Storyboard Frame Generation Plan — Step 4

Tech Lead prep document. 28 shots × 2 frames (start + end) = 56 frames.

Each shot gets a Start Frame and End Frame. The End Frame uses the Start Frame as a --reference-image for continuity (Reference-to-Reference Chaining).

Reference image budget per shot (max 3 for Veo, but for image gen we can use more):

Composite character_sheet.png for each on-screen character
Setting reference.png for the environment

Scene 1: The Arrival (Shots 1-5b)

Shot	Type	Dur	Characters	Setting Ref	Notes
1	Wide, Static	8s	reginald + sarah	supply-closet	Two chars in supply closet
2	CU Reginald	6s	reginald	supply-closet	Face through visor, confused
3	CU Sarah	5s	sarah	supply-closet	Deadpan coffee sip
4	Medium	6s	reginald + sarah	supply-closet	Sword pointing comedically
5a	Static Wide	8s	reginald + sarah	corridors	Walking L-to-R
5b	Medium Dolly	8s	(extras only)	corridors	Coworkers staring

Scene 2: The Pitch & The Pivot (Shots 6-9c)

Shot	Type	Dur	Characters	Setting Ref	Notes
6	Wide	8s	reginald + craig	craigs-office	Standing before desk
7	Medium Craig	6s	craig	craigs-office	Hand gestures
8	Medium Reginald	6s	reginald	craigs-office	Gauntlet slam
9	Two-Shot	5s	reginald + craig	craigs-office	Finger guns
9a	Wide Static	6s	reginald	reginalds-cubicle	Typing with gauntlets
9b	CU Monitor	4s	(none)	reginalds-cubicle	Excel spreadsheet
9c	Medium Reginald	6s	reginald	reginalds-cubicle	Glaring at screen

Scene 3: The Cursed Chalice (Shots 10-13)

Shot	Type	Dur	Characters	Setting Ref	Notes
10	Wide	6s	reginald	breakroom	Analysts around Keurig
11	Medium Reginald	6s	reginald	breakroom	Pointing at Keurig
12	CU Keurig	4s	(none)	breakroom	Red light flashing
13	Medium	8s	reginald	breakroom	Ripping water reservoir

Scene 4: The Budget Wars (Shots 14-21)

Shot	Type	Dur	Characters	Setting Ref	Notes
14	Medium Gary	6s	gary	accounting-dept	Adjusting glasses, parchment
14a	Two-Shot	6s	reginald + gary	accounting-dept	Leaning over desk
15	CU Reginald	5s	reginald	accounting-dept	Furious visor down
16	Elevated Wide	8s	reginald	accounting-dept	Atop filing cabinet
17	Static Wide	6s	(extras)	accounting-dept	Rubber band catapults
18	Medium Gary	5s	gary	accounting-dept	Ducking with stapler
18a	Medium Reginald	5s	reginald	accounting-dept	Shield parry
19	Wide	6s	craig	accounting-dept	Entering chaos
20	Low Angle	6s	reginald	accounting-dept	God-ray hero pose
21	Medium Craig	6s	craig	accounting-dept	Reading tablet

Scene 5: A New Crusade (Shots 22-25)

Shot	Type	Dur	Characters	Setting Ref	Notes
22	Two-Shot	7s	reginald + ceo	craigs-office	CEO points at window
23	CU Reginald	6s	reginald	craigs-office	Eyes narrow
24	Wide	6s	reginald + craig	craigs-office	Drawing sword
25	Extreme Wide	8s	reginald	elevator	Resolute, doors closing

Generation Strategy

Generate all Start Frames first (28 frames)
Generate all End Frames using Start Frame as additional reference (28 frames)
Use composite character_sheet.png (not individual refs) for character consistency
Include tone anchors in every prompt
Use 16:9 aspect ratio for all frames

Prompt Template

Start Frame:

[shot type], [action description]. [Character description from profile]. [Setting from master settings]. Bright fluorescent office lighting, comedic, slapstick, warm saturated colors, whimsical, Pixar-like warmth. NOT noir, NOT moody, NOT dark.

End Frame (delta from start):

Same scene as the start frame but now [delta description - what changed]. [Camera movement if any]. Same lighting and tone.

Storyboard Plan