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

3. MARS: Bubby! Tweet, tweet! MARS: Bubby! Tweet, tweet!
4. MARS (cont.): Come here, Bubby! MARS (cont.): Come here, Bubby!
10. *THUNK* *THUNK*
11. *Mars swings around in a panic* *Mars swings around in a panic*
12. *Drops arms in defeat, Mars sighs* *Drops arms in defeat, Mars sighs*
14. MARS: Am I dead? MARS: Am I dead?
15. BIRD: Nearly. BIRD: Nearly.
17. *SWOOSH* *SWOOSH*
21. BIRD: However, your sole is still BIRD: However, your sole is still connected to your body connected to your body
23. MARS: Good thing I wore MARS: Good thing I wore my tennis shoes. my tennis shoes.
24. BIRD: I’ll repair the connection BIRD: I’ll repair the connection between your soles... between your soles...
25. BIRD (cont.): so you can return BIRD (cont.): so you can return to your body to your body
26. MARS: How? MARS: How?
27. *SWOOSH* *SWOOSH*
29. BIRD: By repairing the tear. BIRD: By repairing the tear.
30. *ZIP* *ZIP*
31. MARS: Can I ask you stuff? MARS: Can I ask you stuff? BIRD: I suppose. BIRD: I suppose.
32. MARS: So are you an angel? MARS: So are you an angel?
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.
34. MARS: So are all birds dead people? MARS: So are all birds dead people? BIRD: Yes. BIRD: Yes.
35. MARS: I knew it. MARS: I knew it.
36. MARS: So what do birds become MARS: So what do birds become when they die? when they die?
38. BIRD: I don’t know... BIRD: I don’t know...
39. BIRD (cont.): Turtles maybe? BIRD (cont.): Turtles maybe?
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?
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.
42. BIRD: Life is terribly long... BIRD: Life is terribly long...
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.
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.
45. Mars: That doesn’t even rhyme. Mars: That doesn’t even rhyme.
46. BIRD: Goodbye then. BIRD: Goodbye then.
47. *SWOOSH* *SWOOSH*
48. *GASP!* *GASP!*