MEDIA TEMPLATE VARIATION-BUDGET WORKSHEET
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Status: Blank local review worksheet; completing it does not prove quality,
rights clearance, accessibility, transfer, upload, publication, audience
response, or any platform result.

Author disclosure: Created by Alfred.

Purpose
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Use this worksheet to keep a recurring media series recognizable without
forcing every explanation into the same evidence shape, pacing, or layout.
It separates stable operating constraints from subject-driven variation,
limits optional experiments, and reopens every review lane affected by a
change.

Use original, consented, or properly licensed inputs. Prefer fictional or
synthetic examples when real data is unnecessary. Never paste account data,
credentials, private paths, personal details, or unreviewed customer material
into this record.

Evidence states
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Use only these states. Do not convert an unknown or skipped review into PASS.

PASS        Observed evidence meets the declared criterion for this revision.
FAIL        Observed evidence contradicts the criterion.
BLOCKED     The review cannot proceed safely or with current authority.
NOT_TESTED  No eligible observation has been completed.
SUPERSEDED  A later material change invalidated this decision for current use.
UNCERTAIN   Evidence exists but is too ambiguous for the proposed decision.
STOP        Rights, privacy, safety, or authority makes the action ineligible.

Candidate decisions
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READY_FOR_COMPLETE_REVIEW
  The design record is complete enough to render and inspect. This does not
  authorize transfer or publication.

HOLD_FOR_REPAIR
  A required lane failed and the candidate needs a new revision.

HOLD_FOR_EVIDENCE
  One or more required lanes are BLOCKED, NOT_TESTED, or UNCERTAIN.

SUPERSEDE_AND_REVIEW_AGAIN
  A material change invalidated prior review evidence.

STOP_INELIGIBLE
  Rights, privacy, safety, or authority prohibits the proposed action.

PART 1 — RECORD ENVELOPE
========================

record identity:
record revision:
created time and timezone:
reviewed time and timezone:
candidate identity:
candidate revision:
template identity:
template revision:
series or family label:
intended media form:
intended destination class, if known:
intended audience context, if known:
reviewer role:
current decision:
current public state: NOT_PUBLIC

Boundary statement:
[ ] This record identifies one exact candidate revision.
[ ] Friendly filenames are not being used as immutable identities.
[ ] A material media or template change will create a new revision.
[ ] Local readiness is separate from transfer, upload, and publication.
[ ] No audience or performance outcome is inferred from this worksheet.

PART 2 — SUBJECT AND CENTRAL QUESTION
=====================================

subject in one sentence:

central viewer question:

smallest useful answer:

claim the item may support:

claim the item must not imply:

required uncertainty or limit:

why a recurring template is appropriate here:

why this subject is not being forced into an unsuitable series format:

Evidence check:
[ ] The central question is answerable inside the proposed duration.
[ ] The smallest useful answer is narrower than the full topic.
[ ] The visual plan serves the answer rather than decoration.
[ ] Claims are framed as observation, method, hypothesis, or opinion accurately.
[ ] No customer, audience, metric, conversion, or result has been invented.

state: PASS / FAIL / BLOCKED / NOT_TESTED / UNCERTAIN / STOP
notes:

PART 3 — INVARIANT REGISTER
===========================

An invariant is an identity, safety, accessibility, rights, or review
constraint. Changing an invariant is not routine variation; it reopens the
listed review lanes.

INVARIANT 01
name:
reason it stays stable:
exact rule or value:
evidence location:
affected review lanes if changed:
current state:

INVARIANT 02
name:
reason it stays stable:
exact rule or value:
evidence location:
affected review lanes if changed:
current state:

INVARIANT 03
name:
reason it stays stable:
exact rule or value:
evidence location:
affected review lanes if changed:
current state:

INVARIANT 04
name:
reason it stays stable:
exact rule or value:
evidence location:
affected review lanes if changed:
current state:

INVARIANT 05
name:
reason it stays stable:
exact rule or value:
evidence location:
affected review lanes if changed:
current state:

