Storyboard
25 frames. Black to silhouette to black.
Black Open
0:00 — 0:04Full frame black.
Black
None
Hard cut as first note hits
Black hold. Song begins.
Outline In
0:04 — 0:08Single thin white outline of Dancer A, center frame. Contour only, no fill. Mid-pose, frozen.
White outline on electric blue
Outline fades in
Cut
First outline appears on blue field. Establishes Castro treatment.
BOARD 03Dancers Appear
0:08 — 0:14Two outlines: Dancer A and Dancer B, in profile, facing each other. Outlines fill into solid black silhouettes.
Blue → magenta
Silhouettes begin to move, slow
Quick color shifts
Outlines transition to hard silhouettes. Background color shifts.
BOARD 04Band In
0:14 — 0:20Wide: silhouettes emerge from frame edges. Flash of white — cut to band in performance world.
Deep orange → white
Silhouettes walk in, then static
Hard cut on downbeat
Band introduced as silhouettes, then cut to performance footage. Two visual modes established.
BOARD 05Full Band Wide
0:20 — 0:26Wide master: full band, white backdrop. All members head-to-toe.
White
Slow dolly L→R
Cut
First full performance wide. All six members visible.
BOARD 06Color Silhouettes
0:26 — 0:32Band as black silhouettes on lime green. Intercut with dancers on hot magenta.
Lime green / magenta
Static, movement from performers
Rapid intercutting
Hard silhouettes on saturated color fields. Edit rhythm matches chorus tempo.
BOARD 07Alex CU
0:32 — 0:38Close-up Alex singing. Alternates between performance (white) and profile silhouette (blue).
White / electric blue
Static
Cut on lyric phrasing
Alternating performance and silhouette treatment on same subject.
BOARD 08Dancer Solos
0:38 — 0:45Full-body solo dancer shots alternating. Each on different color field.
Orange / violet
Static camera, dancers in motion
Quick cuts on beat
Solo dancer silhouettes. Color changes per cut.
BOARD 09Layered Wide
0:45 — 0:55Wide: band and dancer silhouettes layered on single field. Translucent overlapping.
Lime + violet
Slow dolly
Dissolve → white
Layered translucent silhouettes. Multiple figures composited.
BOARD 10Duo Performance
0:55 — 1:02Medium: Alex and Charlie only. White backdrop.
White
Static
Cut
Duo performance. Reduced palette and framing.
BOARD 11Outline Trail
1:02 — 1:12Dancer as thin outline on black. Previous positions persist as trailing outlines.
White/blue outline on black
Slow tracking
Dissolve
Outline with motion trail effect. Positions accumulate in frame.
BOARD 12Duo + Overlay
1:12 — 1:20Alex and Charlie facing each other. Faint dancer outlines composited behind them.
White + faint magenta/blue
Static
Cut
Performance footage with outline overlay. Both visual modes coexist.
BOARD 13Alex Solo CU
1:20 — 1:28Close-up: Alex, slow push-in. Chest-up to face.
White → skin tones
Slow push-in
Cut
Tight performance close-up. No silhouette treatment.
Edge Detail
1:28 — 1:35Abstract: extreme detail on rotoscoped edge of dancer's body. Slightly soft boundary.
Warm orange
Very slow drift
Dissolve → Bridge
Detail on silhouette edge. Abstract framing of rotoscope boundary.
BOARD 15All Cast Overlap
1:35 — 1:42Wide: all figures as translucent silhouettes, overlapping. Staggered depth.
Deep violet
Static, performers move
Rapid cuts
All cast layered in single frame. Overlapping translucent silhouettes.
BOARD 16Detail Montage
1:42 — 1:48Rapid montage: detail silhouettes on beat. Guitar (orange), drums (blue), bass (magenta), hands (green). 1–2 beats each.
Cycling colors
Static per shot, velocity from edit
Hard cuts, accelerating
Fast-cut detail montage. Color cycles per shot. Tempo accelerates.
White Flash
1:48 — 1:50Single frame of solid white.
White
None
HARD CUT to Chorus 2
White flash before final chorus.
BOARD 18Peak Energy
1:50 — 1:58Wide handheld: full band at peak energy. Camera loose.
White
Handheld
Cut
Performance-only. Handheld wide at peak energy.
BOARD 19Perf / Sil Cuts
1:58 — 2:08Rapid 2–3 second cuts between performance and color silhouettes.
White / magenta / orange / blue
Mixed
Hard cuts on beat
Rapid alternation between performance and silhouette modes.
BOARD 20Composite
2:08 — 2:20Performance footage with silhouette outlines overlaid. Dancer outline traces across Alex.
White + colored outlines
Static wide
Dissolve
Performance and silhouette composited in same frame.
BOARD 21"Smile" CU
2:22 — 2:32Extreme CU: Alex's mouth singing "smile." Cut to same framing as hard silhouette on lime green.
White → lime green
Static
Dissolve → Outro
Title word in extreme close-up. Performance to silhouette transition.
BOARD 22Outlines Fade
2:32 — 2:42Wide: full cast as outline silhouettes. Outlines thinning, dissolving.
Violet → dark
Near-stillness
Slow dissolve
Outlines degrade and fade. Figures dissolve.
BOARD 23Final Duo
2:42 — 2:54Med-wide: Alex and Charlie in white. Playing out. Lower energy.
White
Static
Slow dissolve
Duo performance. Song ending.
Last Outline
2:54 — 3:02One thin white outline on black. Single figure. Holds.
White on black
None
Fade to black
Final outline. Echoes opening frame.
Black Out
3:02 — 3:06Full frame black. Music ends.
Black
None
End
Black. End.