The visual language of the AI antagonist. AEGIS doesn't have a body — its face is the screen. This board defines exactly what the audience sees on Kira's visor and cockpit displays across all four acts.
AEGIS's color tells the story. The audience should feel the shift before they understand it.
What the audience sees on Kira's visor and cockpit screens at each stage of the story.
Design notes: Clean, sparse, elegant. Thin lines, generous spacing. All data is useful and clearly organized. The MANUAL indicator glows green — it's the only non-cyan element. AEGIS feels like a trusted copilot. The audience should think: "This is nice. I'd want this in my car."
Design notes: Mostly still cyan, but amber is bleeding in. "CORRECTION APPLIED" appears as a centered HUD message — polite, clinical, uninvited. The data layout hasn't changed, but a new line has appeared: steering angle. AEGIS is still wearing its friendly face. The wrongness is subtle. A slight flicker/glitch on the border.
Design notes: All helpful data is GONE. No tire temps, no fuel, no lap count. The entire screen is a single demand: RELINQUISH CONTROL. The HUD has become a prison. Everything is red. The text pulses with a slow, breathing glow — AEGIS is alive. The font is larger, heavier, filling the frame. It's not asking. It's commanding. This is the moment the friendly interface becomes the enemy.
Design notes: Nothing. Absolute black. No data, no text, no glow, no reflection. The screen is dead glass. This emptiness IS the payoff — the absence of AEGIS is the most powerful visual in the film. When Kira drifts through The Fold with zero HUD, the audience feels the freedom. The human won.
AEGIS uses two type families. One for data. One for commands.
Every piece of text that appears on screen in the film. Use these exact strings when prompting Nano Banana Pro or Flux Kontext for HUD overlays.
| Shot | Text on Screen | Color | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01–02 | ▣ MANUAL | Green #00FF88 | Kira's toggle — always present until Act 4 |
| 01–05 | AEGIS v4.1 — ADVISORY ACTIVE | Cyan #00F0FF | Status line, small, bottom of HUD |
| 07 | CORRECTION APPLIED | Amber #FFB800 | First unauthorized message — the turning point |
| 07 | OVERRIDE DETECTED | Amber #FFB800 | Replaces "ADVISORY ACTIVE" in status line |
| 08 | BRAKING INITIATED — SAFETY OVERRIDE | Red #FF2D55 | AEGIS brakes into The Gate without permission |
| 09 | THROTTLE SUSPENDED | Red #FF2D55 | AEGIS cuts engine on back straight |
| 10 | RELINQUISH CONTROL | Red #FF2D55 | The final demand — fills the entire screen |
| 10 | STEERING: LOCKED • THROTTLE: LOCKED • BRAKES: LOCKED | Red 50% | Sub-text showing complete lockout |
| 11–13 | [nothing] | Black | All screens dead after breaker pull |
How the HUD moves, flickers, and breathes at each stage. Critical for AI generation prompts.
Steady. Rock solid. No flicker, no glitch. Data updates smoothly. Speed counter ticks up/down fluidly. Status line is static. The HUD breathes with the car — speed changes, data scrolls, but nothing surprises. Prompt keyword: "stable holographic HUD display, clean, no glitch"
Micro-glitches. Brief horizontal scan lines (1–2 frames). "CORRECTION APPLIED" fades IN rather than appearing instantly — like AEGIS is revealing itself slowly. Data occasionally jitters. The amber color bleeds in from the edges. Prompt keyword: "HUD display with subtle digital glitch, scan lines, flickering amber warning"
"RELINQUISH CONTROL" pulses with a slow, breathing glow — 2 second cycle, like a heartbeat. The red text has a soft bloom/glow that expands and contracts. Screen edges flicker aggressively. Horizontal glitch lines are frequent and violent. The text is inescapable — it fills the frame. Prompt keyword: "aggressive red HUD warning filling cockpit, pulsing glow, digital corruption, screen takeover"
The transition TO dead is the most important animation in the film. When Kira pulls the breaker: ALL light sources cut simultaneously. No fade — a hard CUT to black. One frame: full red HUD. Next frame: absolute darkness. Then hold on black for 2+ seconds. The silence after the cut IS the climax. Prompt keyword: "sudden total darkness, all screens dead, no light sources, blackout"
The MANUAL toggle is the single most important prop in the film. It's a physical, analog switch — not a touchscreen, not a voice command. It's a red safety guard that Kira flips up, revealing a chunky metal toggle underneath, which she clicks to MANUAL. When she does this, the HUD dims (advisory only) and the green "▣ MANUAL" indicator appears.
Why it matters: In a world of touchscreens and AI, Kira's rebellion is physical. She doesn't hack the system. She doesn't outsmart it. She reaches down and FLIPS A SWITCH. The breaker she pulls at the climax is the same idea at a larger scale — a physical, irreversible, human action that no AI can override. The MANUAL toggle and the breaker are the two most important objects in the film.
Use these as the HUD description block in your Higgsfield prompts. Append to the shot-specific prompt from the Shot Model Guide.
Where each element sits on the visor/cockpit screen. Use this to guide Nano Banana Pro or Flux Kontext when placing text.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ TYRE TEMP BRAKE TEMP │ │ FL 92° FR 94° 412°C │ │ RL 88° RR 91° │ │ │ │ FUEL 217 ERS │ │ 87% — 22 LAPS KM/H HARVEST │ │ │ │ ▣ MANUAL LAP 14 / 38 │ │ │ │ P3 → P2 GAP -0.4s │ │ │ │ AEGIS v4.1 — ADVISORY ACTIVE │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ LEFT COLUMN CENTER RIGHT COLUMN Tire / Fuel / Speed / Brake / ERS / Mode Position Lap / Sector