A Warm Cup of Tea — sources — storyboard

A quiet, cozy kitchen window on a sunny morning, with a pale wooden windowsill. THE WINDOW IS WIDE OPEN, its casement swung outward, open air and the garden beyond; soft warm morning sunlight pours in, and a sheer white curtain hangs at one side. Outside, a green garden. NO people, no hands, no animals, no pets, no text, no labels, no clutter. Natural, warm, gentle photography, soft and unhurried. The light stays the same from the first frame to the last. A single plain round ceramic mug, cream-colored with a soft pale-blue glaze around the rim, no pattern, no logo, no writing, sits on the windowsill, full of hot amber tea. THERE IS ONLY ONE MUG ANYWHERE IN THE PICTURE: no reflection of it, no ghost image, no second cup, no spoon, no plates. Wide view of the open window from inside the kitchen: the mug small on the sill in the lower middle of the frame, the sheer curtain at one side, the sunny green garden beyond. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod. A single faint, thin wisp of steam rises from the mug and fades quickly into the air.

A quiet, cozy kitchen window on a sunny morning, with a pale wooden windowsill. THE WINDOW IS WIDE OPEN, its casement swung outward, open air and the garden beyond; soft warm morning sunlight pours in, and a sheer white curtain hangs at one side. Outside, a green garden. NO people, no hands, no animals, no pets, no text, no labels, no clutter. Natural, warm, gentle photography, soft and unhurried. The light stays the same from the first frame to the last. Medium view of the sheer white curtain at the side of the sunny window, stirring very gently and continuously in a soft draft, warm sunlight glowing through the fabric, filling most of the frame; a bare strip of the empty wooden sill below. NO MUG AND NO CUP IN THIS SHOT AT ALL. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod.

A quiet, cozy kitchen window on a sunny morning, with a pale wooden windowsill. THE WINDOW IS WIDE OPEN, its casement swung outward, open air and the garden beyond; soft warm morning sunlight pours in, and a sheer white curtain hangs at one side. Outside, a green garden. NO people, no hands, no animals, no pets, no text, no labels, no clutter. Natural, warm, gentle photography, soft and unhurried. The light stays the same from the first frame to the last. A single plain round ceramic mug, cream-colored with a soft pale-blue glaze around the rim, no pattern, no logo, no writing, sits on the windowsill, full of hot amber tea. THERE IS ONLY ONE MUG ANYWHERE IN THE PICTURE: no reflection of it, no ghost image, no second cup, no spoon, no plates. Medium close view of the mug on the sill at eye level, the whole mug clearly visible with its color and shape, warm side light from the window, a light, thin wisp of steam rising from the top. The garden soft and out of focus behind. NOT a macro or extreme close-up. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod, no push in.

A quiet, cozy kitchen window on a sunny morning, with a pale wooden windowsill. THE WINDOW IS WIDE OPEN, its casement swung outward, open air and the garden beyond; soft warm morning sunlight pours in, and a sheer white curtain hangs at one side. Outside, a green garden. NO people, no hands, no animals, no pets, no text, no labels, no clutter. Natural, warm, gentle photography, soft and unhurried. The light stays the same from the first frame to the last. Close view of the empty pale wooden windowsill, seen from slightly above, the sill filling most of the frame, and the wall below the window, warm sunlight falling across it, with soft DAPPLED SHADOWS OF LEAVES from the garden outside drifting and shifting gently and continuously over the warm wood as the leaves move in the breeze. NO MUG AND NO CUP IN THIS SHOT AT ALL. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod.

A quiet, cozy kitchen window on a sunny morning, with a pale wooden windowsill. THE WINDOW IS WIDE OPEN, its casement swung outward, open air and the garden beyond; soft warm morning sunlight pours in, and a sheer white curtain hangs at one side. Outside, a green garden. NO people, no hands, no animals, no pets, no text, no labels, no clutter. Natural, warm, gentle photography, soft and unhurried. The light stays the same from the first frame to the last. Looking out of the open window and down at a sunny herb bed just outside: fresh green mint and small white chamomile flowers with yellow centers, swaying gently and continuously in a light breeze, in soft warm morning sun, growing in the garden soil. The herbs fill the whole frame. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod.

A quiet, cozy kitchen window on a sunny morning, with a pale wooden windowsill. THE WINDOW IS WIDE OPEN, its casement swung outward, open air and the garden beyond; soft warm morning sunlight pours in, and a sheer white curtain hangs at one side. Outside, a green garden. NO people, no hands, no animals, no pets, no text, no labels, no clutter. Natural, warm, gentle photography, soft and unhurried. The light stays the same from the first frame to the last. The camera looks OUT THROUGH THE OPEN WINDOW at the garden: the sunny green garden fills almost the whole frame and is IN FOCUS, the leaves of a shrub and a small tree moving gently in a light breeze; the open window frame and curtain at the edges. NO MUG AND NO CUP IN THIS SHOT. No people, no street, no cars, no houses visible outside. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod.

A quiet, cozy kitchen window on a sunny morning, with a pale wooden windowsill. THE WINDOW IS WIDE OPEN, its casement swung outward, open air and the garden beyond; soft warm morning sunlight pours in, and a sheer white curtain hangs at one side. Outside, a green garden. NO people, no hands, no animals, no pets, no text, no labels, no clutter. Natural, warm, gentle photography, soft and unhurried. The light stays the same from the first frame to the last. A single plain round ceramic mug, cream-colored with a soft pale-blue glaze around the rim, no pattern, no logo, no writing, sits on the windowsill, full of hot amber tea. THERE IS ONLY ONE MUG ANYWHERE IN THE PICTURE: no reflection of it, no ghost image, no second cup, no spoon, no plates. Wide view of the open window from inside the kitchen: the mug small on the sill in the lower middle of the frame, the sheer curtain at one side, the sunny green garden beyond. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod. The same view, later: only the faintest single thread of steam rises from the mug, barely visible.

A quiet, cozy kitchen window on a sunny morning, with a pale wooden windowsill. THE WINDOW IS WIDE OPEN, its casement swung outward, open air and the garden beyond; soft warm morning sunlight pours in, and a sheer white curtain hangs at one side. Outside, a green garden. NO people, no hands, no animals, no pets, no text, no labels, no clutter. Natural, warm, gentle photography, soft and unhurried. The light stays the same from the first frame to the last. A single plain round ceramic mug, cream-colored with a soft pale-blue glaze around the rim, no pattern, no logo, no writing, sits on the windowsill, full of hot amber tea. THERE IS ONLY ONE MUG ANYWHERE IN THE PICTURE: no reflection of it, no ghost image, no second cup, no spoon, no plates. Wide view of the open window from inside the kitchen: the mug small on the sill in the lower middle of the frame, the sheer curtain at one side, the sunny green garden beyond. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod. The same view, later still: the tea has cooled and there is NO STEAM at all; the mug simply rests on the sunny sill.