**SHOT LIST - SCENE 7: GRAVE LILIES**
**Total: 45 shots**
**Location:** Golden Fields graveyard (steampunk aesthetic) + intercut with Avio’s air balloon high in cloudy night sky
**Tone:** Bittersweet, whimsical, emotional – mix of wide cinematic vistas and intimate close-ups
| Shot # | Shot Type / Movement | Description / Action / Dialogue |
|--------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 | WS (wide establishing, slow push-in) | Moonlit graveyard near Golden Fields. Steampunk guitar leans against ornate tombstone covered in lilies. Gentle wind. |
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2 | MS | Bex walks into frame from left, stops, sees guitar. Eyes light up with surprise and delight. |
| 3 | CU | Bex’s hand reaches out, touches the guitar’s neck. |
| 4 | CU (insert) | Guitar leaning against tombstone – brass gears and valves glint in moonlight. |
| 5 | OTS (over Bex’s shoulder) | Bex lifts guitar, cradles it. He speaks softly to the tombstones. **BEX:** “Why is your grandson so good at making things, but so bad at friendship?” |
| 6 | MS | Bex gets an idea. He smiles mischievously, walks to nearby portable radio. |
| 7 | CU (insert) | Guitar cable plugs into radio jack with a satisfying *click*. |
| 8 | ECU | Bex’s hand turns radio volume knob all the way up. **BEX:** “God, I hope he’s sleeping.” |
| 9 | WS (night sky) | Avio’s air balloon drifting through cloudy night sky. Avio sits on the edge, legs dangling, eating. |
| 10 | CU | Avio savoring food, smiling. |
| 11 | ECU | Radio suddenly BLASTS shrieking guitar riff at full volume. |
| 12 | MS (fast whip pan) | Avio jumps, drops food over the side. Food falls away into clouds. |
| 13 | CU | Avio quickly turns radio off. **AVIO:** “Man! That was good too! I was really enjoying that.” |
| 14 | MS | Avio turns radio back on, adjusts dial, calls out. Feedback squeal. |
| 15 | CU | Avio on radio. **AVIO:** “I see you found your gift. How are my grandparents?” |
| 16 | MS (back at graveyard) | Bex unplugs guitar from radio. |
| 17 | CU | Bex smiles at radio. **BEX:** “Still dead.” |
| 18 | OTS (Bex on radio) | **AVIO (radio):** “Just because someone is dead doesn’t mean they don’t need someone to take care of them.” |
| 19 | CU | Bex looks at overgrown tombstones. **BEX:** “Their bricks are getting a little overgrown but I’ll take care of it.” |
| 20 | CU (Avio in balloon) | Avio smiles warmly. **AVIO:** “How do you like the guitar?” |
| 21 | CU | Bex beams, almost speechless. **BEX:** “I don’t know what to say… it’s the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. Thank you.” |
| 22 | MS (Avio) | Avio laughs. **AVIO:** “I’m just glad I’m far enough away I don’t have to hear you practice everyday.” |
| 23 | CU (Bex) | **AVIO (radio, continuing):** “Speaking of that, be careful not to overload the radio.” |
| 24 | 2-SHOT (Bex at graves) | Bex turns serious. **BEX:** “It’s not too late: you can still turn around. The Falls will always be there, but I won’t…” |
| 25 | CU (Avio listening) | **AVIO:** “One day you will understand. A dream will find you and you will know what it’s like to have the noise of the world stop because your dream is the loudest thing in your world…” |
