filmmakers-critique

/filmmakers-critique [filmmaker...]

Fast gut-check triage.

When to use

• You want a directional read on a scene or script before running the full pipeline.
• You're deciding which filmmakers to run /filmmakers-edit with — use critique to narrow down.
• You want to see which of three disciplines (direction, writing, craft) has the strongest reaction.

Not for: marked-up breakdowns (that's /filmmakers-edit); 2-round debates (that's /filmmakers-debate); full pipeline output (that's /filmmakers-crew).

Instructions for Claude

When this skill is invoked:

1. Parse arguments: file path (required) + optional filmmaker names.

2. Verify the file exists.

3. If no filmmakers named, pick 3 using a triad strategy — one director, one writer, one craft specialist, selected by content signal:

   • Kinetic drama → Scorsese + Rhimes + Deakins
   • Cold formal → Kubrick + Kaufman + Deakins
   • Suspense → Hitchcock + Kaufman + Zimmer
   • Populist → Spielberg + Rhimes + Zimmer
   • Arthouse / dream → Lynch + Kaufman + Ferretti
   • Historical / weather → Kurosawa + Rhimes + Ferretti
   • Ambiguous → Scorsese + Rhimes + Deakins (safe triad)

4. Fan out via Agent tool. USE HAIKU. Dispatch all 3 in parallel in a single message. For each:

   • subagent_type: <slug>-persona
   • model: "haiku" (override — critique is opinion-style and tolerates the cheaper model)
   • Prompt:

     CRITIQUE MODE — TERSE OUTPUT ONLY.
     
     Read this source and respond with EXACTLY 3 bullets. Each bullet is one sentence. No introduction. No structured breakdown. No rewrites. Just the three most important things you notice.
     
     End with one line: "If I'm not the right voice here, try <X>." — or omit if you are.
     
     Source:
     <full file contents>
     

5. Consolidate:

   # /filmmakers-critique on <filename> — <A>, <B>, <C>
   
   ## <A>
   - <bullet 1>
   - <bullet 2>
   - <bullet 3>
   
   ## <B>
   ...
   
   ## <C>
   ...
   
   ## Consensus
   (one sentence naming what all or most flagged)
   
   ## Sharpest disagreement
   (one sentence, or "no significant disagreement")
   
   ## Handoffs
   (if any filmmaker suggested a different voice, name them with next-step command)
   

6. Output to stdout. No file writes.

Notes

• Haiku override is critical — the whole point of this command is speed and cost. If you find critiques losing quality on Haiku (personas drift off-voice, cross-refs hallucinate), drop the override in the Agent call and fall back to the agent's default Sonnet.
• TERSE prefix is already in the dispatch prompt. Haiku honors it.
• Sub-agents inherit cwd; bible read per ## Before you work protocol.