# Reproduction in Plants — Script

**Target:** Class 3-5 · Hinglish · 90s · 16:9 · Pixar 3D toy-like style · Abstract characters
**Backend:** fal.ai → Seedance 1.5 Pro (₹4.36/s, 12s max, audio bundled)
**Source:** NCERT-style Science Class 5 Chapter 5

## Characters (abstract, personified)

- **Beeji** — round smiling tomato seed with a tiny sprout sticking up from head, big expressive eyes (clips 1-3, 6)
- **Pollo** — chubby cheerful bumblebee with a small backpack of yellow pollen dust (clip 5)
- **Shero** — friendly adult tomato plant with a smiling face on the main stem, leaves as arms (clips 4, 8)

## Clip Table

| # | Dur | Scene | Narration (Hinglish + Devanagari) | Visual | Text Overlay | Transition |
|---|-----|-------|------------|--------|-------------|------------|
| 1 | 8s | Hook | [warm] Arre बच्चों! Kabhi socha hai — ek छोटा sa बीज, kaise ek bada plant ban jaata hai? [excited] Aaj dekhenge plants ki जादुई दुनिया! | Beeji (smiling tomato seed) winks from soil, camera pulls back to sunny garden | "Plants Ki Jaadui Duniya" | Hook-in zoom |
| 2 | 11s | Seed structure | Har बीज ke andar hota hai ek baby plant — जिसे kehte hain embryo. Seed coat usse protect karta hai, aur cotyledons mein hota hai food. | Cross-section reveal: seed coat peels back showing tiny sleeping embryo + two cotyledon "lunch packs" labeled | Labels: seed coat, embryo, cotyledons | Crossfade |
| 3 | 11s | Germination | Jab बीज ko पानी, हवा aur warmth milti hai — shuru hota hai germination! Pehle नीचे nikalti hai root, phir upar aata hai green shoot! | Time-lapse: rain drops → seed cracks → root tendril pushes down, green plumule pushes up | "Germination" | Crossfade |
| 4 | 11s | Growth | Plant धीरे-धीरे badhta hai — पत्ते निकलते hain, stem मज़बूत banta hai, aur ban jaata hai ek खुश adult plant. | Stem stretches upward, leaves unfurl one by one; Shero character smiles, arms/leaves raised | — | Crossfade |
| 5 | 11s | Pollination | [happy] Adult plant par खिलते hain sundar फूल. Bees aur butterflies aate hain — woh pollen leke उड़ते hain — isse kehte hain pollination! | Pollo bee bounces flower to flower, yellow pollen dust trails; butterflies flutter | "Pollination" | Zoom-in |
| 6 | 11s | Fruit → seed | Pollination ke baad फूल ban jaate hain fruits! Aur har fruit ke andar hote hain naye बीज. [wonder] Ye hai life ka cycle! | Flower morphs into ripening tomato; tomato slices open gently, revealing tiny happy baby seeds inside | "The Cycle of Life" | Crossfade |
| 7 | 11s | Dispersal | Kuch बीज हवा ke saath उड़ते hain — jaise dandelion. Kuch पानी mein तैरते hain — jaise coconut. Kuch चिपक jaate hain animals par! | Triptych scene: dandelion puffs in breeze / coconut bobbing on water / burr sticking to cartoon dog's fur | "Seed Dispersal" | Quick cuts |
| 8 | 8s | Vegetative + close | Kuch plants toh बीज se nahi, stem ya root se उगते hain — jaise आलू aur अदरक. [warm] Nature ki ye cycle, bahut amazing hai! | Potato with sprouting bud, ginger root waving; cycle diagram completes with sparkle | "The End" | Hold-last |

**Total narration:** ~210 words · **Total clip duration:** ~82s (with natural gaps → ~90s composite)

## Why these Devanagari picks

Inline Devanagari is used for Hindi words that ElevenLabs tends to mispronounce in pure-roman form:
- `बच्चों, बीज, छोटा, जादुई, दुनिया, जिसे, पानी, हवा, नीचे, धीरे-धीरे, पत्ते, निकलते, मज़बूत, खुश, खिलते, फूल, उड़ते, चिपक, आलू, अदरक, तैरते` — retroflex, aspirated, and nasal sounds.
- English technical terms (embryo, cotyledons, germination, pollination, dispersal, fruits, plant, bees, butterflies) stay in Roman for clear English pronunciation.