- type
- cinematic storyboard sheet
- title text
- {argument name="story title" default="WHISPERS IN THE RUIN"}
- top left
- PART 1 / BOARD 1 OF 1
- top right
- TOTAL RUNTIME: 15 SECONDS, 8 PANELS | ~1.9 SECONDS PER PANEL
- visual style
- cinematic realistic supernatural thriller, cold blue moonlight, shallow depth of field, high contrast, moist ancient stone textures, fog, cobweb-like threads, suspenseful poetic dread, film storyboard layout with thin gold borders on black background and small serif typography
- position
- large hero frame across upper left
- description
- a young woman with long wet dark hair stands inside an ancient decayed ruin, half-lit by blue moonlight, with stone arches and columns behind her and thin pale threads stretching across the scene; her face is covered by a dark vertical rectangular censor block
- sections count
- 4
- title
- SCENE OVERVIEW
- text
- A young woman awakens trapped inside an ancient, decayed ruin. She senses an unseen presence. Threads of something otherworldly surround her. A whisper breaks the silence.
- title
- VISUAL STYLE
- text
- Cinematic realistic, cold blue moonlight, shallow depth of field, high contrast, moist stone textures, fog, suspenseful tone.
- title
- MOOD & TONE
- text
- Supernatural thriller, tense, poetic dread.
- title
- AUDIO APPROACH
- text
- Mostly silent. Heavy breathing, subtle ambience, fabric movement, whisper. 1–2 short spoken lines.
- panel count
- 8
- layout
- two rows of four panels beneath the hero frame, each panel has a numbered box, timecode, image frame, and four metadata rows labeled CAMERA, ACTION, DIALOGUE, SOUND, MOVE / TRANSITION
- number
- 1
- timecode
- 0:00 - 0:01.8
- image
- extreme close-up of the young woman's frightened eyes in blue darkness, moisture on skin
- action
- Eyes snap open. She's disoriented.
- dialogue
- —
- sound
- Sharp inhale, heartbeat.
- move transition
- Cut
- number
- 2
- timecode
- 0:01.8 - 0:03.6
- image
- close-up side view of her face and dark hair, partially covered by a dark censor rectangle, ruin wall behind
- action
- She listens. Breath shallow.
- dialogue
- —
- sound
- Distant drip. Wind through stone.
- move transition
- Cut
- number
- 3
- timecode
- 0:03.6 - 0:05.4
- image
- medium close-up silhouette of the woman turning her head among ancient stone columns and blue mist
- action
- She turns her head, scanning.
- dialogue
- —
- sound
- Fabric rustle. Drip.
- move transition
- Slow Push In
- number
- 4
- timecode
- 0:05.4 - 0:07.2
- image
- insert close-up of a pale hand touching thin glowing thread-like strands stretched through the dark ruin
- action
- Her hand touches the threads.
- dialogue
- —
- sound
- Thread vibration (subtle).
- move transition
- Cut
- number
- 5
- timecode
- 0:07.2 - 0:09.0
- image
- wide shot of the ruined chamber with broken stones, arches, debris, fog and the woman stepping forward slowly
- action
- She steps forward slowly.
- dialogue
- —
- sound
- Echo of her footsteps.
- move transition
- Slow Dolly Forward
- number
- 6
- timecode
- 0:09.0 - 0:10.8
- image
- over-the-shoulder shot from behind the woman looking down a moonlit aisle toward a distant standing presence
- action
- She sees something in the distance.
- dialogue
- —
- sound
- Low whisper (unintelligible).
- move transition
- Cut
- number
- 7
- timecode
- 0:10.8 - 0:12.6
- image
- close-up of the woman's face and wet hair in shadow with a dark censor rectangle over her face
- action
- Fear rises. She whispers.
- dialogue
- Whisper: {argument name="whisper line" default="Who's there?"}
- sound
- Her whisper. Breath tremble.
- move transition
- Subtle Push In
- number
- 8
- timecode
- 0:12.6 - 0:15.0
- image
- wide reveal of a tall shadowy presence standing at the far end of the ruin in a bright arched opening, surrounded by threads and blue light while the woman freezes
- action
- The presence is revealed. She freezes.
- dialogue
- —
- sound
- Low choral whisper. Wind swell.
- move transition
- Hold - Fade To Black
- title
- NOTES FOR PRODUCTION & AI GENERATION
- text
- Maintain consistent character appearance, wardrobe, and injuries. Keep lighting cold blue moonlight with deep shadows. Threads/webs are thin, glistening, almost invisible until light catches them. Atmosphere: fog, dampness, decay, silence.
- footer
- END OF PART 1 (15 SECONDS) TO BE CONTINUED...