Type: animated short film storyboard contact sheet
Style: hand-painted watercolor storyboard in a Studio Ghibli / Miyazaki-inspired aesthetic, warm natural light, soft textured paper feel, cinematic framing, gentle fantasy realism, nostalgic and tender mood
Format: 6 columns by 5 rows contact sheet with 30 frames total, each frame inside an off-white storyboard card with a tiny frame number at bottom left and a small colored transition tag at top right
Camera: mix of wide establishing shots, intimate close-ups, macro inserts, POV-like detail shots, and emotional two-shots
Lighting: morning sun, forest god rays, glowing sunset backlight, and deep blue nighttime shadows
Prompt: Create a {argument name="shot count" default="30"}-frame storyboard contact sheet for a {argument name="film style" default="Miyazaki-inspired watercolor animated short film"}. The story follows {argument name="main character" default="a small capybara-like creature wearing a green scarf"} on a poetic journey through nature, where it eventually meets {argument name="companion character" default="a graceful heron"}. Show the exact 6x5 board layout with 30 miniature storyboard cards and include these scenes in order: sunrise mountain with windmill, vase by window, creature at window, old map, distant snowy mountains, scarf being tied, doorway departure, stone steps vista, paw in water, creature in grass, foot among flowers, resting in meadow, surprised face close-up, forest sunbeams, stream crossing, pink flower bud macro, running beneath blossoms, standing in blossom grove, dreamlike blossom vista, eye extreme close-up, first meeting with heron, closer lakeside exchange, heron wing spread, peaceful closed-eye portrait, creature and heron together at sunset, wide dusk sky, heron taking flight, feather over water, creature alone at horizon, and heron in a doorway at night. Use {argument name="main palette" default="warm golden watercolor tones with pink blossoms and blue-lavender dusk"}, soft painterly texture, cinematic emotion, and a polished storyboard-sheet presentation.