/* ==========================================================================
   LOADING SCREEN — "The Stage Is Set." (v2)
   Camera-flash open instead of soft spotlight-drop fade.
   ========================================================================== */

.stage-loader {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 9999;
  background: var(--black-deep);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: opacity 0.6s var(--ease-stage), visibility 0.6s;
}

.stage-loader.hidden { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; pointer-events: none; }

/* radial shutter mark instead of a vertical spotlight cone */
.stage-shutter {
  position: absolute;
  width: 2px;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--line-hard);
  animation: shutter-open 1.5s var(--ease-spotlight) forwards 0.15s;
}

@keyframes shutter-open {
  0% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--line-hard); }
  70% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 480px rgba(200,155,60,0.05); }
  100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 900px rgba(4,4,4,0); }
}

.stage-loader-floor {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 2px, rgba(200,155,60,0.03) 2px 3px),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 50% at 50% 100%, rgba(200,155,60,0.06), transparent 70%);
}

.stage-loader-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  text-align: center;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: loader-reveal 0.7s var(--ease-stage) forwards 0.7s;
}

@keyframes loader-reveal { to { opacity: 1; } }

.stage-logo {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 3.6rem);
  color: var(--white);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
}

.stage-logo .gold-dot { color: var(--gold); font-style: normal; }

.stage-loader-text {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.34em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  opacity: 0;
  animation: loader-text-fade 0.6s ease forwards 1.15s;
}

@keyframes loader-text-fade { to { opacity: 1; } }

/* angular tick-marks instead of a smooth progress bar — like a film leader counting down */
.stage-loader-bar {
  width: 180px;
  height: 6px;
  margin: 1.8rem auto 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 5px;
}

.stage-loader-bar span {
  width: 2px;
  height: 100%;
  background: rgba(242,239,233,0.15);
  transform: scaleY(0.3);
  transition: none;
}

.stage-loader-bar span.lit {
  background: var(--gold-bright);
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px var(--gold);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .stage-loader { transition: opacity 0.3s; }
  .stage-shutter, .stage-loader-content, .stage-loader-text { animation: none !important; opacity: 1 !important; }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   HERO — angular stage rig, radial cursor spotlight
   ========================================================================== */

.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--black-deep);
  padding-top: 6rem;
}

/* sharp diagonal floor seam instead of soft radial gradient backdrop */
.hero-fog {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(115deg, transparent 40%, rgba(200,155,60,0.04) 55%, transparent 70%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 60px, rgba(242,239,233,0.012) 60px 61px);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-cursor-light {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle 360px at var(--mx, 50%) var(--my, 35%),
    rgba(200, 155, 60, 0.13), transparent 65%);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: background 0.15s linear;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
}

.hero-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--space-lg);
  width: 100%;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: center; }
  .hero-copy { order: 1; }
  .hero-stage-wrap { order: 2; }
}

.hero-copy { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-16px); animation: hero-rise 0.9s var(--ease-stage) forwards 1.5s; }

@keyframes hero-rise { to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }

.hero h1 { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
.hero h1 .line { display: block; }
.hero h1 .line:first-child { font-style: italic; }

.hero .lede { margin-bottom: 2.3rem; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero .lede { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
  .hero .btn-row { justify-content: center; }
}

/* Stage rig — angular brackets instead of a soft circular glow ring */
.hero-stage-wrap {
  position: relative;
  height: 560px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: hero-rise 1s var(--ease-stage) forwards 1.3s;
}

.stage-bracket-ring {
  position: absolute;
  width: 360px;
  height: 360px;
}

.stage-bracket-ring i {
  position: absolute;
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  opacity: 0.65;
}

.stage-bracket-ring i:nth-child(1) { top: 0; left: 0; border-right: none; border-bottom: none; }
.stage-bracket-ring i:nth-child(2) { top: 0; right: 0; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; }
.stage-bracket-ring i:nth-child(3) { bottom: 0; left: 0; border-right: none; border-top: none; }
.stage-bracket-ring i:nth-child(4) { bottom: 0; right: 0; border-left: none; border-top: none; }

.stage-bracket-ring {
  animation: bracket-pulse 4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes bracket-pulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.55; }
  50% { opacity: 1; }
}

.booth-platform {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 30px;
  width: 300px;
  height: 14px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(200,155,60,0.5), transparent);
  clip-path: polygon(8% 0, 92% 0, 100% 100%, 0% 100%);
}

.booth-rig { position: relative; width: 280px; height: 280px; }

.booth-base {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 40px; left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 64px; height: 140px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-soft), var(--black-deep));
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  clip-path: polygon(15% 0, 85% 0, 100% 100%, 0% 100%);
}

.booth-arm {
  position: absolute;
  top: 30px; left: 50%;
  width: 200px; height: 200px;
  margin-left: -100px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid var(--gold);
  border-top-color: var(--gold-bright);
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(200,155,60,0.28), inset 0 0 28px rgba(200,155,60,0.08);
  animation: arm-rotate 11s linear infinite;
}

/* camera head reads as an angular bracket, not a soft circle */
.booth-arm::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -9px; left: 50%;
  width: 18px; height: 18px;
  margin-left: -9px;
  background: var(--gold-bright);
  clip-path: polygon(50% 0, 100% 50%, 50% 100%, 0 50%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px var(--gold);
}

@keyframes arm-rotate { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }

.booth-person {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 18px; left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 44px; height: 100px;
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.booth-person::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg);
  width: 20px; height: 20px;
  background: var(--ink-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.booth-person::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0; left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 34px; height: 66px;
  clip-path: polygon(20% 0, 80% 0, 100% 100%, 0% 100%);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-soft), transparent);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}

/* sharp instant flash instead of a soft fading pulse */
.flash-pulse {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: var(--gold-bright);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  animation: camera-flash 5s steps(1) infinite;
}

@keyframes camera-flash {
  0%, 91%, 100% { opacity: 0; }
  92% { opacity: 0.45; }
  93% { opacity: 0; }
  94% { opacity: 0.2; }
  95% { opacity: 0; }
}

.scroll-cue {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 2.4rem; left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: hero-rise 1s var(--ease-stage) forwards 2.1s;
}

.scroll-cue span {
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(242,239,233,0.4);
}

.scroll-cue-line {
  width: 1px; height: 34px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold), transparent);
  animation: scroll-line-pulse 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes scroll-line-pulse { 0%, 100% { opacity: 0.25; } 50% { opacity: 1; } }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero-copy, .hero-stage-wrap, .scroll-cue { animation: none !important; opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
  .booth-arm, .flash-pulse, .stage-bracket-ring, .scroll-cue-line { animation: none !important; }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero-stage-wrap { height: 380px; }
  .booth-rig { width: 200px; height: 200px; }
  .booth-arm { width: 150px; height: 150px; margin-left: -75px; top: 22px; }
  .stage-bracket-ring { width: 260px; height: 260px; }
}