| 26 | MS | Bex suddenly hears noise in the field. His attention shifts. He slowly turns radio volume down. |
| 27 | CU (radio speaker) | Avio’s voice continues faintly as volume drops. **AVIO:** “Bex? Are you there?” |
| 28 | WS | Lilix in the field nearby, shovel in hand, bag of gear, studying a picture of a root. |
| 29 | MS | Bex walks toward Lilix through tall grass. |
| 30 | CU | Lilix looks up from picture, startled. **LILIX:** “Ahhh! You startled me.” |
| 31 | 2-SHOT | Bex raises hands apologetically. **BEX:** “You look lost.” **LILIX:** “It’s a root I’m trying to find…” |
| 32 | OTS (Bex over Lilix’s shoulder) | Bex leans in to see the picture. **BEX:** “Grave lilies.” |
| 33 | CU (insert) | Bex’s hand digs up a grave lily root with small shovel. |
| 34 | CU | Lilix takes the root excitedly. **LILIX:** “Yes, that’s it! Why are they called ‘grave lilies’?” |
| 35 | MS (tracking) | Bex leads Lilix a few steps to the lily-covered tombstones. |
| 36 | WS (low angle) | The two stand before Avio’s grandparents’ graves, now revealed. |
| 37 | CU | Bex gestures at the flowers. **BEX:** “That’s why. They seem to thrive around graves. I think it’s a mineral in the stones they like.” |
| 38 | 2-SHOT | **LILIX:** “Who’s graves are those?” **BEX:** “Just some really stupid dead people.” |
| 39 | MS | Lilix senses sincerity behind sarcasm. Bex starts digging more roots. **LILIX:** “I don’t want to disturb their graves.” |
| 40 | CU (Bex digging) | **BEX:** “Don’t worry, I was already planning on cleaning them off. What do you need the flowers for, anyway?” |
| 41 | CU | **LILIX:** “They are for a patient… I’m a nurse back in Dreamer Village.” |
| 42 | CU (Bex looking up curiously) | Bex asks about Dreamers. Conversation flows. **BEX:** “I hear Dreamers can leave their bodies while dreaming. Is that true?” |
| 43 | 2-SHOT (shovel pushes) | Bex lists Avio’s “symptoms” with every sharp shovel push. **BEX:** “Absent-mindedness… always wants to talk about the same thing…” **BEX:** “Owww!!” |
| 44 | CU | Bex hurts his hand. Lilix rushes over. **LILIX:** “Be careful… Are you okay?” She examines his hand. |
| 45 | CU (radio insert – accidental) | Lilix’s bag knocks over radio; transmitter mic activates. Avio’s balloon reaction intercut: he drops food again, hears everything. **LILIX (voice):** “Is it broken? … I’m more worried about your feelings for your friend…” **BEX (voice, emotional):** “I’ve been lying to my best friend… they all died from Shadow Fever…” (Avio’s face changes as he realizes the truth) **AVIO (final whisper):** “This isn’t important.” He crumples maps, turns balloon home. **BEX (last line as he runs):** “Avio… Come get me!” Bex sprints out of frame leaving Lilix behind. Fade out. |
This 45-shot list is paced for a 4–5 minute scene, with smooth intercuts between the graveyard and balloon, plenty of emotional close-ups, and visual emphasis on the steampunk props (guitar, radio, lilies). Ready to shoot! Let me know if you want director’s notes, storyboards, or adjustments.
