.chapter--film {
  display: block; padding: 0 0 var(--space-section); min-height: 0; isolation: isolate;
}
.chapter--film::before { /* soft veil behind the heading column only; the reels and the scene stay crisp */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0 auto auto 0; width: 60%; height: 14rem; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  background: rgba(var(--veil-rgb), 0.55); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px); backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, #000 8rem, #000 calc(100% - 6rem), transparent), linear-gradient(to right, #000 50%, transparent);
  -webkit-mask-composite: source-in;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, #000 8rem, #000 calc(100% - 6rem), transparent), linear-gradient(to right, #000 50%, transparent);
  mask-composite: intersect;
}
.film-head { margin-left: var(--gutter); width: auto; }
.film-title { font-stretch: 112%; font-weight: 780; font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 1.75rem); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.012em; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.film-head .caption { max-width: 34rem; }
.swipe-hint { display: none; }
.strip-wrap { position: relative; margin-top: 0.5rem; }
.strip-nav { position: absolute; right: var(--gutter); top: -3.5rem; display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; z-index: 2; }
.nav-btn {
  width: 3rem; height: 3rem; border-radius: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--hair-strong); transition: background-color 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s;
}
.nav-btn:hover { background: rgba(var(--ivory-rgb), 0.1); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--ivory); }
.nav-btn svg { width: 1.3rem; height: 1.3rem; fill: none; stroke: var(--ivory); stroke-width: 1.8; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }

.strip {
  display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 4.5rem);
  overflow-x: auto; overscroll-behavior-x: contain; scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
  padding: 4.5rem var(--gutter) 1.5rem; scroll-padding-inline: var(--gutter);
  scrollbar-width: none; -ms-overflow-style: none;
}
.strip::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.strip-progress { height: 2px; margin: 0 var(--gutter); background: rgba(var(--ivory-rgb), 0.12); position: relative; }
.strip-progress i { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--noodle); transform-origin: 0 50%; transform: scaleX(var(--sp, 0.2)); }

.reel { flex: none; position: relative; width: clamp(13rem, 16vw, 15.5rem); scroll-snap-align: start; }
.reel:nth-child(even) { margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); }
.reel::before { /* the cell name, huge and outlined, sitting behind the frame */
  content: attr(data-cell); position: absolute; z-index: 0; left: -0.06em; top: -0.84em;
  font-stretch: 112%; font-weight: 900; font-size: clamp(4.5rem, 7vw, 6.5rem); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: transparent; -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px var(--c); pointer-events: none;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(10, 12, 13, 0.7));
}
.reel--held { --c: var(--held); }
.reel--trained { --c: rgba(var(--trained-rgb), 0.85); }
.reel figure { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.frame {
  position: relative; aspect-ratio: 9 / 16; background: #0a0c0d; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 3px;
  box-shadow: 0 40px 70px -30px var(--shadow); transition: transform 0.6s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.6s;
}
.reel--held .frame { box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(var(--held-rgb), 0.55), 0 40px 70px -30px var(--shadow); }
.reel--trained .frame { box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(var(--trained-rgb), 0.4), 0 40px 70px -30px var(--shadow); }
.reel:hover .frame, .reel:focus-within .frame { transform: translateY(-6px); }
.frame video { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.reel.is-previewing .reel-play svg { opacity: 0; }
.reel.is-engaged .reel-play { display: none; }
.reel figcaption { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem; margin-top: 0.85rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; color: var(--ivory); flex-wrap: wrap; }
.reel figcaption strong { font-weight: 650; margin-right: -0.3rem; }
.tag { font-size: var(--fs-micro); font-weight: 650; line-height: 1; padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem; border-radius: 999px; }
.tag--held { color: var(--held-text); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--held); }
.tag--trained { color: var(--trained-text); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(var(--trained-rgb), 0.7); }

/* Minimal custom controls, shown once a clip is engaged */
.vc {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  padding: 1.6rem 0.6rem 0.6rem; background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(10,12,13,0.85), rgba(10,12,13,0));
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.3s; z-index: 3;
}
.is-engaged .vc, .vc:focus-within { opacity: 1; }
.vc button { width: 2.75rem; height: 2.75rem; display: grid; place-items: center; flex: none; border-radius: 50%; }
.vc button:hover { background: rgba(243, 234, 214, 0.16); }
.vc svg { width: 1.25rem; height: 1.25rem; fill: var(--media-ink); }
.vc-bar { flex: 1; height: 2.75rem; display: flex; align-items: center; cursor: pointer; touch-action: none; }
.vc-bar span { display: block; position: relative; width: 100%; height: 3px; background: rgba(243, 234, 214, 0.32); border-radius: 2px; }
.vc-bar i { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--noodle); border-radius: 2px; transform-origin: 0 50%; transform: scaleX(var(--t, 0)); }

@media (max-width: 820px), (orientation: portrait) and (max-width: 1100px) {
  .chapter--film { padding-top: 0; min-height: 0; }
  .film-head { margin: 0; width: 100%; }
  .swipe-hint { display: block; margin-top: 0.8rem; font-size: var(--fs-caption); color: var(--accent-text); }
  .strip { padding-top: 5.5rem; gap: 1.75rem; scroll-snap-type: x mandatory; }
  .reel { width: 64vw; max-width: 15rem; }
    .reel:nth-child(even) { margin-top: 2.5rem; }
  .reel::before { font-size: 5rem; left: 0; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .frame, .vc { transition: none; } .reel:hover .frame { transform: none; } }
.nav-btn[aria-disabled="true"] { opacity: 0.35; cursor: default; }
.vc-cc { font-size: var(--fs-micro); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: var(--media-ink); }
.vc .vc-cc[aria-pressed="true"] { background: var(--noodle); color: var(--on-accent); }
@media (max-width: 820px), (orientation: portrait) and (max-width: 1100px) {
  .strip-nav { display: flex; right: var(--gutter); top: -2.75rem; }
  .nav-btn { width: 2.75rem; height: 2.75rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 820px), (orientation: portrait) and (max-width: 1100px) {
  .chapter--film::before { width: 100%; height: 14rem; -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, #000 6rem, #000 calc(100% - 5rem), transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, #000 6rem, #000 calc(100% - 5rem), transparent); -webkit-mask-composite: source-over; mask-composite: add; }
}