Art style: Pixar-like 3D animation, warm expressive characters, rich volumetric lighting, cinematic depth.
0:00-0:02 he steps over the root and stops at the fork. 0:02 hard cut, wide: the Shadow Creature rises silently between trunks behind him. 0:04 hard cut, medium: he spins around; only fog remains; he turns back and walks off frame-right, speeding up.
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