They start the “live capture.” The movie plays on a tiny window. The audio crackles. At 11:59:30, the upload reaches 99%.

For 10 agonizing seconds, nothing. Then:

INT. BRICK LANE STUDIOS – NIGHT The office looks like a tornado hit a garage sale. Empty energy drink cans form a pyramid around MARCUS (30s, anxious genius type). He stares at a progress bar: Encoding: 97% .

They share a brief, silent truce. Then Davis yells: