TheYoungElites Storyboard--Adelina meets Raffaele (1st pass)

A fanmade storyboard of the Act 1 sequence of The Young Elites, where protagonist Adelina Amouteru is introduced to Raffaele , to aid in the underground society.

A practice of storyboarding a pre-made script (novel)

2. Notes Bedchamber Adelina has resided in, to recover from injuries.
3. Action Notes slow dolly to bed Notes environment: Bedchamber Adelina has been in to recover from injuries.
4. Action Notes Adelina Amouteru introduced, waking up
8. Action Notes OTS Adelina looking at window. Notes Bedchamber window, shining light and clouds in the distance
9. Action Notes Adelina looking
10. Action Notes Adelina hears sounds from the hall
11. Action Notes Voices get more audible
12. Dialog ENZO: "(unintelligible)..--business to attend to. Mistress Amouteru. How is she?" Action Notes Enzo and the maid, conversing
13. Dialog MAID [off/screen]: "Much better..." Action Notes Enzo putting on gloves, revealing his fiery damaged hands.
14. Dialog MAID [o/s]: "What should I do with her today--"
15. Dialog MAID [o/s]:" --Your Highness?"
16. Dialog MAID [o/s]:" ..Shall I show her around the court?"
17. Action Notes Enzo contemplating
18. Dialog ENZO: "Bring her to Raffaele."
19. Action Notes OTS
20. Dialog MAID: "Yes, Your Highness." Action Notes OTS, Maid bows
21. Action Notes Enzo begins leaving> jumpcut
23. Action Notes Enzo's cape flows as he walks, turns a corner, out of view.
25. Action Notes SFX: receding footsteps
26. Action Notes SFX: receding footsteps/ Adelina hears footsteps walk off
27. Action Notes SFX: door opening, Adelina looks
32. Action Notes Maid bustles in.
33. Dialog MAID: "Good morning,--" Action Notes Maid revealed, arms full of a steaming bowl of water and silks
34. Dialog MAID: "-- mistress!"
35. Action Notes Maid hurries to bed Notes Camera transition when Maid walks thru view. -jumpcut
36. Notes -jumpcut end
38. Action Notes Maid turning corner to side of bed.
39. Action Notes Maid turning corner to side of bed.
42. Action Notes Maid puts down bowl and silks.
43. Dialog MAID: "Look at that --"
44. Dialog MAID: "--that! So much--"
45. Dialog MAID: "--pink in your cheeks."
46. Dialog MAID: "How lovely!"
48. Action Notes Adelina smiles, blushes
49. Action Notes Maid holds out hand
50. Action Notes Guiding Adelina off bed.
53. Action Notes Maid undresses Adelina Notes camera view blocked by bed
56. Action Notes Maid puts a rag through steamed water and washes Adelina.
57. Action Notes Maid dresses Adelina in silk robes.
60. Action Notes Maid begins to comb Adelina's hair.
64. Action Notes Adelina winces when injured scalped is brushed
65. Action Notes Missing eye and marked side of face, revealed.
66. Action Notes Maid holds out hand again,
67. Action Notes Adelina takes hand
68. Action Notes Adelina steps up, revealing clothes, toward off/screen-right
70. Notes Camera dollies, follows footsteps toward bedchamber door.
74. Action Notes Adelina takes deep breath, stepping out of the bedchamber for the first time.
80. Action Notes Maid closes bedchamber door
82. Action Notes SFX: chamber door closes
87. Action Notes Adelina takes deep breath, stepping out of the bedchamber for the first time.
92. Action Notes Maid closes bedchamber door
99. Action Notes Hallway reveal
100. Action Notes They walk down hallway
101. Action Notes Hallway adorned with historic mythology, commissioned paintings and decorations
103. Action Notes Adelina studies the hall decore.
106. Action Notes Adelina studies marbled ceiling.
111. Action Notes They continue walking hall, Adelina in awe.
114. Action Notes Hallway intersection reveals an impressive room. Maid walks off screen, Adelina's steps slow.
115. Action Notes Adelina studies distant room.
116. Action Notes SFX Maid calling for Adelina. She realizes.
117. Action Notes Adelina steps
122. Action Notes She catches up with Maid.
125. Action Notes Adelina wants to say something, but Maid appears busy looking.
127. Action Notes Adelina bows head in thought, Maid scans walls.
128. Action Notes Maid turns corner.
129. Action Notes Maid turns corner.
130. Action Notes Adelina follows hesitantly.
131. Action Notes Maid walks o/s.
132. Action Notes Maid runs hands along the pillars/wall.
134. Action Notes Secret door begins to open, slowly. SFX: heavy rock door moving.
136. Action Notes Adelina gasps.
137. Action Notes POV behind opening door
139. Dialog MAID: "Come, young mistress." Action Notes Maid speaks over shoulder, stepping into new pathway.
140. Action Notes Adaelina follows hesitantly.
144. Action Notes Door closes. SFX: loud echo of door closed shut.
145. Action Notes Maid and Adelina continue through dark hallway.
146. Action Notes Adelina scales walls, looking around.
148. Action Notes Walk continues, bright light starts to enter.
149. Action Notes Light sweeps over Adelina.
150. Action Notes Big double door revealed
151. Action Notes They walk up to door, same pace.
152. Action Notes Detail MCU of door, revealing engraved sculpture of a God and Goddess in passionate lewd nude hug. Notes 'engraved with an image of Amare and Fortuna, god of Love and goddess of Prosperity, locked in an intimate embrace.'
