1. Opening — Room + Entry
- Wide shot of empty room (light, stillness, subtle motion)
- Door opening, Mila entering frame
- Mila crossing room, dropping bag
- Mila at radio, tuning dial
- Close on her face reacting to music choice
- Mila flopping onto bed (overhead or side angle)
- Mila staring at ceiling
- Hand reaching for phone
2. Parallels — Mila #8
- Over-shoulder shot of phone
- Scroll through message history (blurred but readable fragments)
- Pause on older meaningful message
- Close on Mila's face (subtle reaction)
- Pull-to-refresh motion on screen
- Screen stays unchanged
- Mila's micro reaction (tiny exhale / stillness)
3. Robbie
- Profile screen (photo visible)
- Mila's face reacting (soft interest / attraction)
- Close on thumb hovering before tapping
- Chat screen
- Call interface appearing
- "Call declined" screen
- Mila's face (small shift, contained disappointment)
4. Dreams
- Scroll through dream list
- Highlighted favorited dream (heart icon, revisit count)
- Mila tapping into it
- Abstract dream preview visual (blurred / atmospheric)
- Mila pausing before committing
5. Message Interruption (#8)
- Notification banner appearing
- Immediate tap
- Chat screen opening
- New message visible
- Mila typing
- Typing dots appear
- Typing dots disappear
- Mila waiting
- Still frame on her face
6. Room Reset (Reality Break)
- Mila laying back on bed
- Ceiling shot from her POV
- Sitting up
- Watering plants (side tracking shot or static wide)
- Water pouring (detail shot)
- Mila pausing mid-action
7. Echoes Discovery
- Phone in hand, Echoes prompt visible
- Mila reading briefly
- Close on her face (curiosity, not excitement)
8. Text Interruption (Sister)
- Phone screen with text message
- Mila typing response
- Sister's teasing reply
- Mila's reaction (smirk / dismissive)
- Phone set down
9. Preparation for Echoes
- Mila turning off radio (sound cuts)
- Room dimming / lights off
- Shift in lighting tone
- Mila lying on side near wall
- Phone propped against wall
- Adjusting position
- Final still frame before start
10. Echoes Induction
- Phone screen glow on Mila's face
- Eyes closing
- Stillness of body
- Close on face as sound begins
- Light flicker across eyelids
- Abstract color / light transition frame
11. Echoes Vision (Key Frames Only)
- Wide of studio space (light + dust)
- Hands adjusting camera
- Lover watching Mila
- Lover stepping closer
- Mila turning away / covering face
- Lover guiding her into frame
- Close proximity between them
- Hand holding shutter bulb
- Moment of eye contact
- Shutter click (visual emphasis)
- Held still image feeling
12. Wake-Up
- Sudden cut back to Mila sitting up
- Dark room contrast from earlier
- Close on her face (disorientation)
- Phone screen lighting her face
- Time displayed
- Her reaction
13. Journal + Voice
- Mila grabbing journal quickly
- Writing close-up (pen on paper)
- Phone recording interface visible
- Mila speaking while writing
- Split focus: analog (journal) vs digital (phone)
- Pause, stillness after writing
14. Photo Sequence (#8)
- Notification appears
- Mila opening message
- Photo gallery opening
Sequence of frames:
- Photo 1 (normal)
- Photo 2 (normal)
- Photo 3 (normal)
- Mid-sequence photo with subtle similarity
- Mila slowing down (cut to her face)
- Back to screen
- Another similar image
- Finger slowing swipe
- Final photo appears
15. Realization
- Mila holding phone (over-shoulder OR front close-up)
- Photo on screen
- Her eyes scanning
- Micro delay (recognition forming)
- Subtle shift in expression
16. Exchange Request
- Chat overlay appears
- Exchange request UI visible
- Mila reading it
- Follow-up message from #8 appears
- Mila absorbing everything
17. Final Decision
- Mila typing response
- Stopping
- Deleting
- Finger hovering over decline
- Long pause
- Finger moves
- Tap on Accept
18. Ending Frame
- Screen: "Exchange initializing"
- Countdown visible
- Over-shoulder framing
- Mila completely still
- Hold on screen
- No movement except time ticking
19. Cut to Black
(Post-Credits — Optional)
- Founder framed cleanly (interview style)
- Close-up speaking to camera
- Cutaways to interface visuals
- Subtle mention of skepticism
- Neutral tone, slightly uncanny
How to Actually Use This
You don't need to draw all of these.
Pick ~20–30 of the most important frames:
- Opening
- Echoes transition
- Studio moment
- Final photo
- Accept tap
That's your storyboard.