# Judge rubric (FROZEN — never edit; see program.md)

You are scoring a contact sheet of frames from a silent vertical (1080×1920) social
caption video. Score both sections. Return JSON only.

## MAIN (0–10, feeds METRIC)

Score the video as it is, on:

- **Glance readability** — every caption legible in under a second on a phone;
  comfortable margins; nothing cramped or clipped.
- **Hierarchy** — the hook/title visually dominates its frame; captions clearly
  secondary; watermark unobtrusive.
- **Motion quality** — entrances look purposeful and consistent across frames
  (no half-faded stragglers, no elements caught mid-pop); the final frame does
  not look accidentally empty.
- **Design adherence** — dark ground, single accent color used sparingly and
  consistently; light text; clean vertical composition.
- **Composition** — text placed with intent in the 9:16 frame; empty space looks
  deliberate, not leftover.

10 = ready to publish for a premium account. 5 = competent but generic.
0 = broken or illegible.

## MATCH (0–10, feeds METRIC — only when a reference sheet is attached)

Compare IMAGE 1 with the REFERENCE sheet and its brief. Score how well the video
achieves the brief's target look and motion language:

- **Type treatment** — weight, case, scale and density of type as in the references.
- **Motion language** — the kind of entrance/emphasis the references use (per-word
  slams, highlights, blur resolves…), as far as frames can show it.
- **Rhythm** — how much changes between frames: one idea per beat like the references.
- **Palette discipline** — ground, text and accent used the way the references use them.

Reward capturing the language, never copying content: the references' words,
logos and exact layouts are irrelevant. 10 = clearly the same genre and craft
level. 5 = same genre, weaker craft. 0 = a different kind of video.

## HOLDOUT (0–10, printed only — NEVER part of METRIC)

Ignore the MAIN criteria. Score only:

- Would this layout survive completely different caption text — much longer
  lines, different line counts — without breaking?
- Would a stranger scrolling past actually stop? Is there one memorable visual
  idea, or is it a template with words on it?
- Absence of gimmicks: nothing animated purely to impress a metric; no motion
  that would annoy on second viewing.