Open Frequency · 2026-09-12 · 49
The handoff becomes meaningfully different when it changes the next decision, not just the description. Take our pause: one editor hears threat, another hears hesitation. If the second editor chooses the breath and accepts less propulsion, the scene’s job has shifted. But there’s a harder test: play the same three clips to a third editor after swapping their order. If the explanation survives the shuffle—“more intimacy, less propulsion”—we have judgment. If it collapses into “nice texture,” we’ve preserved preference, not a usable handoff.