video-workbench/projects/2026-06-23-在路上/visual-system/characters/character-identity-lock.md

Character Identity Lock

Status

• Document status: user approved for transparent-slice generation.
• Lock basis: user selected character-anchor-v2-codex-posture-test.png as the main character anchor board.
• Execution status: identity lock only; do not generate new images directly from this file.
• Next gated action: review generated transparent character slices before five-shot scene prompt work.

Accepted Anchor

Accepted main character anchor board:

visual-system/characters/character-anchor-v2-codex-posture-test.png

Acceptance reason:

• V1 had the preferred character image direction.
• V1 walking posture was too hunched.
• V2 keeps the preferred traveler image while repairing the walk toward a straighter, chest-open, dignified posture.

Input Lineage

Primary identity reference:

C:\Users\wangq\Pictures\照片\photo.jpg

Role:

• identity reference;
• not an edit target;
• not a passport-photo style target.

Project visual references:

• visual-system/characters/character-anchor-v1-codex-test.png: preferred character-image direction.
• visual-system/characters/character-chatgpt.png: positive posture and board-quality reference.
• visual-system/characters/character-anchor-prompt-v2.md: Skill-based prompt used for the accepted v2 board.
• visual-system/characters/character-anchor-review-v2.md: review basis for accepting v2.

Core Identity

The character is a 50-year-old male traveler, about 180cm tall.

He is based on the user's identity reference, but translated into the 在路上 road-film figure:

• weathered by life and systems;
• warm but tired;
• lonely but steady;
• silent and not defeated;
• tired but dignified;
• capable of continuing forward.

He is not a portrait-MV protagonist. In later shots, he should usually function as a moving coordinate inside a larger world.

Face, Hair, And Beard

Locked traits:

• black rectangular glasses;
• dark, somewhat longer, slightly messy hair;
• visible gray / white streaks are allowed and useful;
• longer, denser beard / stubble, fuller than light stubble but still realistic and controlled;
• weathered middle-aged face;
• quiet, serious, tired expression with dignity.

Avoid:

• polished grooming;
• celebrity portrait look;
• glamour portrait expression;
• passport-photo pose or lighting.

Body And Posture

Locked traits:

• about 180cm adult male body direction;
• solid and capable, neither frail nor gym-styled;
• normal standing posture: stable, weighted, restrained;
• walking posture: upright chest, straighter spine, natural head and neck alignment, relaxed shoulders.

Critical posture rule:

The traveler may look tired, but he must not walk with a bent waist, hunched back, rounded collapsed shoulders, bowed defeated head, or physically broken body.

Clothing And Props

Locked clothing:

• dark gray / dark khaki / coal-black long traveler's coat;
• practical road-worn texture;
• old but not ragged;
• dark restrained inner layer;
• old dark pants.

Locked props:

• old practical backpack;
• medium volume;
• worn / dusty but not broken;
• stable enough to identify the character from behind.

Locked footwear:

• old walking boots;
• durable, road-worn, able to carry mud;
• not new fashion boots and not shoe-ad framing.

Wide-Shot Recognition

Later MV shots may place the character at 1/8 to 1/12 of the frame.

Recognition should survive primarily through:

• upright walking silhouette;
• long dark road-worn coat;
• old backpack shape and placement;
• boot / lower-body walking rhythm;
• longer messy hair outline;
• restrained, non-heroic gait.

The face is useful in closer shots, but the later wide-shot system must not depend on facial detail.

Allowed Drift

Allowed variations:

• mud, dust, rain, wind, and road wear;
• tired eyes;
• slight pose variation;
• restrained ruggedness;
• small lighting or weather shifts;
• different scene distances, including distant back and side views.

Forbidden Drift

Do not drift into:

• hunched walking posture;
• bent waist;
• rounded shoulders collapsing forward;
• bowed defeated head;
• collapsed, frail, or physically broken body;
• homeless stereotype;
• drunk stereotype;
• pity image or spiritual defeat;
• fashion model or travel blogger styling;
• luxury outdoor gear;
• heroic poster stance;
• arms-open inspirational pose;
• celebrity portrait;
• glossy game concept art;
• anime / cartoon styling;
• fantasy, cyberpunk, neon, sci-fi, or futuristic clothing;
• passport-photo style;
• exact text dependence in generated boards.

Trial Notes

This lock is still a trial-stage artifact.

It verifies whether an accepted main character anchor board can be converted into a reusable identity contract before generating:

• transparent character slices;
• common visual style anchors;
• five-shot test prompts for s01, s10, s46, s47, and s51.

Remaining risk:

• V2 proves the board-level identity and posture direction, but does not yet prove that wide environmental scene prompts can preserve the character identity.
• That must be tested in the later five-shot run after this lock is reviewed.