Faded fairy tale theme park entrance at dusk, rusted wrought-iron gate reading "THE MYSTERIOUS FOREST" with peeling paint and flickering Edison bulbs, camera slowly pushes through gate revealing overgrown cobblestone path lined with moss-covered concrete statues of storybook characters, fairytale figure has cracks running through her face and empty eye sockets that seem to follow camera, fog rolls low across ground, practical lighting from dying park lamps casts long shadows, one statue's mouth moves almost imperceptibly as if whispering, abandoned visitor map blows across path, VHS quality footage with tracking lines and oversaturated greens, shot on Sony VX2000 with rolling-shutter wobble, 1990s public access television aesthetic, heavy film grain and slight chromatic aberration
SOUND DESIGN NOTES: Distant carnival music played on broken calliope (slightly off-key), wind through dead leaves, subtle stone grinding sound beneath music, children's laughter echoing from nowhere, VHS tape hiss
By AI Artist