#268 Seed Journey Storyboard Grid

Prompt

- A 2x5 storyboard grid of 10 frames for a 15-second photorealistic CGI animated short film, BBC Planet Earth documentary aesthetic, macro cinematography, rich greens and golden hour light, natural soft shadows, extreme scale shifts from micro to macro. Theme: a single seed's journey blown by wind, surviving a storm, slowly growing into a great tree full of life. Frames: (1) extreme wide autumn forest, single seed released from a tall tree, golden bokeh background; (2) macro tracking shot - seed floating through air, passing insects and leaves, delicate and small; (3) slow-motion impact - seed lands on soft soil, dirt particles scatter, raindrop falls beside it; (4) surreal underground macro - roots beginning to grow in darkness, microscopic and beautiful; (5) wide dramatic shot - violent storm raging, everything uprooted, but the seed's spot stays still; (6) macro close-up - first green sprout breaking through soil, morning dew on tip, sunlight catching it; (7) accelerated growth sequence - sapling rising, seasons shifting, light and shadow changing, alive; (8) wide shot - juvenile tree now standing, birds arriving, leaves rustling gently in wind; (9) medium warm shot - children playing in the tree's shade, a bird building a nest in the branches; (10) mirror wide shot - framed from the angle of the original tall tree, the new great tree now stands in its place circle of life.