# CINE AUDIT · SMG (N1, 27 Oct ~16:40) · films + skins (mids are out of scope: they stay <= 3 s)

Rule (CINE_ROLLOUT): about 2/3 of FILMS + SKINS become cinematic action sequences at the CLINCH bar. The serious, brutal ★ kills that
aren't gag-based STAY. Gag and comic kills are RETIRED behind the switch (never deleted). A rebuilt slot keeps its key and rarity.
Also counted against a kill: dependence on one map's props (a castle gate, the saloon balcony, a motel sign, a greenhouse) and on-screen
UI gimmicks (counters, diagrams, viewfinders) standing in for action.

32 kills: 25 films, 7 skins. **KEEP 11 · REBUILD 21 (66%).**

| key | tier | ★ (4x8) | kind | verdict | why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| smg.the-x | RARE | ★ | serious duel beat | **KEEP** | The user loves it; a real exchange (knife lunge, duck, the twin-gun X). |
| smg.bleed-out | COMMON | ★ | serious pathos | **KEEP** | Seven fingers in seven holes, the crawl, the tear: serious and brutal. |
| smg.skin-classic SHAKE HANDS | COMMON | ★ | serious trap | **KEEP** | The handshake yank and the point-blank mag through the gut. Brutal and grounded (the comic-panel insert is the only soft spot). |
| smg.skin-gold KING'S RANSOM | MYTHIC | ★ | serious, stylised | **KEEP** | The bribe answered in gold: veins racing out of the holes; strong XT. |
| smg.below | MYTHIC | – | serious realm | **KEEP** | The ferryman toll; the parts pulled under one by one. Cold and adult. |
| smg.nowhere | EPIC | – | serious realm | **KEEP** | The void loop, a limb per lap, his shadow holding him up. Already "exploding limbs". |
| smg.name-on-the-stone | LEGENDARY | – | serious horror | **KEEP** | His own name on the stone; the nailing burst along the lid. |
| smg.the-saw | LEGENDARY | – | serious brutal | **KEEP** | Sixty rounds on one waist; the crawling top half. The laugh is the victim's taunt, not a gag. |
| smg.peephole | RARE | – | serious brutal | **KEEP** | Thirty rounds through one spot; the camera goes through the tunnel. |
| smg.skin-ice ICE SCULPTOR | LEGENDARY | – | serious, stylised | **KEEP** | Carving a frozen man; the red snow. |
| smg.skin-camo GHILLIE | EPIC | – | serious horror | **KEEP** | The hunter becomes the hunted; the mauling unseen in the leaves. |
| smg.pinata | EPIC | – | **gag** (party) | **REBUILD · WAVE 1 → CHASE** | A party gag: a person as a pinata, a blindfold, candy. The weakest gag in the set. |
| smg.tear-along-the-dotted-line | EPIC | – | **gag** (scissors) | **REBUILD · WAVE 1 → LONG TAKE** | A visual pun (snipping from across the room). No fight, no choreography. |
| smg.range-card | COMMON | – | UI gimmick | REBUILD | The frame becomes a sight UI; three taps; no action. |
| smg.bank-shot | LEGENDARY | – | UI gimmick | REBUILD | A chalk trick-shot diagram; Faris stands still. A weak LEGENDARY. |
| smg.long-exposure | RARE | – | gimmick, map | REBUILD | A camera trick (light painting on a billboard); needs the billboard. |
| smg.the-autograph | MYTHIC | – | gimmick, map | REBUILD | A monogram written in holes on the castle gate; calligraphy, not a fight. A weak MYTHIC. |
| smg.xray-chain | RARE | – | UI gimmick | REBUILD | A BONES BROKEN counter and comic panels carry it. |
| smg.lathe | EPIC | – | gimmick | REBUILD | A tachometer UI; a spinning target; one held stream. |
| smg.matador | EPIC | – | comic (cape, bow) | REBUILD | OLÉ passes and a bow: theatre, not combat. |
| smg.shelf SHELF LIFE | COMMON | ★ | gag ending | REBUILD | ★, but the payoff is a gag (the last bottle CLONKs his head), and it needs the saloon bar. |
| smg.skin-taped JUNGLE STYLE | RARE | ★ | gag | REBUILD (skin identity kept) | ★, but the payoff is a gag (the severed arm taped back on upside down). The rebuild keeps the taped-mags identity. |
| smg.skin-cartoon UH-OH | EPIC | ★ | comic by design | REBUILD (skin identity kept) | Cartoon physics is comedy. Its cartoon look moves to the L/VL rungs; the XT rung becomes an action sequence in the cartoon skin. Coordinator call: it could instead be the one skin allowed to stay comic. |
| smg.skin-neon LAG SPIKE | LEGENDARY | – | gag (gaming) | REBUILD (skin identity kept) | Netcode rubber-banding, a facecam and a loading wheel: a meme. |
| smg.house BRING THE HOUSE DOWN | MYTHIC | – | map-bound | REBUILD | Needs the saloon balcony; the man never fights. |
| smg.vacancy NO VACANCY | LEGENDARY | – | map-bound, gimmick | REBUILD | Needs the motel sign; letter-by-letter crash zooms. |
| smg.greenhouse | EPIC | – | map-bound | REBUILD | A strong chase idea, but it needs a greenhouse; the CHASE style can't reuse it (uniqueness), so it gets its own rebuild later. |
| smg.brick BRICK BY BRICK | RARE | – | one-note | REBUILD | Faris shoots a wall in rhythm; the man only shrinks behind it (overlaps SIEGE, which belongs to MINIGUN). |
| smg.knee-slide | EPIC | – | map-bound action | REBUILD | Action, but the rain roof is the set, and the 360° roll carries it. |
| smg.wall-run | LEGENDARY | – | map-bound action | REBUILD | Needs the castle tower to run up; the piggyback finish reads comic. |
| smg.moonlight | RARE | – | map-bound | REBUILD | A silhouette on the moon behind the tower top: one shot, one location. |
| smg.brass-rain | COMMON | – | thin | REBUILD | Fire straight down from a ledge; buried in brass. Little action. |

