# Empire of Visuals — Short Companion Dossier

## Identity
- Title:
- Series:
- Date:
- Final asset:

## The viewer's first question
What should the viewer wonder in the first two seconds?

## Creative brief
- Premise:
- Intended tone:
- Visual constraints:
- Intended ending beat:

## Context boundary
- Historical context, if any:
- What is fictionalized or dramatized:
- AI-assisted elements:
- Parody/no-affiliation note, if relevant:

## Sources
List credible sources for factual claims. Do not invent citations.

## Production notes
- Image/video generation:
- Voice/audio:
- Edit/export:
- Tools actually used:

## What failed or changed
Record the useful failures, not just the polished result.

## What we would improve next
One concrete change for the next version.

## Disclosure check
- [ ] AI-assisted production labeled
- [ ] Fact and fiction separated
- [ ] Sources added where needed
- [ ] Affiliate/sponsorship status labeled
- [ ] Rights/corrections route linked