The Snow Globe — sources — storyboard

A single classic glass snow globe, about the size of a grapefruit, on a plain round wooden base with no writing, sits on a pale wooden table near a window in a quiet, softly lit room. Inside the clear glass: a tiny log cabin with a snowy roof, ONE single grey stone chimney (only one chimney) and a warm lit window, EXACTLY THREE tiny pine trees: ONE just to the LEFT of the cabin and TWO just to the RIGHT of it, and a little white field. ONLY ONE GLOBE, no hands, no people, no text or labels, no reflections of a person, no Christmas decorations. Soft natural window light, calm and uncluttered. Medium view of the globe on the table, the whole globe clearly visible in the center of the frame, the room soft and out of focus behind. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod, no push in. The globe has just been shaken: DENSE WHITE SNOW FILLS THE WHOLE GLOBE, swirling continuously all through the water like a blizzard inside the glass, so the tiny cabin is barely visible behind it. The globe itself does not move.

A single classic glass snow globe, about the size of a grapefruit, on a plain round wooden base with no writing, sits on a pale wooden table near a window in a quiet, softly lit room. Inside the clear glass: a tiny log cabin with a snowy roof, ONE single grey stone chimney (only one chimney) and a warm lit window, EXACTLY THREE tiny pine trees: ONE just to the LEFT of the cabin and TWO just to the RIGHT of it, and a little white field. ONLY ONE GLOBE, no hands, no people, no text or labels, no reflections of a person, no Christmas decorations. Soft natural window light, calm and uncluttered. Medium view of the globe on the table, the whole globe clearly visible in the center of the frame, the room soft and out of focus behind. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod, no push in. The same globe a little later: the snow inside drifts slowly and steadily downward, softer now, the tiny cabin and trees showing through. ALL the snow is INSIDE the glass; the air of the room outside the globe is completely clear, no flakes or dust.

A peaceful winter scene: a small wooden cabin with a snow-covered roof, a stone chimney and one warmly lit window, and EXACTLY THREE tall dark-green pine trees standing close to it: ONE PINE just to the LEFT of the cabin and TWO PINES together just to the RIGHT of the cabin, so the cabin sits between them. No other trees, no row of trees, no forest. This is a real landscape, NOT a snow globe and nothing made of glass. A quiet open field of smooth white snow in front. Soft, calm daylight. NO people, no animals, no footprints, no vehicles, no roads, no fences, no other buildings, no text, no Christmas lights or decorations, no tripod or camera equipment in the scene. Natural, gentle photography. Wide view of the cabin, the pines and the open field, the cabin in the middle distance. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod. Light snow falls gently and steadily; the cabin, the pines and the field are clear to see.

A peaceful winter scene: a small wooden cabin with a snow-covered roof, a stone chimney and one warmly lit window, and EXACTLY THREE tall dark-green pine trees standing close to it: ONE PINE just to the LEFT of the cabin and TWO PINES together just to the RIGHT of the cabin, so the cabin sits between them. No other trees, no row of trees, no forest. This is a real landscape, NOT a snow globe and nothing made of glass. A quiet open field of smooth white snow in front. Soft, calm daylight. NO people, no animals, no footprints, no vehicles, no roads, no fences, no other buildings, no text, no Christmas lights or decorations, no tripod or camera equipment in the scene. Natural, gentle photography. Wide view of the cabin, the pines and the open field, the cabin in the middle distance. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod. THICK SNOW SWIRLS through the air in a soft, steady wind, circling and blowing continuously, so the cabin and pines are half hidden behind it. Busy but not a storm: a pale, bright sky.

A peaceful winter scene: a small wooden cabin with a snow-covered roof, a stone chimney and one warmly lit window, and EXACTLY THREE tall dark-green pine trees standing close to it: ONE PINE just to the LEFT of the cabin and TWO PINES together just to the RIGHT of the cabin, so the cabin sits between them. No other trees, no row of trees, no forest. This is a real landscape, NOT a snow globe and nothing made of glass. A quiet open field of smooth white snow in front. Soft, calm daylight. NO people, no animals, no footprints, no vehicles, no roads, no fences, no other buildings, no text, no Christmas lights or decorations, no tripod or camera equipment in the scene. Natural, gentle photography. Wide view of the cabin, the pines and the open field, the cabin in the middle distance. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod. Snow falls straight down, slowly and steadily, in calm air, large soft flakes; the cabin and pines show clearly through it. NO FENCE anywhere: only the cabin, the pines and open snow.

A peaceful winter scene: a small wooden cabin with a snow-covered roof, a stone chimney and one warmly lit window, and EXACTLY THREE tall dark-green pine trees standing close to it: ONE PINE just to the LEFT of the cabin and TWO PINES together just to the RIGHT of the cabin, so the cabin sits between them. No other trees, no row of trees, no forest. This is a real landscape, NOT a snow globe and nothing made of glass. A quiet open field of smooth white snow in front. Soft, calm daylight. NO people, no animals, no footprints, no vehicles, no roads, no fences, no other buildings, no text, no Christmas lights or decorations, no tripod or camera equipment in the scene. Natural, gentle photography. Medium view of the cabin's snowy roof, its lit window and the snow-laden pine boughs beside it. Only a FEW SCATTERED SNOWFLAKES drift down slowly through the calm air. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod.

A peaceful winter scene: a small wooden cabin with a snow-covered roof, a stone chimney and one warmly lit window, and EXACTLY THREE tall dark-green pine trees standing close to it: ONE PINE just to the LEFT of the cabin and TWO PINES together just to the RIGHT of the cabin, so the cabin sits between them. No other trees, no row of trees, no forest. This is a real landscape, NOT a snow globe and nothing made of glass. A quiet open field of smooth white snow in front. Soft, calm daylight. NO people, no animals, no footprints, no vehicles, no roads, no fences, no other buildings, no text, no Christmas lights or decorations, no tripod or camera equipment in the scene. Natural, gentle photography. Wide view of the cabin, the pines and the open field, the cabin in the middle distance. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod. The snow has STOPPED: nothing falls. The sky has CLEARED TO A BRIGHT, CLEAR BLUE, crisp winter sunshine lights the smooth white field and the snowy roof, and the pines cast soft blue shadows across the snow. A thin, slow wisp of wood smoke rises from the chimney.

A single classic glass snow globe, about the size of a grapefruit, on a plain round wooden base with no writing, sits on a pale wooden table near a window in a quiet, softly lit room. Inside the clear glass: a tiny log cabin with a snowy roof, ONE single grey stone chimney (only one chimney) and a warm lit window, EXACTLY THREE tiny pine trees: ONE just to the LEFT of the cabin and TWO just to the RIGHT of it, and a little white field. ONLY ONE GLOBE, no hands, no people, no text or labels, no reflections of a person, no Christmas decorations. Soft natural window light, calm and uncluttered. Medium view of the globe on the table, the whole globe clearly visible in the center of the frame, the room soft and out of focus behind. Camera completely static, locked-off tripod, no push in. The snow has ALL SETTLED: NOT ONE FLAKE is left in the water, every bit of it lies in a smooth white layer on the ground inside the globe. The water is completely clear and still, the tiny cabin and trees crisp and sharp, soft daylight from the window.