Short Film · Production
The Relay
An operator keeps sending a daily weather report to a station that stopped answering.
Specification
- Genre
- Science Fiction, Drama
- Target runtime
- 15m
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
- Resolution
- 4K
Visual style
Muted, single-source practical light. Long lenses. Minimal camera movement.
Progress
6 of 8 shots have a selected take
75%
3 acts · 4 scenes
Act / Scene / Shot / Take
Act 1
The Routine
SCENE 01
Relay Station Interior · Locked
INT. RELAY STATION - 06:00
Ilse sends the four thousandth report. Nothing answers.
SHOT 1A
Wide. The room, Ilse small inside it.
Wide · Static · 8s
Take 3 selected
- T1
- T2
- T3 ✓
- T4
SHOT 1B
Close on hands keying the report.
Insert · Static · 5s
Take 2 selected
- T1
- T2 ✓
- T3
SHOT 1C
Ilse waits for a reply that does not come.
Medium close · Slow push · 11s
Take 5 selected
- T1
- T2
- T3
- T4
- T5 ✓
Continuity
- Time of day:
- Dawn, 06:00
- Weather:
- Clear, hard frost
- Lighting:
- Console glow only, overhead strip off
- Wardrobe:
- Grey thermals, jacket, repaired left cuff
- Hair and makeup:
- Unwashed, flattened on the left from sleep
- Props:
- Enamel mug (full), logbook open
- Character state:
- Calm, practised, not yet spoken aloud today
Establishes the routine that everything later breaks.
SCENE 02
Landing Pad
EXT. LANDING PAD - MIDDAY
A supply craft arrives unannounced.
SHOT 2A
The craft descends through low cloud.
Wide · Tilt down · 7s
Take 1 selected
- T1 ✓
- T2
- T3
SHOT 2B
Ilse watches from the pad edge.
Medium · Static · 6s
Take 2 selected
- T1
- T2 ✓
Continuity
- Time of day:
- Midday
- Weather:
- Overcast, wind rising
- Lighting:
- Flat daylight, no shadows
- Wardrobe:
- As scene 1 plus outer parka and gloves
- Hair and makeup:
- Hood up, hair not visible
- Props:
- None carried
- Character state:
- Guarded. Has not had a visitor in two years.
Wardrobe inherits from scene 1. Parka is additive, not a change.
Act 2
The Visitor
SCENE 03
Relay Station Interior · Locked
INT. RELAY STATION - AFTERNOON
Tomas explains he is here to decommission the relay.
SHOT 3A
Two shot across the console.
Two shot · Static · 14s
Take 4 selected
- T1
- T2
- T3
- T4 ✓
- T5
- T6
SHOT 3B
Tomas realises she has been sending reports the whole time.
Close · Static · 9s
No takes
Continuity
- Time of day:
- Afternoon
- Weather:
- Wind audible against the panels
- Lighting:
- Overhead strip on, flickering
- Wardrobe:
- Parka removed, thermals and jacket as before
- Hair and makeup:
- Hood mark visible across the forehead
- Props:
- Two mugs now. Logbook closed.
- Character state:
- Defensive, over-precise
Second mug is the first change to the room in the film.
Act 3
The Last Report
SCENE 04
Relay Station Interior · Locked
INT. RELAY STATION - 06:00
The final transmission. Ilse decides what to say.
SHOT 4A
Mirror of shot 1A. The room, and her decision.
Wide · Static · 12s
No takes
Continuity
- Time of day:
- Dawn, 06:00
- Weather:
- Clear
- Lighting:
- Console glow only. Overhead strip dead for good.
- Wardrobe:
- Thermals, jacket. Cuff repair now torn open again.
- Hair and makeup:
- As scene 3
- Props:
- One mug. Logbook open to a blank page.
- Character state:
- Resolved
Deliberate override: the torn cuff breaks inheritance from scene 3.
Cast
Ilse Marek
LockedLead · 6 approved references
Tomas Aldrete
LockedSupporting · 4 approved references
Deliver
Nothing here is published. A finished film is submitted to AIMoovies.com, then reviewed before it can reach an audience.
- 75% of shots have a selected take. A film can be submitted before it is finished, but reviewers see what you send.
- Export is not wired up yet. It will produce the master file that gets submitted.
- Submission runs automated inspection, then safety, technical, rights-risk and editorial review. Submitting never guarantees acceptance.