**Total: 45 shots**
**Location:** Golden Fields graveyard (steampunk aesthetic) + intercut with Avio’s air balloon high in cloudy night sky
**Tone:** Bittersweet, whimsical, emotional – mix of wide cinematic vistas and intimate close-ups
| Shot # | Shot Type / Movement | Description / Action / Dialogue |
|--------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 | WS (wide establishing, slow push-in) | Moonlit graveyard near Golden Fields. Steampunk guitar leans against ornate tombstone covered in lilies. Gentle wind. |
|
2 | MS | Bex walks into frame from left, stops, sees guitar. Eyes light up with surprise and delight. |
| 3 | CU | Bex’s hand reaches out, touches the guitar’s neck. |
| 4 | CU (insert) | Guitar leaning against tombstone – brass gears and valves glint in moonlight. |
| 5 | OTS (over Bex’s shoulder) | Bex lifts guitar, cradles it. He speaks softly to the tombstones. **BEX:** “Why is your grandson so good at making things, but so bad at friendship?” |
| 6 | MS | Bex gets an idea. He smiles mischievously, walks to nearby portable radio. |
| 7 | CU (insert) | Guitar cable plugs into radio jack with a satisfying *click*. |
| 8 | ECU | Bex’s hand turns radio volume knob all the way up. **BEX:** “God, I hope he’s sleeping.” |
| 9 | WS (night sky) | Avio’s air balloon drifting through cloudy night sky. Avio sits on the edge, legs dangling, eating. |
| 10 | CU | Avio savoring food, smiling. |
| 11 | ECU | Radio suddenly BLASTS shrieking guitar riff at full volume. |
| 12 | MS (fast whip pan) | Avio jumps, drops food over the side. Food falls away into clouds. |
| 13 | CU | Avio quickly turns radio off. **AVIO:** “Man! That was good too! I was really enjoying that.” |
| 14 | MS | Avio turns radio back on, adjusts dial, calls out. Feedback squeal. |
| 15 | CU | Avio on radio. **AVIO:** “I see you found your gift. How are my grandparents?” |
| 16 | MS (back at graveyard) | Bex unplugs guitar from radio. |
| 17 | CU | Bex smiles at radio. **BEX:** “Still dead.” |
| 18 | OTS (Bex on radio) | **AVIO (radio):** “Just because someone is dead doesn’t mean they don’t need someone to take care of them.” |
| 19 | CU | Bex looks at overgrown tombstones. **BEX:** “Their bricks are getting a little overgrown but I’ll take care of it.” |
| 20 | CU (Avio in balloon) | Avio smiles warmly. **AVIO:** “How do you like the guitar?” |
| 21 | CU | Bex beams, almost speechless. **BEX:** “I don’t know what to say… it’s the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. Thank you.” |
| 22 | MS (Avio) | Avio laughs. **AVIO:** “I’m just glad I’m far enough away I don’t have to hear you practice everyday.” |
| 23 | CU (Bex) | **AVIO (radio, continuing):** “Speaking of that, be careful not to overload the radio.” |
| 24 | 2-SHOT (Bex at graves) | Bex turns serious. **BEX:** “It’s not too late: you can still turn around. The Falls will always be there, but I won’t…” |
| 25 | CU (Avio listening) | **AVIO:** “One day you will understand. A dream will find you and you will know what it’s like to have the noise of the world stop because your dream is the loudest thing in your world…” |
| 26 | MS | Bex suddenly hears noise in the field. His attention shifts. He slowly turns radio volume down. |
| 27 | CU (radio speaker) | Avio’s voice continues faintly as volume drops. **AVIO:** “Bex? Are you there?” |
| 28 | WS | Lilix in the field nearby, shovel in hand, bag of gear, studying a picture of a root. |
| 29 | MS | Bex walks toward Lilix through tall grass. |
| 30 | CU | Lilix looks up from picture, startled. **LILIX:** “Ahhh! You startled me.” |
| 31 | 2-SHOT | Bex raises hands apologetically. **BEX:** “You look lost.” **LILIX:** “It’s a root I’m trying to find…” |
| 32 | OTS (Bex over Lilix’s shoulder) | Bex leans in to see the picture. **BEX:** “Grave lilies.” |
| 33 | CU (insert) | Bex’s hand digs up a grave lily root with small shovel. |
| 34 | CU | Lilix takes the root excitedly. **LILIX:** “Yes, that’s it! Why are they called ‘grave lilies’?” |
| 35 | MS (tracking) | Bex leads Lilix a few steps to the lily-covered tombstones. |
