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      "end": "2026-10-31",
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        { "label": "Final script", "status": "done" },
        { "label": "Full crew attached (all HODs)", "status": "done" },
        { "label": "Production funding secured", "status": "done" },
        { "label": "Capture stages booked (OptiTrack, Vicon, Giant)", "status": "done" },
        { "label": "Pipeline design (Perforce, folder structure, ledgers)", "status": "done" },
        { "label": "Majority of asset build (characters, props, environments)", "status": "done" },
        { "label": "Three of four leads cast", "status": "done" },
        { "label": "Isaac auditions", "status": "in-progress" },
        { "label": "Layout/previz per beat", "status": "in-progress" },
        { "label": "Engine-driven boards (ComfyUI pipeline)", "status": "in-progress" },
        { "label": "Gaussian-splat location and foliage capture", "status": "in-progress" },
        { "label": "Digital-double scans and PBR + video-projection lookdev", "status": "in-progress" },
        { "label": "MCP skills with Vega Entertainment", "status": "in-progress" }
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      "id": "prod",
      "name": "Production",
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      "end": "2026-11-09",
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        { "label": "Stunt capture (Vicon & Giant)", "status": "planned" },
        { "label": "Facial capture (MetaHuman Animator)", "status": "planned" },
        { "label": "Witness and face-reference cameras", "status": "planned" },
        { "label": "Session reports → capture ledger", "status": "planned" },
        { "label": "VCAM shoot against locked layouts", "status": "planned" }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "post",
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      "start": "2026-11-10",
      "end": "2027-03-31",
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      "percent": 0,
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        { "label": "Edit → Director's Cut", "status": "planned" },
        { "label": "Mocap solve/cleanup/retargeting", "status": "planned" },
        { "label": "Animation polish", "status": "planned" },
        { "label": "FX", "status": "planned" },
        { "label": "Lighting, Movie Render Queue, comp", "status": "planned" },
        { "label": "Score", "status": "planned" },
        { "label": "Sound design and Atmos mix", "status": "planned" },
        { "label": "Colour grade and DCP master", "status": "planned" },
        { "label": "Festival submissions", "status": "planned" },
        { "label": "Public release of tools", "status": "planned" }
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    "production": "Production is fully funded and scheduled.",
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  },
  "changelog": [
    { "date": "2026-09-04", "text": "Epic MegaGrants application submitted." },
    { "date": "2026-09-04", "text": "Status as of this date: pre-production 72% (milestone-weighted)." }
  ]
}