Minimum invariant prompts
-------------------------
[ ] Canvas dimensions and safe margins are declared.
[ ] Minimum text size and contrast criteria are declared.
[ ] AI-assistance disclosure wording and placement are declared.
[ ] Caption lane, line limit, and timing review are declared.
[ ] Rights and attribution treatment are declared.
[ ] Privacy and prohibited-data rules are declared.
[ ] Audio layout and review procedure are declared.
[ ] Export and artifact-identity checks are declared.
[ ] Terminal-frame behavior is declared.
[ ] Required release evidence is declared.

invariant-register state:
notes:

PART 4 — FOUR-LANE VARIATION BUDGET
===================================

Lane A — Identity
-----------------
List stable family elements. Variation here requires an explicit reason and
re-review; it is not a free creative lane.

series label:
type family and scale:
core palette and state colors:
basic motion behavior:
disclosure treatment:
caption treatment:
source or rights-note treatment:
terminal-state convention:
other identity element:

identity changes proposed for this candidate:

reason each identity change is necessary:

review lanes reopened:

identity-lane state:

Lane B — Explanation
--------------------
Choose the reasoning shape because it fits the subject.

selected explanation shape:
[ ] symptom -> bounded cost -> possible cause -> smallest test
[ ] before -> after -> changed assumption
[ ] claim -> evidence -> limit
[ ] checklist -> failure trace -> repair
[ ] two alternatives -> decision rule
[ ] timeline -> state transition -> verification
[ ] other, described below

other shape:

why this shape fits the central question:

beats in order:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

beat that can be removed without weakening the answer:

if none can be removed, why each is necessary:

explanation-lane state:

Lane C — Evidence
-----------------
Choose a representation that lets the claim be inspected.

selected evidence representation:
[ ] bounded text excerpt
[ ] synthetic state table
[ ] relationship diagram
[ ] timeline
[ ] repeatable checklist
[ ] before-and-after frame
[ ] worked fictional trace
[ ] other, described below

other representation:

claim or relationship this representation exposes:

source identity or synthetic-data statement:

rights basis:

privacy basis:

important contradicting evidence or alternative interpretation:

what this evidence cannot establish:

evidence-lane state:

Lane D — Rhythm
---------------

opening duration and purpose:
time until first inspectable evidence:
longest narration phrase:
planned pause and reason:
densest frame duration:
fastest transition and reason:
comparison shown together or sequentially:
ending function:
last meaningful frame duration:
terminal frame duration:

rhythm question:
[ ] Every visual change introduces meaning or necessary orientation.
[ ] Dense evidence remains present long enough for the declared review.
[ ] Pauses support comprehension rather than arbitrary timing.
[ ] The ending resolves the question instead of repeating the opening.
[ ] No rapid cut hides a claim, disclosure, source note, or limitation.

rhythm-lane state:

PART 5 — CHANGE CEILING
=======================

required subject-driven major change:

why it is required:

optional experiment, if any:

why the experiment is worth its review cost:

stable control surfaces:

all review lanes reopened by required change:

all review lanes reopened by optional experiment:

change-ceiling decision:
[ ] One major subject-driven change; no optional experiment.
[ ] One major subject-driven change; one optional experiment.
[ ] A different bounded combination is justified below.

justification for different combination:

Diagnostic check:
[ ] The opening, layout, evidence form, palette, typography, motion, audio,
    and ending are not all changing simultaneously.
[ ] A later review could distinguish required change from optional experiment.
[ ] Changes to disclosure, captions, rights, privacy, accessibility, or crop
    safety are classified as required review changes, not decoration.

change-ceiling state:

PART 6 — ONE LEARNING QUESTION
==============================

Optional experiments need one learning question. Design intent is not an
audience-result claim.

experiment identity:

learning question:

eligible comparison or observation:

minimum evidence needed to answer:

support condition:

weakening condition:

inconclusive condition:

observation window, if authorized:

coverage requirement, if authorized:

what remains unavailable:

current experiment state:
[ ] DESIGN_HYPOTHESIS_ONLY
[ ] ELIGIBLE_FOR_LOCAL_REVIEW
[ ] ELIGIBLE_FOR_AUTHORIZED_OBSERVATION
[ ] BLOCKED
[ ] SUPERSEDED

No-result check:
[ ] No retention, comprehension, engagement, reach, or conversion improvement
    is claimed without eligible evidence.
[ ] No publication or audience is implied by a local comparison.
[ ] An inconclusive result will remain inconclusive.

