video-workbench/projects/2026-06-23-在路上/visual-system/characters/character-anchor-board-v1.md

Character Anchor Board V1

Status

• Document status: pending review.
• Execution status: non-generation-ready draft; do not generate from this file.
• Compliance note: this draft was written before the repository rule requiring gpt-image-2 Skill workflow for all project-bound image prompts. It must be rebuilt through the Skill, with mode/template/source records, before any image generation.
• Target: one 16:9 character anchor board for the traveler in 在路上.
• Scope: main board only. Transparent character slices are a later step.

Purpose

This board is a character consistency control sheet, not a finished MV shot, poster, portrait, or atmosphere image.

It must lock:

1. front / side / back body silhouette;
2. hair, stubble, age, and weathered facial state;
3. long coat, inner layer, old backpack, and old boots;
4. walking side and walking back posture;
5. the boundary between tired dignity and visual drift.

Core question:

Later, when this person becomes small in a wide landscape shot, can we still recognize him as the same traveler?

Page Spec

• Aspect ratio: 16:9 horizontal.
• Background: very light neutral gray-white or very light warm gray.
• Style: clean working character standard sheet, restrained documentary design.
• Lighting: soft neutral studio-like light, no dramatic scene lighting.
• Layout: one page with title area, character views, object breakdown, and short labels.
• Image role: execution reference, not promotional art.

Board Layout

Top Title Area

Title:

《在路上》人物锚点板 / Character Anchor Board

Subtitle:

路上行者角色设定板

One-line definition:

50 岁左右的路上行者；沧桑摇滚，温暖疲惫，孤独但坚定。

Main View Area

Use a 3-column working-board layout:

1. left column: three-view core;
2. middle column: state views;
3. right column: clothing and prop breakdown.

Required visual cells:

Cell	Content	Function
A1	front full body	age, body proportion, coat front, inner layer, overall temperament
A2	side full body	side silhouette, jaw/stubble profile, coat fall, backpack volume
A3	back full body	back-view recognition, rear hair shape, backpack, coat hem
B1	half-body state	face age, hair, stubble, tired dignity
B2	walking side	gait, coat movement, body weight, continuing-forward feeling
B3	walking back	key MV silhouette for later wide/back shots
C1	long coat / inner layer detail	color, length, worn texture, restrained shape
C2	old backpack detail	practical old backpack, used but not broken
C3	old boots detail	old walking boots, can carry mud, not fashion shoes

Bottom Rule Area

Keep the text short and functional.

Keywords:

• 50 岁左右
• 路上行者
• 沧桑摇滚
• 温暖疲惫
• 孤独但坚定
• 被生活和系统磨过，但精神没塌

Allowed:

• wind-worn feeling
• tiredness
• practical old clothing
• restrained ruggedness
• mud and use traces

Forbidden:

• homeless coding
• drunk coding
• fashion model styling
• heroic poster pose
• polished travel blogger image
• collapse, defeat, or visual pity

Character Definition

The character is a 50-year-old male traveler.

He is not a celebrity, not a fashion model, not a homeless man, not a drunk figure, and not a victorious hero. He is a person worn by life and systems, but still moving.

Appearance Anchors

• dark, slightly messy hair;
• visible stubble;
• weathered but warm middle-aged face;
• dark gray / dark khaki / coal-black long traveler's coat;
• dark restrained inner layer;
• old practical backpack;
• old walking boots;
• body capable of continuing forward, neither frail nor gym-styled.

Temperament Anchors

• weathered rock feeling;
• warm but tired;
• lonely but steady;
• silent, not defeated;
• tired dignity rather than collapse.

Main Image Prompt

Create a 16:9 horizontal character anchor board for a poetic road-documentary music video titled "在路上".

The page is a clean working character standard sheet on a very light neutral gray-white background. It shows the same 50-year-old male traveler in multiple consistent views, with short functional labels and thin annotation lines. The design is restrained, practical, and cinematic, but not decorative.

Character identity: a 50-year-old male traveler, weathered by life and systems, warm but tired, lonely but steady, silent and not defeated. Dark slightly messy hair, visible stubble, weathered middle-aged face, dark gray / dark khaki / coal-black long traveler's coat, dark inner layer, old practical backpack, old walking boots. The body should feel able to keep walking: neither frail nor athletic, neither stylish nor broken.

Layout: top title area with "《在路上》人物锚点板 / Character Anchor Board" and the short definition "50 岁左右的路上行者；沧桑摇滚，温暖疲惫，孤独但坚定。"

Main board content: three-view full-body core with front view, side view, and back view at consistent scale; state views with half-body state, walking side view, and walking back view; prop breakdowns for long coat and inner layer, old backpack, and old boots. Keep all views recognizable as the same person. Make the back view and walking back view especially clear because later MV shots will often show the traveler from behind or from far away.

Board style: clean restrained film pre-production character sheet, light gray-white background, soft neutral light, readable silhouettes, low-saturation clothing colors, fine annotation lines, short labels only. The board should help later image generation keep the character consistent in wide landscapes, city edge shots, muddy road shots, and night fire shots.

Emotional boundary: tired but dignified, worn but not ruined, lonely but still moving. The character should never become a portrait subject, heroic poster figure, fashion traveler, drunk man, or homeless visual stereotype.

Negative Prompt / Exclusion Rules

Avoid:

• front-facing glamour portrait;
• heroic stance;
• arms-open inspirational pose;
• fashion editorial styling;
• travel blogger image;
• model-like grooming;
• luxury outdoor gear;
• cyberpunk, neon, sci-fi, UI, code, futuristic clothing;
• homeless stereotype;
• drunk stereotype;
• dirty collapse;
• exaggerated poverty;
• comic-book character sheet style;
• anime style;
• glossy game concept art;
• fantasy armor;
• cinematic poster lighting;
• dramatic landscape background;
• muddy road scene background;
• city background;
• campfire background;
• heavy gradient background;
• colorful magazine layout;
• text-heavy page.

Suggested Generation Settings

These are generation guidance notes, not required tool commands.

• Format: 16:9 horizontal.
• Resolution target: high enough for text and small object labels to remain readable.
• Background: light gray-white, nearly flat.
• Character count: one character repeated across views, not multiple different people.
• Text density: low. Use short labels only.
• Priority: character consistency over beauty.
• Most important cells: front full body, side full body, back full body, walking back.

Review Checklist

Use this checklist before accepting the board.

1. Do front, side, and back views clearly look like the same person?
2. Is the back view recognizable without relying on the face?
3. Does walking side / walking back feel real rather than posed?
4. Is tiredness balanced with dignity?
5. Are coat, backpack, and boots stable enough to guide later shots?
6. Does the board avoid homeless, drunk, fashion model, hero poster, and travel blogger drift?
7. When the character is mentally shrunk to a wide shot, do coat, backpack, boots, shoulder line, and gait still read as the same traveler?
8. Is the board useful as an execution reference rather than just a good-looking illustration?

Pending User Review

If approved, the next step is to generate the first character anchor board attempt from this document.

Do not proceed to transparent slices, style anchor board, or five-shot tests until this document is accepted and the first board generation step is explicitly requested.