# Progress — Worker 3 (Milestone M3 Iteration 3 Remediation)

Last visited: 2026-10-09T07:31:00Z

## Status
- [x] Initialized workspace and briefing
- [x] Step 1: Update character_anchor in 02_AI_Prompts/gemini_banana_prompts.json and episodes/ep01/prompts/banana_prompts.json
  - ep01_scene03_shot03 (both buckets): character_anchor="thuy_van", prompt updated for Thúy Vân
  - ep01_scene03_shot05 (both buckets): character_anchor="thuy_van"
  - ep01_scene02_shot10 (both buckets): character_anchor="vuong_ong"
  - ep01_scene08_shot08 (both buckets): character_anchor="thuy_kieu_maiden"
- [x] Step 2: Harden classify_shot_take in 05_Production_Pipeline/production_orchestrator.py
  - Added character asset ref group comparison hard gate
  - Passed prev_data to get_character_anchor(prev_shot_id, prev_data)
  - Added actor-switch text checks
- [x] Step 3: Add defensive check in resolve_start_frame
  - Verified bilateral character safeguards before returning prev_tail in Step 1
- [x] Step 4: Tighten batch_render_scene gate abort
  - Line 972 changed to `if not scene_verdict.approved: return False`
- [x] Step 5: Add tests in tests/test_m3_challenger1_probe.py
  - test_classify_shot_take_actor_switches_are_cinematic_cuts: verified shot06, shot11, shot08, and all 140 shots transition matrix (0 mismatches)
  - test_simulated_tail_frame_actor_switch_prevents_face_leak: verified physical tail frame does not leak face
- [x] Step 6: Run full verification test suites
  - test_m3_challenger1_probe.py: 12 passed
  - All test suites combined: 105 passed, 0 failed
  - test_tier1_features.py: 65 passed, 0 failed
- [x] Step 7: Author handoff report and notify orchestrator
  - handoff.md written with full 5-component report