153. Action Notes POV door height gets closer
155. Action Notes Adelina steps into frame-in-frame within, sculpture hand grasping breast.
157. Action Notes Adelina realizes its a brothel.
158. Action Notes Adelina turns to Maid o/s.
159. Action Notes Maid opening doors handles below sculpture.
161. Action Notes SFX: echo of doors beginning opening.
162. Action Notes SFX: echo of doors opening wide through hallway. Notes LOW ANGLE CU
163. Action Notes Drapes gust in wind from sudden door opening nearby. Notes LOW ANGLE CU
164. Action Notes Maid and Adelina step from dark door into frame, drapes flow higher.
166. Action Notes Adelina appears, sweeping away flowey drapes with arm. Notes HIGH ANGLE MS
168. Action Notes Drapes swept out of the way. Adelina in awe.
169. Action Notes New room revealed Notes 'gloriously decorated sitting room with a door along its walls (..)'
170. Action Notes POV toward ceiling. drapes, chimes and dried jasmine flows in light breeze. Notes 'Translucent silks drape low from the ceiling, stiring slightly, and trails of silver schimes sing in the breeze. The scent of jasmine hangs (..)'
171. Action Notes Maid guides them to new bedchamber door against wall.
173. Action Notes Maid begins knocking on door, jumpcut
174. Action Notes jumpcut, CU Maid knocking on door. SFX: deep wood knocking, x3 times.
175. Action Notes Maid pulls down arm from knocking.
176. Dialog Beautiful, minstrel-esque voice: "Yes?" Notes POV onto door.
178. Dialog MAID: "Mistress Amouteru is here to see you." Action Notes Maid bows respectfully. Adelina steps closer?
179. Action Notes Doors open inward, Adelina waiting in center frame as the slit widens. - jumpcut
180. Action Notes jumpcut - POV of Adelina, doors still opening. SFX: large doors with knockers opening.
181. Action Notes Beautiful boy revealed
183. Action Notes Adelina stares in awe.
184. Action Notes Boy's eyes stare, Notes CU of shiny black loose braided hair, smooth olive skin, shiny heterochromia eyes
185. Action Notes Blink,
186. Action Notes Boy lowers head, heterochomic eyes catch a shine of light Notes Boy's eyes blink and reveal(?) different colored eyes with a shine of light, 'one of his eyes is the color of honey under sunlight, while the other is the brilliant summer green of an emerald.'
187. Action Notes Adelina stares in awe.
188. Action Notes Maid bows again
189. Action Notes Maid trots off, Adelina looking back
190. Action Notes Maid scurries off, in a hurry.
192. Action Notes Maid exits hallway fully, disappearing
193. Action Notes Adelina blinks
194. Dialog ???: "It's good to meet you, mi Adelinetta." Action Notes Boy leans down, smiles, clasping Adelina's hands
195. Action Notes Boy leans in
196. Action Notes Boy kisses right cheek,
197. Action Notes Boy kisses left cheek. Notes Camera follows movement.
198. Dialog ADELINA: *GASP* Action Notes Adelina inhales
199. Action Notes Adelina's back shivers
200. Action Notes Adelina's back shivers
201. Action Notes POV hands, boy moves hands gracefully along her's. Notes Boy is wearing thin gold rings so it feels cold, catches the light sensually.
203. Action Notes Boy retracts.
204. Dialog ???: "I'm Raffaele."
205. Action Notes SFX: Movement in bed sheets
206. Action Notes Movement in bedchamber distracts Adelina.
208. Action Notes Adelina peers in, squinting.
209. Action Notes Movement continues, legs go from center to screen-right side of bed Notes Slight Dutch angle POV
210. Action Notes Movement subsides. Person turns over in the bed. Reveals a man.
211. Action Notes Raffaele blushing.
212. Action Notes Raffaele glances at Adelina, vice versa. Still holding hands.
213. Action Notes Raffaele turns to grab door with right hand. jumpcut-
215. Action Notes -jumpcut, Raffaele closes door 90%.
216. Dialog Raffaele: "Apologies. My work frequently continues--"
217. Dialog Raffaele: "-- until morning."
219. Dialog ADELINA: "Oh." Action Notes Adelina realizes he's the consort, not the client.
220. Action Notes Raffaele peeps inside, closes door, smiling.
221. Dialog Raffaele: "Merchant princes tend to sleep late."
222. Action Notes Raffaele turns
223. Action Notes Raffaele leads off screen
225. Action Notes Adelina glances at door and back to Raff, hesitantly.?
226. Action Notes Raffaele nods at Adelina to follow him.
227. Action Notes Adelina follows.
228. Action Notes They walk through the Sitting Room
229. Action Notes They walk through the Sitting Room
230. Action Notes Raffaele is walking ahead, gracefully. Notes Adelina POV
231. Action Notes Raffaele is walking ahead, gracefully. Notes Adelina POV
233. Dialog Raffaele: "Sensing your energy this close--"
234. Dialog Raffaele: "-- is a bit overwhelming." Action Notes Raffaele looks OTS
235. Action Notes Adelina realizes his words.
236. Dialog ADELINA: "You can sense me?" Action Notes She grows concerned.
237. Dialog Raffaele: "I was the one--"
238. Dialog Raffaele: "--who first discovered you." Action Notes Raffaele turns to face Adelina while walking, slowing.
239. Dialog ADELINA: "What do you mean?" Action Notes Adelina appears in frame.
240. Action Notes Raffaele turns, continues movement.
241. Action Notes Raffaele guides through from sitting room into a new garden courtyard scattered with fountains.
243. Action Notes SFX: Gust of wind approaching. Camera POV follows wind path.
244. Action Notes Camera POV follows wind path.
245. Action Notes Raffaele's backside, hair catches in wind and loose braid strands falls and refeal sapphire blue hair underneath.
247. Action Notes Blue strands flow. Raffaele is underwhelmed. Notes 'another marking.'
248. Dialog Raffaele: ""The night you ran away from home,--" Notes RACK FOCUS > from Raffaele to Adelina.
249. Dialog Raffaele: "--you paused in Dalia's central market." Action Notes Raffaele OTS turns mouth to Adelina, looking at him. Notes RACK FOCUS from Raffaele to Adelina.
250. Dialog Raffaele: "--you paused in Dalia's central market." Action Notes Raffaele OTS turns mouth to Adelina, looking at him. Notes RACK FOCUS from Raffaele to Adelina.
251. Action Notes Adelina gasps, revisits memory
254. Action Notes FLASH of thunder
255. Action Notes SFX: Heavy midnight rain and thunder in an empty town-square.
256. Action Notes Rain covers Adelina, cowering on the muddy ground. Bloody.
257. Action Notes Adelina looks up in shock. Notes dutch angle
258. Action Notes POV shot, lightning strikes, reveals scary father's face.
259. Action Notes lightning strikes, Adelina stabbing father o/s.
260. Action Notes SFX: Adelina loud scream-grunt.
261. Action Notes Lightning strike, Father dying on the ground with menacing grin.
263. Action Notes quick lightning strike again,ending flashback.
264. Action Notes Addelina scared. Notes POV Back to Adelina's reaction.
265. Dialog ADELINA: "Yes." Action Notes Adelina calms, looks back at Raffaele.
266. Action Notes Raffaele concerned?
267. Dialog RAFFAELE: "Enzo sent me to southern Kenettra for several months..."
268. Action Notes Flashback screen, flashing a white Thread.
269. Action Notes Flashback to Raffaele, nighttime, in cloak, scouring town. Notes Thread is overlayed for a moment, showing fate.
270. Dialog RAFFAELE[o/s]: "to find those like you. .." Action Notes Flashback to Raffaele, nighttime, in cloak, scouring town. Notes Thread is overlayed for a moment, showing fate.
271. Dialog RAFFAELE[o/s]: "I could sense you the moment I arrived in Dalia." Action Notes Illusion shadows appear on buildings.
272. Dialog RAFFAELE[o/s]: "Your pull was faint though, something--" Action Notes Illusion shadows quickly sweep buildings, screen left to right.
273. Dialog RAFFAELE[o/s]: "-- that came and went." Action Notes Illusion shadows disappear.
274. Action Notes Illusion shadow sprawl ground, toward o/s direction.
275. Dialog RAFFAELE[o/s]:"... and it took me several weeks--" Action Notes OTS illusion shadows flow to horizon, reveal Adelina in town center. Illusions whirl and confuse viewer. Adelina leaving off screen.
276. Dialog RAFFAELE[o/s]: to narrow my search to your district..." Action Notes Raffaele gets confused from shadow illusions. Chooses next move. Follows where he thinks Adelina went.
277. Dialog RAFFAELE[o/s]: to narrow my search to your district..."
278. Dialog RAFFAELE[o/s]: to narrow my search to your district..."
281. Dialog RAFFAELE: "But the first time--" Notes Side pan left to right, flashback fades in cloudy transition, Raffaele's CU face revealed.
