Catalog

Beat sheet

| Beat | Purpose | What the viewer must get | Seconds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hook | A reporter in the rain, recording a source who is trusting him with something | 4 |
| 2 | Problem / stakes | The recording is precious and private; the small device in his wet hand is what holds it | 4 |
| 3 | Reveal | Later that night, at home, he sets Fieldnote down and starts it working | 4 |
| 4 | Proof | The words appear on its own e-ink screen: transcribed on the device, no laptop, no cloud | 8 |
| 5 | Payoff + CTA | He has every word, privately; music enters; end line | 4 |

Storyboard table (shots 1–3 of 6)

| # | Sec (gen → use) | Framing | Camera move | Subject action | Dialogue / on-screen text | Audio / ambience | Continuity notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 → 4 | Medium shot, eye level, over the source's shoulder (her back soft in frame-left foreground); he stands under the awning facing screen left | Slow handheld push-in | Holds Fieldnote out toward her at chest height; listens; gives one small nod | Source (on camera, from behind): "They said it would stay between us." | Location A bed; her voice close; rain on the awning | Location A. Faces screen left. Recorder in his right hand, red light on. Jacket zipped halfway, wet shoulders. |
| 2 | 4 → 4 | Extreme close-up on his right hand holding Fieldnote, the source's coat a soft blur beyond | Static | Rain beads on the graphite body; the red light glows steadily; his thumb shifts once on the edge | VO: "What they tell me stays with me." | Location A bed, close rain ticks on the device | Location A. Recorder points screen left. Screen pale grey and blank. Ends with recorder centred, for a match cut. |
| 3 | 4 → 4 | Medium close-up on the kitchen table under the pendant lamp | Static | His right hand enters from frame right and sets Fieldnote down, centred; his thumb presses the round button; hand withdraws | none | Location B bed; soft tap of the recorder on wood; one button click | Location and lighting change (B). Match cut from shot 2 on recorder position. Device dry now, red light off. |

[The full answer continues with shots 4–6 and a coverage alternate, the ten-line continuity block pasted word for word into all seven shot prompts, each prompt's first and last frame, and the stitch plan with voice-over script, caption placement and export settings.]