## RETIRED (`def.retired = true` once A's switch lands; rebuilt slots keep their key and are NOT retired)
None yet: every REBUILD above is a slot to rebuild in place, in waves. If the user prefers fewer SMG films, retire instead (in this order):
lathe, xray-chain, range-card, brass-rain, moonlight.

## WAVE 1 PICKS
1. **smg.tear-along-the-dotted-line → LONG TAKE "THREE MAGS"** (EPIC). Doc: `_tools/conv/cine_smg.tear-along-the-dotted-line_choreo.md`
2. **smg.pinata → CHASE "THE CHAIN"** (EPIC). Doc: `_tools/conv/cine_smg.pinata_choreo.md`

## UPDATE 27 Oct ~19:45 · THE USER'S RATINGS (_tools/coord/RATINGS.md) OVERRIDE THE TABLE ABOVE
User: 6 GOOD, 17 OK BUT (keep, fix per LESSONS 4), 2 REPLACE (lathe, the-autograph). Map check (N1, maps.cjs today):
- **smg.moonlight:** needs a PLATFORM. It skips on rooftops (ROOM), canyon and retro (PLATFORM), atrium and pinball (FOOTING), and deep → **REPLACE**.
- **smg.long-exposure:** needs FLOOR + space 400; it plays on all 17 dry arenas (its blackout and billboard light-paint adapt) → **KEEP** (OK BUT).

SLOT PLAN:
1. smg.the-autograph (MYTHIC) → LONG TAKE "THREE MAGS" (doc cine_smg.tear-along-the-dotted-line_choreo.md §v2)
2. smg.lathe (EPIC) → CHASE "THE CHAIN" (doc cine_smg.pinata_choreo.md §v2)
3. smg.moonlight (RARE) → DISARM "TAKEN BACK" (doc cine_smg.moonlight_choreo.md)