The Committee - approved keyframes with render notes
Updated 2026-07-10 14:41
Flow/Omni production path
Next workflow: use these panels as the director-facing map for video generation. Render one shot at a time from the approved keyframe plus panel notes. Start with SH03, SH06, and SH08 as pilot tests before rendering the full scene.
Storyboard Page 1SH01-SH04
SH01Opening Reading8-10 sec
Beat
Establish committee room; Franklin reads the draft phrase.
Dialogue
Franklin: "We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable?"
Motion
Franklin reads; Adams watches or works quietly. Static house master with slight settle.
Continuity
Both seated, two candles burning, draft and papers centered.
Render priority: establish visual grammar and Franklin voice.
SH02Franklin Objects5-7 sec
Beat
Franklin objects to the wording.
Dialogue
Franklin: "I don't care for this phrase. It's clumsy."
Motion
Franklin lowers or studies the draft; Adams becomes attentive. Gentle push toward Franklin.
Continuity
Franklin remains screen-left/window side; Adams remains screen-right/door side.
Render priority: Franklin lip sync and older, deliberate voice.
SH03Adams Attacks "Sacred"12-16 sec
Beat
Adams argues that "sacred" is Jefferson's word.
Dialogue
Adams: "Sacred is Jefferson's word... We will spend three months on sacred." Franklin: "I know."
Motion
Adams presses the point; Franklin concedes quietly. Restrained push toward Adams.
Continuity
Adams active with draft or papers; Franklin listening.
Render priority: first Adams voice test - quick, precise, lawyerly, impatient.
SH04Adams Attacks "Undeniable"10-13 sec
Beat
Adams argues that "undeniable" invites denial.
Dialogue
Adams: "And undeniable is worse..." Franklin: "I know that too."
Motion
Adams sharpens argument; Franklin accepts the criticism but remains unsatisfied.
Continuity
Preserve Franklin screen-left/dark-window side and Adams screen-right/garden-door side.
Render priority: prevent accidental character side swap.
Storyboard Page 2SH05-SH08
SH05Adams Asks The Question7-9 sec
Beat
Adams handles the quill and asks what word Franklin wants.
Dialogue
Adams: "Then what word do you want?"
Motion
Adams returns to practical work, then forces the central question.
Continuity
Inkwell, quill, papers, and two candles visible.
Render priority: hand/quill prop continuity.
SH06Franklin Defines The Missing Word18-22 sec
Beat
Franklin tries to name the idea behind the word.
Dialogue
Franklin: "I want the word that means... I want the word for that."
Motion
Franklin studies the draft, thinks, and speaks carefully. Slow push toward Franklin.
Continuity
Franklin active with draft; Adams listening.
Render priority: central conceptual performance; older, lower, gravelly Franklin voice.
SH07Feeling Versus Word9-12 sec
Beat
Adams calls it a feeling; Franklin insists on a word for the feeling.
Dialogue
Adams: "That is not a word. That is a feeling." Franklin: "Then I want a word for the feeling."
Motion
Intellectual stalemate; no major physical action. Subtle live reframing only.
Continuity
Both seated; table/draft central; restrained emotional temperature.
Render priority: bridge before Franklin's movement begins.
SH08Franklin Takes The Candle10-14 sec
Beat
Franklin rises and takes the portable candle.
Dialogue
Franklin: "I am going to get some air."
Motion
Franklin stands, takes one candleholder, and prepares to leave; Adams keeps writing.
Continuity
Two candles before action; Franklin takes one; one remains beside Adams.
Render priority: candle transfer clarity over elegance.
Storyboard Page 3SH09-SH10
SH09Franklin Exits8-11 sec
Beat
Adams tells Franklin not to be long; Franklin exits through the garden door.
Dialogue
Adams: "Don't be long."
Motion
Franklin crosses to or passes through the open garden door with candle; Adams remains writing.
Continuity
Garden door is screen-right; one candle remains on table; Franklin carries the other out.
Render priority: preserve final frame if it helps Scene 02 garden entry.
SH10Adams Alone8-12 sec
Beat
Franklin is gone; Adams writes alone.
Dialogue
Silent or diegetic quill scratch only.
Motion
Adams continues writing, absorbed; room feels quieter and emptier.
Continuity
Franklin absent; empty chair visible; open garden door; one candle in Adams's writing area.
