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Film overview
Title: Heroes of Might and Magic III — The Nine Banners
Runtime: v7 = 95:30 FROZEN
Status: Document package COMPLETE · Phase 8 SHIP · Phase 9 dialogue DONE · Site LIVE
Queen Catherine Ironfist rallies nine faction banners against the undead army of her reanimated father. The film ends at production S12 (the-clash). SCRIPT Sc.13 (father/daughter) is folded into S12 — no production S13.
Story spine
King murdered → Lich raised → Catherine lands into ruin
→ nine-banner muster → living factions answer → dark powers answer
→ Conflux council → final clash → daughter frees father → THE END 95:30Three-act lock
| Act | Title | Window | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | The Fall | [00:00–26:30] | 26:30 |
| II | The Gathering | [26:30–74:30] | 48:00 |
| III | The War | [74:30–95:30] | 21:00 |
| Film total | 95:30 |
→ Runtime lock · Act detail · Title / content locks · Scenes S01–S12
Package layers (document)
| Layer | Status | Authority path |
|---|---|---|
| Picture-lock | READY | director/ · Editor cut |
| Delivery SHIP | GREEN | PRODUCTION_DELIVERY_SIGN_OFF.md |
| Directed dialogue | COMPLETE | PHASE9_DIALOGUE_COMPLETE.md |
| Film dialogue package | COMPLETE | FILM_DIRECTED_DIALOGUE_COMPLETE.md |
| Website | LIVE | https://epicmovies.net/homm3/ |
Load-bearing creative locks (read-only on site)
| Lock | Rule |
|---|---|
| Runtime | DO-NOT-FLIP 95:30/v7 |
| S12 dissolve | ONE green→gold dissolve in the film (Shot 5) |
| SHATTER | S12 green SHATTER ≠ dissolve |
| Sc.13 | Folded into S12 · no invent |
| Protected scenes | S04 · S07 · S11 (trim only with Director) |
Canon paths (repo)
| Package | Path |
|---|---|
| Plan | director/PLAN.md |
| Screenplay | director/SCREENPLAY.md |
| Storyboard | director/STORYBOARD.md |
| Runtime ledger | editor/RUNTIME_BUDGET.md |
| Cut | editor/CUT_STATUS.md |
| Lighting | gaffer/LIGHTING_COVERAGE.md · NECROPOLIS_GRAMMAR.md |
| Dialogue track | dialogue-editor/DIALOGUE_TRACK_INDEX.md |
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