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Clockwork Heart

A macro journey into a brass mechanical heart as it starts to beat.

Length
15s
Shots
4
Format
16:9

The storyboard

4 shots, 15 seconds planned. Each still is the keyframe for its shot. The direction beside it describes the action and the camera.

  1. Shot 1, Still gears: the storyboard stillShot 1

    0:003s

    Still gears

    Framing
    Extreme close up
    Camera movement
    Slow push in

    Still brass gears in macro, dust motes in candlelight.

  2. Shot 2, The key turns: the storyboard stillShot 2

    0:034s

    The key turns

    Framing
    Extreme close up
    Camera movement
    Rack focus

    A small brass winding key in the side of the heart.

  3. Shot 3, Gears cascade: the storyboard stillShot 3

    0:074s

    Gears cascade

    Framing
    Close up
    Camera movement
    Slow orbit

    Gears, cogs and pistons in motion across the heart's surface.

  4. Shot 4, The heart beats: the storyboard stillShot 4

    0:114s

    The heart beats

    Framing
    Medium shot
    Camera movement
    Pull back

    The whole brass heart beating under its glass dome on the bench.

The brief

A macro journey into a brass mechanical heart as it starts to beat. Interlocking mechanical motion and metal reflections hold up well, and there's no face to drift.

Visual style

Macro steampunk, polished brass, candlelit, shallow depth of field. Warm candlelight, glinting highlights on metal, dust motes.

Change a shot, render again

This storyboard ships as an example in NodeTool. Open it in the Studio, edit the direction for any shot, and render a new take.

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