| 36 | WS (low angle) | The two stand before Avio’s grandparents’ graves, now revealed. |
| 37 | CU | Bex gestures at the flowers. **BEX:** “That’s why. They seem to thrive around graves. I think it’s a mineral in the stones they like.” |
| 38 | 2-SHOT | **LILIX:** “Who’s graves are those?” **BEX:** “Just some really stupid dead people.” |
| 39 | MS | Lilix senses sincerity behind sarcasm. Bex starts digging more roots. **LILIX:** “I don’t want to disturb their graves.” |
| 40 | CU (Bex digging) | **BEX:** “Don’t worry, I was already planning on cleaning them off. What do you need the flowers for, anyway?” |
| 41 | CU | **LILIX:** “They are for a patient… I’m a nurse back in Dreamer Village.” |
| 42 | CU (Bex looking up curiously) | Bex asks about Dreamers. Conversation flows. **BEX:** “I hear Dreamers can leave their bodies while dreaming. Is that true?” |
| 43 | 2-SHOT (shovel pushes) | Bex lists Avio’s “symptoms” with every sharp shovel push. **BEX:** “Absent-mindedness… always wants to talk about the same thing…” **BEX:** “Owww!!” |
| 44 | CU | Bex hurts his hand. Lilix rushes over. **LILIX:** “Be careful… Are you okay?” She examines his hand. |
| 45 | CU (radio insert – accidental) | Lilix’s bag knocks over radio; transmitter mic activates. Avio’s balloon reaction intercut: he drops food again, hears everything. **LILIX (voice):** “Is it broken? … I’m more worried about your feelings for your friend…” **BEX (voice, emotional):** “I’ve been lying to my best friend… they all died from Shadow Fever…” (Avio’s face changes as he realizes the truth) **AVIO (final whisper):** “This isn’t important.” He crumples maps, turns balloon home. **BEX (last line as he runs):** “Avio… Come get me!” Bex sprints out of frame leaving Lilix behind. Fade out. |
This 45-shot list is paced for a 4–5 minute scene, with smooth intercuts between the graveyard and balloon, plenty of emotional close-ups, and visual emphasis on the steampunk props (guitar, radio, lilies). Ready to shoot! Let me know if you want director’s notes, storyboards, or adjustments.
SCENE SUMMARY
Near the Golden Fields, Bex discovers a steampunk guitar Avio left for him beside Avio’s grandparents’ graves. Using the guitar and a radio, Bex contacts Avio, who is traveling through the night sky in his air balloon toward the Falls. Their conversation reveals Bex’s loneliness and resentment over Avio leaving, while Avio explains his overwhelming need to follow his dream. During the call, Bex meets Lilix, a nurse from Dreamer Village searching for “grave lilies,” rare roots that grow around graves and can heal a patient. As they gather the flowers together, Bex opens up about hiding the truth that his entire family died from Shadow Fever, admitting Avio is the only family he has left. Avio accidentally overhears the confession through the radio and realizes how much pain his friend is in. Both boys have a change of heart — Bex desperately tries to stop Avio, while Avio abandons his journey to return home — and the two race blindly toward each other, unable to reconnect over the radio.
7. GRAVE LILIES
Not far from the Golden Fields where Avio lifted off on his journey to see the Falls, a steampunk style guitar leans against a tombstone. Bex comes up and sees the guitar. His eyes light up. He picks it up and talks to the tombstones.
BEX
Why is your grandson so good at making things, but so bad at friendship?
Bex gets an idea of how to let his friend know he got his gift: He plugs the guitar into his radio and turns the volume all the way up.
BEX
God, I hope he's sleeping
( ext.)Far away in a cloudy night sky Avio is eating over the side of his air balloon, savoring his food. The radio turns on instantly full blast in a shrieking guitar sound causing Avio to drop his tool as he works on the pipes of his engine. He turns it off quickly and looks down at the earth.
AVIO
ahhhhhh!
He turns the radio back on and calls Bex. He gets loud feedback, but it quickly dies.
AVIO
I see you found your gift. How are my grandparents?
Bex unplugs his guitar and responds.
BEX
Still dead.
AVIO
Just because someone is dead doesn't mean they don't need someone to take care of them.
