A-DON-UMBRAL / CHARACTER FILE
DON UMBRAL
Threshold entity
DON UMBRAL is an original threshold entity in fictional Santa Vela. The design and behavior below follow the existing character bible; production dimensions are proposals. The complete original legend and everyday conflict are preserved below in Spanish.
Design proposals v1.0. New physical traits and measurements need creative approval. Master images and videos have not been generated.
01 / ORIGINAL SOURCE
Complete biography
Original biography preserved in Spanish. Technical sections and navigation are available in English and Spanish; image and video prompts use English.
FAILHORROR — BIBLIA DE PERSONAJE V1.0 PERSONAJE: DON UMBRAL ARQUETIPO DE REFERENCIA: demonio de Insidious TIPO NARRATIVO: entidad del umbral y corredor UNIVERSO: Santa Vela, norte de México; adaptación a Latinoamérica. ESTADO: Propuesta creativa pendiente de aprobación de canon.
BIOGRAFÍA Y MITO URBANO Acecha corredores de casas nuevas esperando ser invitado a cruzar. Descubre que el reglamento del condominio requiere identificación.
APARIENCIA ORIGINAL Y DIRECCIÓN DE ARTE Traje envejecido negro, guantes ceniza, máscara de barro oscuro con laberintos cobrizos; nunca rostro rojo y negro reconocible.
PERSONALIDAD, CONDUCTA Y RITMO Ceremonioso, insensible al tiempo, amenazante. Debe interpretar el terror de forma absolutamente seria, sin guiños cómicos a cámara. Mantener gestos mínimos, pausas incómodas y silueta consistente entre capítulos.
REGLA SOBRENATURAL / MECÁNICA El arquetipo descrito marca el tipo de amenaza, pero los poderes, rituales y objetos distintivos se reinterpretan con reglas originales del universo Santa Vela. El montaje oculta efectos complejos y revela solo lo necesario para el chiste.
CONFLICTO CON LA VIDA LATINOAMERICANA Casetas, interfones, guardias y listas de visita.
GAG Y EPISODIO DEBUT No está autorizado
TRES EPISODIOS POSIBLES La caseta; El interfón; Copia de INE
LENGUAJE VISUAL Y DE SONIDO Terror realista con luz motivada por calles, casas, comercios y electrodomésticos. Diseñar motivo sonoro original y no reutilizar música ni efectos reconocibles. Cámara fija o movimientos suaves; acción de 5 segundos por plano; microepisodios finales de 15–45 segundos, vertical 9:16. Sonido cotidiano mexicano como remate cuando sea pertinente.
RELACIONES CON EL RESTO DEL ELENCO Puede cruzarse de forma ocasional con Jacinto, Chuy, Miguel Mayorga, Gaspar Flores o NULO, pero debe tener conflictos y gags autónomos. NULO conserva su estatus de figura original transversal.
SEGURIDAD Y DIFERENCIACIÓN No recrear máscaras, vestidos, patrones de maquillaje, frases célebres ni escenas distintivas de franquicias. Usar utilería inocua y montaje; no representar violencia gráfica contra menores ni animales. Revisar nombres, imágenes y autorizaciones antes de explotación comercial.
ENTREGABLES PENDIENTES Aprobar nombre definitivo; character turnaround frontal, tres cuartos, perfil, espalda y props; paleta cromática; prompt maestro de continuidad; referencia de sonido; primer clip de prueba; controles de calidad de identidad y coherencia.
02 / PRODUCTION SHEET
Identity and role
Threshold entity
03 / PRODUCTION SHEET
Design status
Production sheet v1.0 · new traits and measurements proposed · master images and video pending. This sheet does not turn the biography into approved canon.
04 / PRODUCTION SHEET
Face, body and scale
Production scale / proposal: Proposed height 1.90 m; centered ceremonial posture
05 / PRODUCTION SHEET
Costume / shape and materials
Aged black suit, ash gloves and dark clay mask with copper labyrinth markings; original face geometry, no red-and-black face.
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Props and defining features
Retain only objects and elements specified in appearance. Add no weapons or accessories by model interpretation.
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Palette and textures
Proposed sRGB swatches: black #252B2D, clay #574839, copper #AA7752
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Performance and gestures
Waits at a doorway, holds an empty visitor pass, pauses at a closed barrier without crossing.
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Continuity rules
Lock face or mask, silhouette, palette, materials, seam placement, prop count and handedness. Photograph resting props. Proposed primary work prop is held on the right unless the source fixes another side (NULO: left). Never mirror references. Record every episode change.
10 / PRODUCTION SHEET
12 production references
A-DON-UMBRAL_REF_01_FRONT; 02_THREE_QUARTER; 03_PROFILE; 04_BACK; 05_IDENTITY_DETAIL; 06_PROP_DETAIL; 07_MATERIAL; 08_SILHOUETTE; 09_NIGHT; 10_WALK; 11_REACTION; 12_STREET. Every view is a separate frame. For phenomena and house use location plates and effect layers instead of body turnaround. All await generation and approval.
11 / PRODUCTION SHEET
Master image prompt (EN)
Original grounded cinematic Latin American horror design: DON UMBRAL, threshold entity. Aged black suit, ash gloves and dark clay mask with copper labyrinth markings; original face geometry, no red-and-black face. Scale: Proposed height 1.90 m; centered ceremonial posture. Palette: black #252B2D, clay #574839, copper #AA7752. Physically plausible photographed materials, serious restrained presence, no humorous pose. Neutral lighting, isolated full silhouette or location plate for a bodiless phenomenon, 10 percent empty margins, no collage, no text, no brands. Preserve every defining feature from the identity reference. New production measurements are design proposals.
12 / PRODUCTION SHEET
8-second performance test (EN)
Single locked-off eight-second realistic cinematic shot, vertical 9:16. Use the approved master when available; until then label output exploratory. Character or phenomenon: DON UMBRAL. Aged black suit, ash gloves and dark clay mask with copper labyrinth markings; original face geometry, no red-and-black face. Waits at a doorway, holds an empty visitor pass, pauses at a closed barrier without crossing. Warm motivated street light with soft cool fill. Continuous shot. The action must be understandable with the sound muted. No dialogue, no text, no lip-sync, no comedy performance; the everyday interruption carries the humor. Keep identity, scale, anatomy, costume, palette and prop count stable.
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Generation constraints (EN)
No dialogue, captions, speech bubbles, readable text, lip-sync, comic dance, cartoon rendering, celebrity likeness, borrowed franchise design, gore, extra limbs, identity morphing, outfit changes, duplicated props, mirrored handedness, camera orbit, jump cuts or uncontrolled zoom.
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Sound and silent comprehension
Original task or material foley; restrained local ambience. No dialogue, vendor calls or franchise music. Sound may reinforce the beat but must not explain it. Test comprehension with sound off.
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Quality control
1 Stable identity/shape; 2 silhouette and scale; 3 materials/palette; 4 props and handedness; 5 anatomy or VFX layers; 6 camera and light; 7 serious performance; 8 meaning understood without audio or text. Each criterion: PASS/FAIL + note. For NULO also check six keys, opaque visor, incomplete circle and two-second final pause.
16 / PRODUCTION SHEET
Delivery, archive and pending work
A-DON-UMBRAL_TEST_001_<MODEL>_v001.mp4 + sidecar with prompt, references, model, settings, date, cost, operator and license. P0: master, turnaround, details, identity approval and test. P1: foley and edit. No final render has been generated in this delivery.