Navigate the glittering chaos of filmmaking when financial ruin forces you and your actress wife into a morally ambiguous cinematic experiment blurring reality and fantasy.
Cinematic Deconstruction System
1. Metaphorical Set Design: Walkthrough distorted Wonderland stages where oversized props represent industry excess
2. Role Diffusion Mechanics: Alice’s fictional/monologue overlap reveals psychological fractures through rehearsal mini-games
3. Fourth Wall Dynamics: Crew members break character to offer exploitative "script revisions" affecting narrative paths
Power Gradient Architecture
1. Agency Negotiation Engine:
• Director demands war with union-protected filming hours
• Producer pressure manifests as intrusive camera angles during private scenes
• Co-star "method acting" breaches contract boundaries
2. Moral Exposure Slider: Cinematic filters shift from dreamy saturation to documentary grit based on ethical compromises
3. Financial Tension Integration: Production budgets visibly deplete during scenes – force creative choices or dangerous shortcuts
Relational Choreography
1. Fragmented Perspective System: Alternate between:
• Your camera viewfinder framing Alice’s vulnerability
• Her script annotations revealing inner turmoil
• Studio surveillance feeds showing covert manipulations
2. Costume Semiotics: Alice’s wardrobe degrades from elegant gowns to frayed costumes reflecting eroding dignity
3. Improvised Dialogue Trees: Rewrite scenes live during takes – protect integrity or chase fame
Technical Innovation
1. Dynamic Script Engine: 120+ scene variants based on artistic vs commercial choices
2. Audience Reaction Simulation: Test screenings generate metrics influencing producer interference
3. Newspaper Archive Puzzle: Piece together financial conspiracy clues from prop department forgeries
