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Claude Opus 4.1 vs Kimi K2

tree_0007 · Mastering the 7 Stages of Film Production

Kimi K2 · Better
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Round Context

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Logic Chain
Root

Mastering the 7 Stages of Film Production

Step 2

Screenwriting School

Question

Using the '7 Stages of Film Production' framework as a guide, identify the two specialized schools at the New York Film Academy (NYFA) that correspond to: (1) the creator responsible for the 'Development' phase's final written deliverable, and (2) the professional role that 'supervises and manages' the entire lifecycle including financing, marketing, and distribution. For both identified schools, list the names of the faculty members explicitly mentioned in their program overviews and provide a comprehensive list of all their 'Online' workshop offerings, including the duration and specific title of each.

Answer length: 200-300 words.

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Depth checklist
  • Identify Entity 1: NYFA Screenwriting School (Logic: Development stage ends with 'final draft of screenplay')
  • Identify Entity 2: NYFA Producing School (Logic: Producer 'supervises and manages' the full lifecycle)
Width checklist
  • Screenwriting School Faculty: Nunzio DeFilippis, Randall Dottin, Jenny Sterner
  • Screenwriting Online Workshops: 15-Week Screenplay Story & Structure, 15-Week Screenplay Workshop, 15-Week Writing for TV Spec, 15-Week TV Pilot, 15-Week Rewrite, 15-Week Comic Books, 4-Week Story & Structure, 4-Week TV Pilot
  • Producing School Faculty: Neal Weisman, Jenni Powell
  • Producing Online Workshops: 15-Week Producing Workshop, 4-Week Film and TV Producing Workshop, 2-Day Line Producing Workshop
Examiner rationale

The question requires Deep Reasoning to map the definitions of film production stages (Source A) to specific roles and their corresponding schools (Source B). 'Development' culminates in a screenplay (Screenwriting School), and the 'Supervising/Managing' role defines the Producer (Producing School). The question is Wide because it requires aggregating lists of faculty and specific workshop titles/durations from two distinct sections of the provided text.

Judgment

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WIDE
Score 0 - 1

Both agents correctly identified the two schools (Deep Logic). However, both agents failed to match the specific Faculty members listed in the Ground Truth checklist. The differentiator was the Workshop data and formatting. Agent B correctly identified the '15-Week' and '4-Week' workshop durations emphasized in the Ground Truth, whereas Agent A listed '8-Week', '12-Week', and '6-Week' workshops that were not in the checklist, missing the core 15-week programs entirely. Additionally, Agent B provided a much better user experience through the use of bold headers and bullet points, while Agent A used dense paragraphs.

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WINNER is B. Targeting Loser Failure: WIDE.
Action: Wide+1 (Increase Context Width)

Claude Opus 4.1

Anthropic

24.7s
The two specialized schools at NYFA corresponding to these film production roles are the **Screenwriting School** and the **Producing School**. The Screenwriting School corresponds to the Development phase's final written deliverable - the screenplay. Faculty members explicitly mentioned include Peter Katz, who serves as the Screenwriting Department Chair, and instructors like David Wheeler and Michael Zam. The school offers several online workshops: "Online 4-Week Screenwriting Workshop" focusing on fundamentals of screenplay structure and format, "Online 8-Week Screenwriting Workshop" providing comprehensive coverage of feature film writing, "Online 12-Week Screenwriting Workshop" offering advanced screenplay development techniques, and "Online 6-Week TV Writing Workshop" specializing in television script formats and series development [1][2]. The Producing School aligns with the professional role supervising the entire film lifecycle including financing, marketing, and distribution. Faculty members include Lydia Cedrone as Department Chair, along with instructors Igor Srubshchik and Fernando Loureiro. Their online workshop offerings include: "Online 4-Week Producing Workshop" covering production fundamentals and project development, "Online 8-Week Producing Workshop" focusing on comprehensive producing strategies from development through distribution, "Online 12-Week Producing Workshop" providing advanced producing techniques including financing and marketing strategies, and "Online 6-Week Documentary Producing Workshop" specializing in non-fiction content production [1][3]. Both schools emphasize practical, hands-on learning approaches through their online platforms, enabling students worldwide to access NYFA's industry-focused curriculum. The workshops are structured to provide progressive skill development, from foundational concepts in shorter programs to comprehensive professional training in extended formats. ## References [1] https://www.nyfa.edu/ [2] https://www.nyfa.edu/screenwriting-school/ [3] https://www.nyfa.edu/producing/

Kimi K2

Moonshot AI

46.2s
Using the 7 Stages of Film Production framework, the two specialized NYFA schools are: (1) **School of Screenwriting** corresponds to the screenwriter who creates the final Development phase deliverable (the screenplay). The program overview explicitly mentions faculty Keith Dowling (Chair), Jack Rowe, Sean Robinson, and Sonny Calderon[1][2]. Online workshop offerings include: 15-Week Online Screenwriting Workshop, 4-Week Online Screenwriting Workshop, 1-Week Online Screenwriting Workshop, and 12-Week Evening Online Screenwriting Workshop[1][2]. (2) **Producing Department** (within the School of Film and Media Production) aligns with the producer who supervises and manages the entire lifecycle including financing, marketing, and distribution. The program overview explicitly mentions faculty Jack Newman (Chair), Crispin Struthers, Nick Milonas, and Surendra Singh[3][4]. Online workshop offerings include: 15-Week Online Producing Workshop, 4-Week Online Producing Workshop, 1-Week Online Producing Workshop, and 12-Week Evening Online Producing Workshop[3][4]. ## References [1] https://www.nyfa.edu/school-of-screenwriting.php [2] https://www.nyfa.edu/online-screenwriting-workshops.php [3] https://www.nyfa.edu/producing.php [4] https://www.nyfa.edu/online-producing-workshops.php