Prod. Kurato Motion, studio of one
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How a job begins.
Date Any Monday, 10:00
The first call.
A studio of one · First draftPage 1.
Scene 1 INT. HARBOR WORKS, UNIT 4 - MORNING
A small studio. Two workstations hum under one desk. NOA CALDER (they/them) holds a paper notebook and a cold coffee. The phone lights up.
Noa
Studio. This is Noa.
Producer (V.O.)
(on speaker)
We open a festival in March. We need ninety seconds that people will remember.
Noa writes one word in the notebook: LIGHT.
Noa
Before we talk about shots, can I send you a strip of colors?
Producer (V.O.)
Colors? Not a storyboard?
Noa
(smiling)
The board comes second. If we agree on the colors, every meeting after this one is short.
Cut to:
Scene 2 INT. HARBOR WORKS, UNIT 4 - NIGHT
The render queue runs. Ten colored squares glow on the second monitor.
One ident, shot by shot, before the render
Slowlight Idents · Ident 01 · Board 01-
01 Shot 01 00:02
WS Wide Orbit
The spiral turns a quarter turn. The label name waits in the dark center.
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02 Shot 02 00:02
CU Close-up Dolly in
The camera drifts into the curl as it rolls over.
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03 Shot 03 00:02
EWS Extreme wide Track right
Dark teal dunes slide past at the speed of one beat.
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04 Shot 04 00:02
MS Medium Tilt up
Ribbons rise and twist. Their edges catch the only light.
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05 Shot 05 00:01
ECU Extreme close-up Static
The knot glows, then settles where the loop began.
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06 Shot 06 00:01
INS Insert Pan left
Silk end card. The label mark fades in on the last beat.
Prod. Kurato Motion, studio of one
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The schedule.
Length Six weeks, brief to delivery
A loop pack, week by week.
Slowlight Idents, as it ran-
Call and color script
Week 1
One call, one strip of color, and a yes.
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Boards and styleframes
Weeks 1 to 2
Six boards like the one above, and three styleframes.
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Simulation
Weeks 2 to 4
One form for each ident, turned a quarter turn.
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Render
Weeks 4 to 5
Overnight, checked every morning at 7:00.
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Loop checks
Week 5
Each loop plays for an hour while Noa hunts for the seam.
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Delivery
Week 6
ProRes and H.264, in 16:9 and 9:16.
Questions from the first call.
What producers ask before they book. Anything else, send it with your brief.
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Why a color script before a storyboard?
Color is the easiest thing to agree on and the hardest thing to change late. Once the strip is approved, the board and the render follow it.
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How often will I see progress?
Every Friday. You get frames from the real render, not a written update.
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Can the schedule be shorter?
Often, yes. A loop pack can fit in four weeks if the color script is approved on the first call.
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What do you need from us to start?
A short brief, your brand files, and the date it has to play. A music track helps for anything timed to sound.