## Subject / Scene Settings
- Audience: locale="EN"; Narrative tone: playful high-seas adventure with epic scale, cute chibi humor
- Subject type: humanoid ensemble + ship + ocean environment (all felt)
- Key features: tiny blocky chibi pirates with oversized heads, stubby limbs, big felt beards and bandanas; every surface woolly and fuzzy; clear stitches and seams; water, clouds, smoke, treasure, even sunlight visualized as layered felt and yarn; stop-motion look, animated at 24 frames per second with many poses for smooth motion
- Scale: toy-sized crew on a felt pirate ship, filmed as if full-scale blockbuster
- Motion: energetic, snappy actions with subtle stop-motion jitter; limited but expressive facial animation (eyebrows, mouths) using sewn pieces
- Reference style: macro close-up felt texture like the provided bearded dwarf toy; soft fibers, woven patterns, slight fuzz halo on edges :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
- Environment:
- Location: open ocean stitched from layered felt sheets; distant patchwork islands; occasional skull-shaped rock isle
- Time: mostly bright afternoon; brief dark storm; then golden-hour dawn; final hints of night sky
- Weather/Light: sharp sun with soft ocean haze; embroidered storm clouds and felt lightning; glowing felt cave light; dawn rim light
- Key elements (FG/MG/BG): foreground ship rails and ropes; midground chibi pirates and deck; background rolling felt waves, rival ship, islands, sky
- Lighting: motivated sun and lanterns; mostly soft key with crisp highlights on fibers; warm rim/kicker around characters; negative fill from ship hull; gentle bounce from pale felt sea; light m