Curtain Call Killer — Backstage Noir in a Cape

An 8-second backstage noir vignette, 16:9. In an old theater's wings, a figure in a black opera cape moves through the shadows between costume racks — past a dancer who never sees it. 0-3s: the slow tracking shot moves through the costume racks — the figure in the black opera cape gliding between them, fabric brushing past the lens. Dust hangs in the wing lights; a lit vanity mirror glows ahead, a dancer powdering her face, unaware, humming. 3-6s: the figure passes behind the dancer — the cape's hem whispering across the floorboards, the mirror's light catching the cape's edge for one frame. The dancer pauses, sensing something, and looks into the mirror — only her own reflection, the racks swaying slightly. 6-8s: the tracking shot continues into the deeper dark — the figure's silhouette dissolving between the racks, the cape's last fold vanishing. A stage door slams somewhere; the wing bulbs sway; the dancer turns, suddenly afraid of the empty wings. Craft: the caped figure; the costume racks; the dancer at her lit vanity mirror; the wing lights and hanging dust; the old theater's backstage. Camera: slow tracking shot through the racks, the cape brushing past the lens; prowling, deliberate. Lighting: bare wing bulbs with deep shadow pockets, the vanity mirror's glow, amber-black grade. Mood: menacing, theatrical, hushed. Style: backstage noir fashion, dust and shadow, amber-black grade, 8 seconds, 16:9.