The Juniper Tree - Storyboard

Storyboard for the short film The Juniper Tree. Tell the story of a little girl who falls from a tree and meets a bird.

Transcript

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3. MARS: Bubby! Tweet, tweet!
   MARS: Bubby! Tweet, tweet!
   

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4. MARS (cont.): Come here, Bubby!
   MARS (cont.): Come here, Bubby!
   

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10. *THUNK*
    *THUNK*
    

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11. *Mars swings around in a panic*
    *Mars swings around in a panic*
    

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12. *Drops arms in defeat, Mars sighs*
    *Drops arms in defeat, Mars sighs*
    

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14. MARS: Am I dead?
    MARS: Am I dead?
    

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15. BIRD: Nearly.
    BIRD: Nearly.
    

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17. *SWOOSH*
    *SWOOSH*
    

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21. BIRD: However, your sole is still
    BIRD: However, your sole is still
    connected to your body
    connected to your body
    

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23. MARS: Good thing I wore
    MARS: Good thing I wore
    my tennis shoes.
    my tennis shoes.
    

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24. BIRD: I’ll repair the connection
    BIRD: I’ll repair the connection
    between your soles...
    between your soles...
    

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25. BIRD (cont.): so you can return
    BIRD (cont.): so you can return
    to your body
    to your body
    

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26. MARS: How?
    MARS: How?
    

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27. *SWOOSH*
    *SWOOSH*
    

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29. BIRD: By repairing the tear.
    BIRD: By repairing the tear.
    

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30. *ZIP*
    *ZIP*
    

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31. MARS: Can I ask you stuff?
    MARS: Can I ask you stuff?
    BIRD: I suppose.
    BIRD: I suppose.
    

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32. MARS: So are you an angel?
    MARS: So are you an angel?
    

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33. BIRD: No, I’m dead, I’m just filling out my
    BIRD: No, I’m dead, I’m just filling out my
    community service requirement.
    community service requirement.
    

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34. MARS: So are all birds dead people?
    MARS: So are all birds dead people?
    BIRD: Yes.
    BIRD: Yes.
    

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35. MARS: I knew it.
    MARS: I knew it.
    

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36. MARS: So what do birds become
    MARS: So what do birds become
    when they die?
    when they die?
    

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38. BIRD: I don’t know...
    BIRD: I don’t know...
    

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39. BIRD (cont.): Turtles maybe?
    BIRD (cont.): Turtles maybe?
    

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40. MARS: So does that mean my brother’s a
    MARS: So does that mean my brother’s a
    bird? Or is he a turtle already?
    bird? Or is he a turtle already?
    

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41. BIRD: (pause) I can’t answer that, but I
    BIRD: (pause) I can’t answer that, but I
    can give you a poem.
    can give you a poem.
    

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42. BIRD: Life is terribly long...
    BIRD: Life is terribly long...
    

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43. BIRD (cont.): ...but at the end of it,
    BIRD (cont.): ...but at the end of it,
    you finally get to fly.
    you finally get to fly.
    

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44. BIRD (cont.): So let the birds fly, and live
    BIRD (cont.): So let the birds fly, and live
    in peace until you can too.
    in peace until you can too.
    

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45. Mars: That doesn’t even rhyme.
    Mars: That doesn’t even rhyme.
    

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46. BIRD: Goodbye then.
    BIRD: Goodbye then.
    

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47. *SWOOSH*
    *SWOOSH*
    

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48. *GASP!*
    *GASP!*
    

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