The six stills, animated with Ken Burns push-ins, pans & tilts, crossfades, film grain and vignette. Zero API cost — pure ffmpeg. This is the core "living-stills" motion language; narration and kinetic quotes layer on top.
vs. full AI video: bodies and camera genuinely move but cost more, render slower, and faces drift. The recommended hybrid uses this as the base and reserves true video for a few hero levitation moments.