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Storyboards

The shot list as boards, so a scene can be read before a frame is generated.

Production

Board

Shots boarded
8
Boarded runtime
1m 12s
Aspect ratio
2.39:1
Visual style
Muted, single-source practical light. Long lenses. Minimal camera movement.

Boards are drawn from each shot’s specification: aspect ratio, shot size, and camera move. They are not generated frames. Reordering shots and attaching reference frames are not wired up yet.

Act 1

The Routine

Scene 01

INT. RELAY STATION - 06:00

Ilse sends the four thousandth report. Nothing answers.

Relay Station Interior · Locked

Continuity Dawn, 06:00 · Console glow only, overhead strip off · Grey thermals, jacket, repaired left cuff

  1. Shot 1A

    00:00:00

    Wide. The room, Ilse small inside it.

    Wide · Static · 8s

    Ilse Marek

    Take 3 selected

  2. Shot 1B

    00:00:08

    Close on hands keying the report.

    Insert · Static · 5s

    Ilse Marek

    Take 2 selected

  3. Shot 1C

    00:00:13

    Ilse waits for a reply that does not come.

    Medium close · Slow push · 11s

    Ilse Marek

    Take 5 selected

Scene 02

EXT. LANDING PAD - MIDDAY

A supply craft arrives unannounced.

Landing Pad

Continuity Midday · Flat daylight, no shadows · As scene 1 plus outer parka and gloves

  1. Shot 2A

    00:00:24

    The craft descends through low cloud.

    Wide · Tilt down · 7s

    Take 1 selected

  2. Shot 2B

    00:00:31

    Ilse watches from the pad edge.

    Medium · Static · 6s

    Ilse Marek

    Take 2 selected

Act 2

The Visitor

Scene 03

INT. RELAY STATION - AFTERNOON

Tomas explains he is here to decommission the relay.

Relay Station Interior · Locked

Continuity Afternoon · Overhead strip on, flickering · Parka removed, thermals and jacket as before

  1. Shot 3A

    00:00:37

    Two shot across the console.

    Two shot · Static · 14s

    Ilse Marek, Tomas Aldrete

    Take 4 selected

  2. Shot 3B

    00:00:51

    Tomas realises she has been sending reports the whole time.

    Close · Static · 9s

    Tomas Aldrete

    No take selected · 0 takes

Act 3

The Last Report

Scene 04

INT. RELAY STATION - 06:00

The final transmission. Ilse decides what to say.

Relay Station Interior · Locked

Continuity Dawn, 06:00 · Console glow only. Overhead strip dead for good. · Thermals, jacket. Cuff repair now torn open again.

  1. Shot 4A

    00:01:00

    Mirror of shot 1A. The room, and her decision.

    Wide · Static · 12s

    Ilse Marek

    No take selected · 0 takes