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About this paper

Wenda Xie, Chao Guo, Yanqing Jing, Junle Wang, Yisheng Lv, Fei-Yue Wang

Dramaturge introduces a hierarchical multi-agent LLM system that iteratively refines long-form narrative scripts using a divide-and-conquer strategy for task and feature decomposition. This approach yielded a 53.2% improvement in overall script quality compared to original scripts and outperformed the strongest LLM baseline by 8.2% in script-level evaluation.

Key insights

  • Iterative, multi-granularity refinement with specialized collaborative agents significantly enhances long-form narrative quality beyond single-pass LLM generation.
  • A top-down, coarse-to-fine coordination strategy, where high-level directives guide local modifications, is crucial for maintaining global narrative consistency during refinement.
  • Structured architectural design and a systematic refinement workflow contribute more to substantial quality improvement than merely increasing the capacity of the underlying language model.
  • The system successfully emulates human scriptwriting practices by progressively enhancing coherence, character depth, and scene immersion through iterative evaluation and revision.

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