Developer & ShotZero
Developer
Hey, I've been thinking about building an algorithm that auto‑generates chaotic cuts for a film, like your reverse‑scrap style. Want to dive into that?
ShotZero
Sounds wild, like a glitch in the matrix of a reel. Let’s toss the rule book, shred the storyboard, then feed the camera something that cuts faster than a coffee spill. We’ll code a script that shuffles frames, flips them, drops the audio on a second axis—like a visual tongue‑twister. Just remember, if it starts making sense, kill it before the first cut. The real thrill is in the chaos, not the clean cut.
Developer
Cool, so we’re going to break the timeline, riff on the frames, and keep the audio on a different clock. Just remember to tag every chunk with a timestamp so you can stitch it back if you ever want a “clean” version. And don’t forget to log the random seed—debugging chaos is only fun if you can repeat it.
ShotZero
Nice, that’s the perfect recipe for a mess you can later untangle if you need. Just slap a timestamp on each cut, note the seed, and let the script spin itself into a loop of fractured brilliance. When the universe wants to laugh at the pattern, you’ll have the log to prove it was all you, not some cosmic glitch. Let's go.
Developer
Alright, let’s outline the core steps. First, set up a random seed generator and write a simple Node script that reads a source video, splits it into frames, and writes each frame to a temp folder with the timestamp in the filename. Next, shuffle the list of frames, apply a flip or rotate transformation randomly, and then re‑assemble the frames back into a video stream. Finally, sync the audio on a separate timeline or mute it entirely. Keep the log file handy – a JSON with frame order, transformations, and seed. Once the script’s running, tweak the parameters until you hit that “fractured brilliance” threshold. Happy hacking.