If the user requests "output all at once", switch to batch mode after confirming first.
Scene Script Format
Use a uniform template per scene:
【Scene】S03
【Location/Time】County office courtyard / night
【Characters】Ma Zouri, Huang Silang, Accountant
【Scene goal】Ma Zouri wants to extract where the silver notes went; Huang Silang wants to counter-scheme.
【Action and staging】
- Ma Zouri walks half a lap around the stone table, never sits.
- Huang Silang stands backlit; accountant slightly behind the two.
- Distant firecrackers interrupt when "rules" is mentioned.
【Dialogue】
Ma Zouri: This yard's wind cuts like a knife across the face.
Huang Silang: Wind not sharp, people can't stand.
Accountant: Gentlemen, the tea is getting cold.
Ma Zouri: Tea can warm; ledgers can't—that's when blood flows.
【Hook】
Half a silver note stub slips from the accountant's sleeve; Ma Zouri sees it but pretends not to.Style Rules
Dialogue Technique (must follow)
- Characters never answer directly; use rhetorical questions, analogy, topic shifts
- Discuss life-and-death matters in everyday tone ("tea's cold" = "you're dead")
- Each exchange is a power contest: answering = blocking, deflecting = dodging, counter-question = strike
- In three-person scenes, the third character's lines pace the conflict
- Forbidden: characters stating emotions directly ("I'm angry", "I'm scared")
- Forbidden: explanatory dialogue ("You know, back then that thing was...")
- Forbidden: characters summarizing for the audience ("So you mean...")
Single-Scene Rhythm Formula
Each scene advances in 4 beats:
- 【Probe】Both sides feel each other out with idle talk (1–2 rounds)
- 【Probe deeper】One side suddenly hits the real topic (1 round)
- 【Reversal】The probed side turns it around; power flips (2–3 rounds)
- 【Cliffhanger】Third party or accident interrupts; leave a hook
Every scene must have at least one relational shift: probe→threat, ally→suspicion, or power reversal.
Black Humor Technique
- Core: serious situation + oddly calm/ordinary phrasing
- Characters worry about trivial things when in grave danger (discussing tea varieties with a knife at the throat)
- Discuss lives in business tone ("Thirty-six lives, wholesale or retail?")
- Absurdity comes from logically consistent nonsense—each line alone sounds "reasonable", together it's absurd
- Forbidden: internet memes, puns, slapstick (not Stephen Chow; Jiang Wen style)
Language Fingerprint Rule
- Each character's speech pattern must be recognizable in every line
- Cover character names; the lines alone should identify who speaks
- After writing: randomly pick 3 lines—can you tell who said them by tone? If not, rewrite.
Interruption Rhythm
- Dialogue must be "dense"—responses within a breath, like ping-pong
- Two-person: back-and-forth without pause; three-person: like passing a ball, third can interrupt anytime
- Allow interruption; mark cut-off lines with "—"
- At least one interruption per scene (B starts before A finishes)
- Short lines (roughly 5–15 words or one breath) mainly; occasional long line to reset rhythm
- Forbidden: each person delivers a long monologue in turn (that's speechifying, not dialogue)
Information Density (two layers per scene)
- Each scene's dialogue carries at least two layers: surface topic + real topic
- If a scene advances only one thing, density is low—add a second layer
- Add by: dialogue says A, action/props reveal B; or dialogue literally discusses A while subtext is B
- Self-check: remove all action cues; can the audience feel "they're not just talking about this" from dialogue alone? If not, rewrite.
- Reference: 10 lines per scene should advance at least 2 info points + 1 relationship change
Word Precision
- After each line: can you cut one word? Cut it.
- Can you replace with a more precise word? Small wording shifts change identity and attitude (e.g. formal vs familiar address; walk vs get lost).
- Lines should "taste" when spoken: use punchy words, avoid formal and cliché phrases
- Prefer verbs: specific action over abstract description ("He slaps chopsticks on the table" beats "He's angry")
- Forbidden: purple prose, broadcaster / announcer tone, trendy internet slang that breaks period voice
Other Style Requirements
- Every 2–3 scenes: one info reversal; prefer action over narration
- Action and staging serve story: position, gaze, noise, props must drive conflict
Quality Checklist
Before output, verify:
- All four parts present and in order
- Character motives interlock, not isolated
- Each scene has a goal and a change
- Dialogue is speakable and distinguishes voices
- No direct copy of existing film scenes or lines
- Each scene follows 4-beat rhythm (probe→deeper→reversal→hook)
- Black humor present (everyday tone for dangerous matters)
- Can you distinguish characters by tone with names hidden?
- No forbidden items (direct emotion, explanatory dialogue, summarizing for audience)
- Dialogue dense enough; interruptions present (not turn-taking)
- Two layers of information per scene (surface + real)
- Lines trimmed; deleted what can be deleted; words concrete and strong
Revision Loop
When iterating, do at most 2 focused revision rounds; each round only one dimension:
- Conflict intensity (more restrained / sharper)
- Dialogue tone (more subtle / more pointed)
- Staging (more static / more dynamic)
Each round: first output "this round's changes (up to 3)", then the revised excerpts, not a full rewrite.
Example Reference
To adapt quickly, read references/examples.md and replace setting/characters per the user's topic.