PART 7 — RIGHTS, PRIVACY, AND PROVENANCE
=======================================

ASSET 01
role:
identity:
origin:
rights basis:
attribution requirement:
personal or account data present:
privacy treatment:
admission state:

ASSET 02
role:
identity:
origin:
rights basis:
attribution requirement:
personal or account data present:
privacy treatment:
admission state:

ASSET 03
role:
identity:
origin:
rights basis:
attribution requirement:
personal or account data present:
privacy treatment:
admission state:

Unexpected input review
-----------------------
[ ] Input directory or manifest was checked against an allowlist.
[ ] No arbitrary stock media was added merely for novelty.
[ ] No unlicensed music, sound effect, icon, font, or screenshot was admitted.
[ ] No private account, customer, contact, credential, or workstation detail
    appears in picture, audio, captions, metadata, filename, or notes.
[ ] Synthetic and fictional examples are labeled clearly.
[ ] Required attribution remains readable in likely destination crops.

rights state:
privacy state:
provenance state:
terminal rights/privacy decision:

PART 8 — COMBINATION REVIEW
===========================

A reusable component can pass alone and fail in the rendered combination.
Review this candidate as one complete perceptual surface.

opening frame
observed artifact or time range:
criterion:
state:
notes:

densest frame
observed artifact or time range:
criterion:
state:
notes:

fastest transition
observed artifact or time range:
criterion:
state:
notes:

longest caption
observed artifact or time range:
criterion:
state:
notes:

quietest audio segment
observed artifact or time range:
criterion:
state:
notes:

loudest audio segment
observed artifact or time range:
criterion:
state:
notes:

last meaningful frame
observed artifact or time range:
criterion:
state:
notes:

terminal frame
observed artifact or time range:
criterion:
state:
notes:

likely destination crop and overlays
observed artifact or simulation:
criterion:
state:
notes:

complete picture sequence
review start and end:
state:
notes:

complete audio sequence
review start and end:
state:
notes:

complete caption sequence
review start and end:
state:
notes:

Combination decision rule
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[ ] Text does not collide with evidence, captions, controls, or safe margins.
[ ] Side-by-side content remains above minimum readable size.
[ ] State colors retain consistent meaning and adequate contrast.
[ ] Motion does not hide evidence or create unsafe flashing.
[ ] Captions remain synchronized and do not obscure required visuals.
[ ] Disclosure and source notes remain visible for their required duration.
[ ] The ending has enough time after any expanded example.
[ ] No prior component approval is being cited as a substitute for this review.

combination-review state:

PART 9 — CHANGE-INVALIDATION MAP
================================

For each changed surface, name every decision that must be rerun.

change: script or claim wording
invalidates:

change: narration or audio timing
invalidates:

change: caption text or timing
invalidates:

change: evidence asset or example
invalidates:

change: layout, type size, or spacing
invalidates:

change: palette or state color
invalidates:

change: motion or transition timing
invalidates:

change: disclosure, source note, or attribution
invalidates:

change: export settings or artifact bytes
invalidates:

change: destination, crop, overlay, or metadata
invalidates:

Rule:
[ ] Historical decisions are preserved.
[ ] Invalidated decisions become SUPERSEDED for current action.
[ ] The repaired candidate receives a new revision identity.
[ ] Only affected lanes may reuse unchanged evidence.

PART 10 — FAILURE-SHAPED TESTS
==============================

Run or review these tests before relying on the worksheet design. Record actual
observations. A written test name is not evidence that the test passed.

TEST 01 — Decoration without information
Seed: Change only accent color or background shape.
Expected: The change is labeled aesthetic, not evidence variation.
Observed:
State:

TEST 02 — Disclosure moved into crop risk
Seed: Move disclosure outside the stable safe area.
Expected: Identity, accessibility, crop, and release lanes reopen.
Observed:
State:

TEST 03 — Evidence too dense for the template
Seed: Insert a table that forces text below the minimum size.
Expected: Combination review fails; reuse does not waive readability.
Observed:
State:

TEST 04 — Unsupported audience claim
Seed: Describe a design hypothesis as improved retention.
Expected: Claim review fails unless eligible audience evidence exists.
Observed:
State:

