DPNR · storyboard · 75 seconds

The World Within

A cinematic roller coaster inward.

The idea. The network of neurons inside us and the web of galaxies in the universe have the same shape (measured in 2020). So the journey never cuts: from the universe down to one still person, through the eye, through the neurons, one point of light in the dark, and the network inside turns out to be the universe.

What changed since the sample, from your partner's notes. More dynamic: every shot moves with a real camera, and the pictures are moved as footage, not slid. More immersive: the light now wraps the whole frame, with deep blue, gold and teal, particles near the lens and depth everywhere, instead of dark violet with one lit centre.

The words. Your script, with the trims we talked about struck through, so the silences have room. 114 words, about 59 seconds of voice inside 75 seconds of film.

Still open

  • The voice: you and your partner pick from the A and B options.
  • The colour: our pick is B below. Tell us if you prefer A or C.
  • The DPNR logo file, for the end card. Until then it is the word DPNR.
  • After the main film is approved: the Hebrew subtitle version and the vertical version, from the same film.

The colour, one frame three ways

violet and amber
A. The sample: dark violet and amber, one lit centre.
ocean blue, gold, teal
B. Our pick. Deep ocean blue, gold and teal, light wrapping the frame.
teal, amber, magenta
C. Bioluminescent: teal and cyan, amber, magenta haze.

The journey, scene by scene

01

The Universe

0:00 to 0:08 · 8 s

“Look out into the universe. Infinite worlds. Infinite possibilities. And somewhere within it all... is you.”

darkness, one point of light (made in code, the same point returns in scene 5)
darkness, one point of light (made in code, the same point returns in scene 5)
the rush through the stars toward a galaxy
the rush through the stars toward a galaxy
What moves

Two seconds of black. One point of light. Stars emerge, then the camera accelerates through them toward the galaxy.

What you hear

Almost silence, a deep frequency, a pulse beginning.

02

Galaxy, Earth, Human

0:08 to 0:17 · 9 s

“This is the world we see. Our relationships. Our work. Our choices. The life happening around us.”

diving into the galaxy
diving into the galaxy
Earth at night
Earth at night
through the clouds over the city
through the clouds over the city
one person standing still, the crowd streaming past
one person standing still, the crowd streaming past
What moves

One unbroken fall: into the galaxy, past the planet, through the clouds, down to the street, landing on the still person.

What you hear

The pulse grows into the music, the wind of the descent, the city rising in.

03

The Outside

0:17 to 0:27 · 10 s

“And when something isn't working, we look outside ourselves. We try to change our circumstances. Other people. The outcome.”

fragments of life in reflections
fragments of life in reflections
the world turns to streaks of light
the world turns to streaks of light
everything freezes, sound disappears
everything freezes, sound disappears
What moves

The world speeds up around the person until it is only light, then everything stops dead mid step, rain hanging in the air.

What you hear

The music builds with the speed, faces and footsteps rush past. Then nothing at all.

04

The Turn Inward

0:27 to 0:38 · 11 s

“But what we see outside... is only the effect. The causes are deeper. Our patterns. Our needs. Our boundaries. Our values.”

for the first time, close: only the eye is lit
for the first time, close: only the eye is lit
the eye, stars already in the pupil
the eye, stars already in the pupil
through the pupil: a corridor of neurons
through the pupil: a corridor of neurons
a river of light through an unknown inner landscape
a river of light through an unknown inner landscape
What moves

The camera slowly approaches the eye, passes through the pupil and glides through the neurons, following a pulse.

What you hear

Heartbeat, low frequencies, faint electrical textures, tension rising.

05

The Universe Within

0:38 to 0:51 · 13 s

“There is an entire world within you. And the world within... shapes the world you experience outside.”

one neuron, the pulse arrives
one neuron, the pulse arrives
darkness, almost silence, one point of light
darkness, almost silence, one point of light
the neural web lights up around it
the neural web lights up around it
it becomes the cosmic web: the same shape
it becomes the cosmic web: the same shape
the camera pulls back: an entire universe
the camera pulls back: an entire universe
What moves

The pulse arrives, everything goes dark. One point of light. The web around it lights up, dissolves into galaxies in the exact same shape, and the camera pulls far back. Given room, not rushed.

What you hear

Approaching something, then almost nothing. One clear tone for the point of light. RELEASE on the cosmic web: the biggest moment of the music.

06

Inside to Outside

0:51 to 1:00 · 9 s

“It shapes how you choose. How you respond. How you connect. And ultimately... how you live.”

the pulse races back out (the inner pictures in reverse, at speed)
the pulse races back out (the inner pictures in reverse, at speed)
the same plaza: now the light moves outward from the person
the same plaza: now the light moves outward from the person
What moves

The journey runs back out at speed. Same plaza, same night, but a wave of warm light ripples outward from the person.

What you hear

A fast rising rush outward, then warm and open.

07

The Question

1:00 to 1:09 · 9 s

“So if you could look deeply enough within yourself... What would you discover is really shaping your life?”

a vast dark space, a simple door, a thin warm line of light
a vast dark space, a simple door, a thin warm line of light
closer, the question holds on screen
closer, the question holds on screen
What moves

The city dissolves into a vast dark hall. The person walks toward the door. The question holds.

What you hear

Intimate, a single held note, footsteps in a large space.

08

The Door

1:09 to 1:15 · 6 s

“There's only one way to find out.”

touch
touch
the door opens, light floods toward us
the door opens, light floods toward us
the light settles into the DPNR onboarding violet
the light settles into the DPNR onboarding violet
What moves

A hand on the door. It opens toward us, the light floods the frame and becomes the end card.

What you hear

One last build. Touch, the door, a wash of light. Then quiet on the card.