shortform-production

1# Shortform Production
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3Keep the visual style consistent. Change the storytelling to suit the source. An experiment is a hypothesis, not a proven retention gain.
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5## Preamble
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7When available, use the repository's version check and telemetry initializer:
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9```bash
10python3 telemetry/version_check.py 2>/dev/null || true
11python3 telemetry/telemetry_init.py 2>/dev/null || true
12```
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14Remote telemetry requires opt-in. Never log content, paths, account details, or credentials.
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16## Choose the work
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181. **Edit:** Read [V5 style](references/v5-style.md) and [creative formats](references/creative-formats.md). Use the named source and timestamped transcript. Preserve credentials, claim qualifiers, natural speech, and the CTA. Inventory real assets before designing inserts. Use an available renderer; this package supplies editorial rules and delivery tools.
192. **Experiment:** Produce three opening treatments for one clip. Choose one before rendering the full edit unless complete variants were requested. Do not automatically publish near-duplicates.
203. **Review:** Read the bundled [rubric](references/eval/rubric.json), [judge prompt](references/eval/judge-prompt.md), [reference requirements](references/eval/references.json), and [scorecard schema](references/eval/scorecard.schema.json). Apply [review requirements](references/review-and-learning.md). Report missing evidence; never invent a score.
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