30 second short story

Character model sheet, 16:9, neutral mid-grey seamless background, even soft
studio light from front-left, no text, no watermark, no other figures.
Four views of the same character at identical scale and head height:
(1) front full body, relaxed A-pose, (2) back full body, (3) front head and
shoulders close-up, (4) 90 degree left profile close-up.
Character: MAI, 9 year old girl, round face, short black bob with a straight
fringe, small red hair clip on the left, bright yellow hooded raincoat,
navy shorts, red rubber boots.
Style: stylized 3D animated film look, soft subsurface skin, clean shapes.

A storyboard sheet: 3 columns x 2 rows, 6 equal 16:9 panels with thin white
borders, panel numbers 01 to 06 in the margin outside each panel.
Identity: the first attached image is MAI, the second is ONG. Keep faces,
hair, clothing and proportions identical in every panel.
Continuity lock: narrow residential lane, wet asphalt, rain, grey afternoon
light, palette of teal, yellow and warm grey, the same white paper boat
throughout, the boat always moves left to right.
Style: stylized 3D animated film look, not photographic.
01 close-up: paper boat on a rainy windowsill, MAI's face behind it.
02 wide: MAI runs out onto the wet lane holding the boat up.
03 low angle medium: MAI sets the boat in the gutter stream.
04 low tracking: the boat races along the stream, MAI blurred behind.
05 close-up: the boat slips into a drain, MAI looks sad.
06 medium two shot: ONG under his umbrella holds out a new paper boat.
No text inside the panels. No extra characters except where a panel describes them.

@Image 1 is MAI: use her face and hair only. @Image 3 is the storyboard panel:
use its framing and light only, ignore borders and numbers.
Close-up, static camera, 50mm. A white paper boat sits on a rainy windowsill
inside a small apartment, rain streaking down the glass behind it.
[0s to 2s] the boat stays still while raindrops run down the glass.
[2s to 4s] MAI, a 9 year old girl, rises into frame behind the boat and looks
out at the street.
Stylized 3D animated film look, grey afternoon light, palette of teal, yellow
and warm grey.
<rain tapping on glass> No BGM. No subtitles.

@Image 1 is MAI: use her face, hair, yellow raincoat and red boots.
@Image 3 is the storyboard panel: use its framing only.
Wide shot, static camera, 24mm. A narrow residential lane after heavy rain,
wet asphalt, puddles. [0s to 5s] MAI runs out of a doorway on the left and
along the lane to the right, holding a white paper boat above her head, then
slows to a walk.
Stylized 3D animated film look, grey afternoon light, palette of teal, yellow
and warm grey.
<rain, small splashing footsteps> No BGM. No subtitles.

@Image 1 is MAI: use her face, hair, yellow raincoat and red boots.
Low angle medium shot, slow push in. MAI crouches at the edge of a narrow
lane where rainwater runs along the gutter. [0s to 3s] she places a white
paper boat on the water. [3s to 5s] the boat drifts away to the right and
she watches it go, hands resting on her knees.
Stylized 3D animated film look, grey afternoon light, palette of teal, yellow
and warm grey.
<running water, rain> No BGM. No subtitles.

@Image 1 is MAI: use her yellow raincoat and red boots.
Low tracking shot moving left to right at water level. A white paper boat
races along a rain-filled gutter on a narrow residential lane. MAI runs
behind it in the background, out of focus. [0s to 5s] the boat rocks over
small ripples and keeps moving right, the camera keeps pace.
Stylized 3D animated film look, grey afternoon light, palette of teal, yellow
and warm grey.
<rushing water, quick footsteps> No BGM. No subtitles.

@Image 1 is MAI: use her face, hair and yellow raincoat.
Close-up, static camera, 85mm. A wet street drain at the edge of a narrow
lane. [0s to 2s] a white paper boat slides into the drain and disappears.
[2s to 5s] cut to MAI's face in close-up as she stops running, her smile
fades and she looks down.
Stylized 3D animated film look, grey afternoon light, palette of teal, yellow
and warm grey.
<water gurgling into the drain, rain> No BGM. No subtitles.

@Image 1 is MAI: use her face, hair and yellow raincoat. @Image 2 is ONG:
use his face, glasses, grey cardigan and green umbrella.
Medium two shot, slow push in. On a wet narrow lane, ONG stands under a large
dark green umbrella and holds out a new paper boat folded from newspaper.
[0s to 3s] MAI looks up at him. [3s to 6s] she takes the boat and smiles,
ONG smiles back.
ONG says in English, warm and quiet: {Want another one?}
Stylized 3D animated film look, grey afternoon light, palette of teal, yellow
and warm grey.
<rain drumming on the umbrella> No BGM. No subtitles.