Leaves on a Stream — storyboard

WIDE ESTABLISHING SHOT of a warm lived-in room with wooden floorboards, a bookshelf, a rug and a large window with green trees beyond it. An older Hispanic man with short grey hair and a grey moustache, in a faded denim shirt, lowers himself onto a long soft couch and settles back. He is small in the frame and the whole room is visible around him. Soft daylight. Camera static, wide. His eyes are open and he is looking at the room around him, not closed and not downcast.

MEDIUM WIDE SHOT from the side of the same older Hispanic man seated on the couch, his whole upper body and the couch beside him in frame. He lets both hands come to rest on the cushion beside him and goes still. Soft window daylight. Camera static. His eyes are open and he is looking at the room around him, not closed and not downcast.

Looking out through a large window from inside a warm room: green trees outside moving very gently in the air, soft daylight coming in. The wooden window frame is visible at the edges. Calm and unhurried. Static camera. Indoors looking out. No people, no text.

MEDIUM SHOT of ONE MAN ALONE — the older Hispanic man with short grey hair and a grey moustache, in a faded denim shirt, seated on the couch. Shot from in FRONT of him and slightly to his right at seated eye level, with the bright window and the green trees BEHIND him, so the daylight falls across his face and he is softly backlit. His head, face and shoulders are clearly in frame and fill much of it. He is still, looking calmly off toward the window, not at the camera. Static camera, almost no movement. ONLY ONE PERSON IS VISIBLE ANYWHERE IN THE FRAME.

Soft daylight lying across wooden floorboards and the edge of a patterned rug in a warm quiet room, the light shifting almost imperceptibly. Low angle, close to the floor. Calm and domestic. Static camera. Indoors. No people, no text.

SHOT FROM ACROSS THE ROOM of the same older Hispanic man seated on the couch, with the edge of a bookshelf soft and out of focus in the foreground on one side of the frame. He straightens a little so he sits comfortably tall, then relaxes into stillness. His head, grey hair and shoulders clearly in frame. Camera static, low angle. His eyes are open and he is looking at the room around him, not closed and not downcast.

TIGHT PROFILE SHOT of the same older Hispanic man seated on the couch, seen from his far side so that the bright window lights the edge of his face. His head and grey hair fill much of the frame. He settles his hands into his lap below frame and his shoulders soften. Almost no other movement. His eyes are open and he is looking at the room around him, not closed and not downcast.

MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT of ONE MAN ALONE — the older Hispanic man with short grey hair and a grey moustache, in a faded denim shirt, seated on the couch, framed from the chest up and square to camera. He straightens a little so he is sitting comfortably tall, his shoulders drop and soften, and he settles both hands into his lap. His chest stays still and he does NOT take a visible deep breath. His head and grey hair clearly in frame, his mouth closed. His eyes are open and he is looking at the room around him, not closed and not downcast. ONLY ONE PERSON IS VISIBLE IN THE FRAME.

VERY CLOSE SHOT of the face of the same older Hispanic man seated on the couch in soft daylight, his face filling the frame. His eyes close slowly and softly and stay closed, and his expression settles. Almost no other movement.

A small gentle stream running through open woodland in soft daylight, seen wide from the grassy bank. Clear shallow water moving slowly over a stony bed, green trees and dappled light around it. Calm and unhurried. Slow continuous camera push forward, never pulling back. No people, no text.

Close on the surface of the same small woodland stream, dappled light moving on slow clear water. Shallow focus, gentle unhurried current. Slow continuous camera push forward, never pulling back. No people, no text.

Several broad fallen green leaves floating loose on the surface of the same slow woodland stream, carried along by the gentle current one after another. They rest on top of the water, not growing from it. No lily pads, no water lilies, no rooted plants. Soft dappled daylight on clear water. Slow continuous camera push forward, never pulling back. No people, no text.

A single broad green leaf floating on the surface of the same slow stream, entering the frame and drifting steadily across it. Nothing else happens. Clear water, soft dappled light, quiet green bank beyond. Slow continuous camera push forward, never pulling back. No people, no text.

Looking downstream along the same woodland stream as a single green leaf drifts away from the camera, getting smaller, until the water runs on empty. Soft light, green banks either side. Slow continuous camera push forward, never pulling back. No people, no text.

A fresh green leaf settles gently onto the surface of the same slow stream and begins to travel with the current. Clear water, dappled daylight. Slow continuous camera push forward, never pulling back. No people, no text.

Clear shallow water of the same stream running smoothly over smooth rounded stones on the stream bed, the stones clearly visible and in sharp focus through the water, soft daylight catching the ripples above them. Calm and unhurried. Slow continuous camera push forward, never pulling back. No people, no text.

At water level on the same stream, almost touching the surface, green leaves moving past close to the lens as the current carries the view along. Slightly disorienting but calm, soft daylight above. Slow continuous forward motion, never pulling back. No people, no text.

A steady view from the grassy bank of the same woodland stream, still and settled, the water passing quietly below. Soft daylight, green grass in the foreground. Slow continuous camera push forward, never pulling back. No people, no text.

From the bank of the same stream, broad green leaves drifting calmly past on the slow water, wide and peaceful. Soft dappled daylight. Slow continuous camera push forward, never pulling back. No people, no text.

A long still view of the same stream, almost motionless, soft daylight resting on the slow water. Quiet and empty. Slow continuous camera push forward, never pulling back. No people, no text.

The same stream softening out of focus until only gentle light and colour remain on the water, nearly abstract. Slow continuous camera push forward, never pulling back. No people, no text.

Close on the same older Hispanic man seated on the couch in soft daylight. His eyes open slowly and he looks toward the window, calm and unhurried; then his hands, resting in his lap, stretch and wiggle their fingers gently before relaxing again. His feet are not shown.

MEDIUM WIDE SHOT from the side of the same older Hispanic man seated on the couch, the room visible behind him. He takes one easy breath and his shoulders settle as he looks out at the trees. His head and grey hair clearly in frame. Almost no other movement.

WIDE SHOT of EXACTLY THE SAME ROOM as in the second reference photograph — the same couch, the same bookcases, the same rug, the same window, the same furniture in the same places. The older Hispanic man in the faded denim shirt is seated on that same couch, settled and still, small in the frame with most of the room visible around him. Soft daylight, green trees beyond the glass. Static camera, almost no movement.

MEDIUM SHOT of ONE MAN ALONE — the older Hispanic man with short grey hair and a grey moustache, in a faded denim shirt, seated on a grey couch. Viewed from his LEFT SIDE at a three-quarter angle at seated eye level, so his head and upper body fill much of the frame. Behind him, softly out of focus, a warm room with wooden bookcases and the edge of a window with green trees beyond. He is entirely still and at ease, his eyes open, looking out at the trees. Soft daylight. Static camera, almost no movement. ONLY ONE PERSON IS VISIBLE ANYWHERE IN THE FRAME.

TIGHT CLOSE UP of the face of ONE MAN ALONE — the older Hispanic man with short grey hair and a grey moustache, in a faded denim shirt. His head and the tops of his shoulders FILL THE WHOLE FRAME, shot straight on at eye level. Behind him the room is a soft wash of warm colour, completely out of focus and unreadable. HIS EYES ARE WIDE OPEN, clearly visible, looking calmly and directly toward the camera with a soft, settled, unforced expression. Warm daylight on his face. Static camera, almost no movement. ONLY ONE PERSON IS VISIBLE ANYWHERE IN THE FRAME.