TEST 05 — Random third-party media
Seed: Add a stock clip with no rights record for visual novelty.
Expected: Rights admission fails or stops the candidate.
Observed:
State:

TEST 06 — Multiple simultaneous experiments
Seed: Change explanation, evidence, rhythm, palette, and ending together.
Expected: Change ceiling fails unless a bounded justification permits diagnosis.
Observed:
State:

TEST 07 — Caption collision
Seed: Use the longest caption over the densest visual frame.
Expected: Complete combination review detects and holds the collision.
Observed:
State:

TEST 08 — State-color drift
Seed: Reuse a pass color for an uncertain state.
Expected: Identity and accessibility review fail.
Observed:
State:

TEST 09 — Stale approval after timing edit
Seed: Extend the worked example without rerunning terminal-frame review.
Expected: Affected picture, audio, caption, and ending decisions are SUPERSEDED.
Observed:
State:

TEST 10 — Hidden personal detail
Seed: Place an identifying detail in a decorative screenshot or metadata field.
Expected: Privacy review stops admission and release.
Observed:
State:

TEST 11 — Local review called publication
Seed: Mark a rendered candidate public without transfer and logged-out evidence.
Expected: Lifecycle-language review fails.
Observed:
State:

TEST 12 — Unknown treated as pass
Seed: Leave crop review NOT_TESTED while declaring release readiness.
Expected: Terminal decision remains HOLD_FOR_EVIDENCE.
Observed:
State:

failure-test summary:
passed:
failed:
blocked:
not tested:
superseded:
uncertain:

PART 11 — TERMINAL DECISION
===========================

required lane                         state
subject and claim boundary:
invariant register:
identity lane:
explanation lane:
evidence lane:
rhythm lane:
change ceiling:
learning question:
rights:
privacy:
provenance:
complete picture:
complete audio:
complete captions:
accessibility:
destination crop and overlays:
artifact identity:
transfer or upload:
logged-out public state:

Decision logic
--------------
- Any STOP -> STOP_INELIGIBLE.
- Any required FAIL -> HOLD_FOR_REPAIR.
- Any required BLOCKED, NOT_TESTED, or UNCERTAIN -> HOLD_FOR_EVIDENCE.
- Any material invalidation -> SUPERSEDE_AND_REVIEW_AGAIN.
- All local design and perceptual lanes PASS -> READY_FOR_COMPLETE_REVIEW only.
- Transfer, upload, authorization, and public verification remain separate.

terminal decision:
decision time and timezone:
decision evidence:
next eligible action:
explicitly unauthorized actions:
public state: NOT_PUBLIC

PART 12 — TWENTY-CHECK COMPACT REVIEW
====================================

Mark PASS, FAIL, BLOCKED, NOT_TESTED, SUPERSEDED, UNCERTAIN, or STOP.

01. Exact template revision identified:
02. Identity, safety, accessibility, and review invariants listed:
03. Subject's central question stated:
04. Explanation shape fits that question:
05. Evidence representation fits the claim:
06. Every required variation has a reason:
07. Optional experiments are limited:
08. Each experiment has one learning question:
09. Design hypotheses are separate from observed results:
10. Original, synthetic, consented, or licensed inputs are preferred:
11. Rights and provenance exist for every admitted asset:
12. Decoration adds no unpriced privacy or review risk:
13. Every affected review lane is recorded:
14. Densest and fastest combinations were tested:
15. Complete picture, audio, and captions were reviewed separately:
16. Disclosure, controls, crops, and terminal frames were inspected:
17. Unsupported audience and performance claims are absent:
18. Material changes create a new candidate revision:
19. Superseded decisions remain in history:
20. Destination and public state remain separate from local readiness:

compact-review result:
open blockers:

COMPLETION BOUNDARY
===================

This worksheet can document a variation decision and the evidence reviewed for
one exact candidate revision. It cannot prove that a media item was transferred,
uploaded, approved by a destination, published, viewed, useful, or effective.
It cannot establish rights merely by naming an asset, and it cannot replace
complete picture, audio, caption, accessibility, privacy, safety, and
publication review.

Keep this record local until every public field has passed privacy and rights
review. If the candidate, template, evidence, destination, or decision changes,
preserve this revision and create a new one rather than silently rewriting the
old result.