282. Dialog RAFFAELE: "--that I saw you was in that market.." Action Notes Raffaele continues walking.
283. Dialog RAFFAELE:"...I watched you ride off ..." Action Notes Largest fountain in courtyard.
284. Dialog RAFFAELE:"... into the rain.... " Action Notes Raffaele approaches at largest fountain in courtyard.
285. Dialog RAFFAELE: "Naturally,--"
286. Dialog RAFFAELE: "--I sent word--"
287. Dialog RAFFAELE: "--back to His Highness, right away."
288. Action Notes Adelina also stares into fountain-
289. Action Notes Adelina realizes is was him watching her that night, which is his dark magic power. Notes fire from torches between her and Raffaele's reflection symbolizing Enzo's firepower and authority.
290. Action Notes SFX: fountain noises
291. Dialog ADELINA: "You recruit Young Elites for the Dagger Society then?"
292. Dialog RAFFAELE [o/s]: "Yes. They call me the Messanger, and the hunt is always an adventure. Of every thousand malfettos, there's that one."
293. Dialog RAFFAELE: "After a potential recruit falls into the Inquisition's hands, though,--" Action Notes [add-on] Raffaele's hand revealed from screen left, finger touches water to make ripple effect.
294. Dialog RAFFAELE: " --it's difficult to save them in time." Action Notes Ripple intensifies, encapsulating Adelina's reflection.
295. Dialog RAFFAELE: ""You're the first--" Action Notes POV camera slow tilts/turns from Adelina reflection+ Raffaele's hand, to Raffaele's face.
296. Dialog RAFFAELE: "-- we've pulled straight from their grasp." Action Notes POV now on Raffaele.
297. Dialog RAFFAELE: "Congratulations." Action Notes Raffaele turns to Adelina.
298. Action Notes Raffaele winks. (possibly same eye as Adelina's missing eye)
300. Action Notes Adelina inhales.
301. Action Notes Adelina exhales.
302. Dialog ADELINA: "..........." Action Notes Adelina looks around to change subject.
303. Dialog ADELINA: "No one told me--" Action Notes Adelina looks around to change subject.
304. Dialog ADELINA: "--this place was..-" Action Notes Adelina looks o/s left.
305. Dialog ADELINA: "-........... " Action Notes Adelina looks o/s right.
306. Dialog ADELINA: "-...a brothel." Action Notes Adelina looks o/s right.
308. Dialog RAFFAELE: "A pleasure court." Action Notes Raffaele points finger up to specify.
309. Dialog RAFFAELE: "Brothels are for the poor and tasteless." Notes camera change, both in frame, sitting at fountain.
310. Dialog ADELINA: "A pleasure court." Action Notes Adelina corrects herself.
311. Dialog RAFFAELE: "Our clients come--" Action Notes [on-add] Raffaele stands up and dances around to simulate summary:
312. Dialog RAFFAELE: "--to use for music---" Action Notes Raffaele dances-
313. Dialog RAFFAELE: "--and conversation,-" Action Notes -Sways hips s/right-
314. Dialog RAFFAELE: "--beauty and laughter and wit." Action Notes -Sways hips s/left-
315. Dialog RAFFAELE: "They dine and drink with us..." Action Notes - finishes with arms close to chest.
316. Dialog RAFFAELE: "....They forget their worries...." Action Notes - finishes with arms close to chest.
317. Dialog RAFFAELE: "Sometimes outside the bedchamber....."
318. Dialog RAFFAELE: "..Sometimes within." Action Notes Raffaele turns OTS to Adelina for emphasis.
319. Action Notes Adelina gives nervous sidelong look.
320. Dialog ADELINA: "And I'm hoping I don't have to become a consort-=- "
321. Dialog ADELINA: "-=- to join the Dagger Society?"
322. Action Notes Adelina realizes remark.
323. Dialog ADELINA: "Not to offend you, of course." Action Notes Adelina turns back to Raffaele to reassure.
324. Notes Both in frame.
325. Dialog RAFFAELE: "AHaha hahaha-" Action Notes Raffaele gently laughs Notes Studio Ghibli-like belly laugh
326. Dialog RAFFAELE: "-hahahaha." Action Notes Raffaele gently leans back.
327. Dialog RAFFAELE: "Where you sleep is not who you are." Action Notes Raffaele stabilizes.
328. Dialog RAFFAELE: "You aren't of age, mi Adelinetta."
329. Dialog RAFFAELE: "No one at the Fortunata Court will force you to service clients..."
330. Dialog RAFFAELE: ".... unless of course.. such work interests you?" Action Notes Raffaele's eyes smolder. Notes joking flirtatiously.
331. Action Notes Adelina's face burns at the suggestion. Notes [end sequence, pg. 67]