BEX
Their bricks are getting a little overgrown but I 'll take care of it
AVIO
How do you like the guitar?
BEX
I don't know what to say.. it's the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Thank you.
AVIO
I'm just glad I'm far enough away I don't have to hear you practice everyday
BEX
It's not too late: you can
still turn around. The Falls will always be there, but I won't. I really don't understand this need you have to get to the top.
AVIO
One day you will understand. A dream will find you and you will know what it's like to have the noise of the world stop because your dream is the loudest thing in your world...
Prophetic words since at that exact moment, Bex's attention is stolen by Lilix making noises in the field nearby . He slowly turns the volume down on Avio, who is still in speech, as he gets up to see who this girl is. Lilix has a shovel and a bag full of gear. Avio gets some signal noise on his radio, not realizing his friend has turned the volume down.
AVIO
Bex? Are you there?
Lilix is standing looking at a picture of a root. She looks around trying to find it. Bex comes out of nowhere.
BEX
You look lost.
LILIX
Ahhh! You startled me.
BEX
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. What is that you're looking at?
LILIX
It's a root I'm trying to find, but I have to admit I have no idea what I'm looking for.
Bex comes over for a closer look.
BEX
Grave lilies.
He digs one up.
LILIX
Yes, that's it
Lilix takes possession of it.
LILIX
Why are they called 'grave lilies'?
BEX
I'll show you.
Seconds later Bex and Lilix stand at the lily-covered tombstones of Avio’s grandparents.
BEX
That's why. They seem to thrive around graves. I think it's a mineral in the stones they like
LILIX
Who’s graves are those?
BEX
Just some really stupid dead people.
Lilix sees the sincerity through his sarcasm. Bex starts digging up the roots.
LILIX
I don't want to disturb their graves.
BEX
Don't worry, I was already planning on cleaning them off. What do you need the flowers for, anyway?
LILIX
They are for a patient. The root seems to work a miracle on him.
BEX
Are you a dr? Are you a nurse?
LILIX
Yes, back in Dreamer Village.
Bex looks up with curiosity.
BEX
I hear Dreamers can leave their bodies while dreaming. Is that true?
LILIX
That's a myth. We're just like everyone else, except the part of the brain that causes dreaming is larger and more developed in a Dreamer, which gives us more control and freedom over our dreams. We are aware when we are dreaming and we also have the ability to go back into a dream we liked, but we remember less of our dreams than non-dreamers.
BEX
Maybe you remember less because the dreams are so perfect, you wouldn't want to wake up from them and it's your brain's way of saving your body.
LILIX
You seem to know a lot about Dreamers. Do you know many?
BEX
Only you, but my friend Avio suffers all the symptoms of a swollen dream.
Bex lists the symptoms with every sharp push of his shovel:
BEX
Absent-mindedness... always wants to talk about the same thing... completely disregards his friends...Owww!!
Bex accidentally hurts his hand with the small hand shovel.
LILIX
Be careful... Are you okay?
Lilix hurries to his side. She looks at his hand and feels it for pain.
BEX
Ow!!
LILIX
Sorry...I have something that will help.
AVIO finally gets a signal and hears lilix and bex
BEX
Is it broken?
LILIX
It's not broken, just bruised. It's okay. You're lucky you didn't cut your fingers off.
Lilix reassured as she wraps his hand up.
LILIX
I'm more worried about your feelings for your friend. Why are you so upset with him?
Bex becomes pensive but then opens up.
BEX
I've been lying to my best friend since I've known him: he thinks I live up north with my parents and five sisters, but the truth is they all died from Shadow Fever when I was very young and I never knew them.
LILIX
And you're upset he left you alone?
BEX
Yes. Avio is not just my friend, he is the only family I have. And if he doesn't come back, that makes these stones the closest thing to a family I have left.
Avio loses the signal. He desperately tries to get it back but with no success.
Bex pauses in thought.
BEX
Idiot!
LILIX
Beg your pardon?
BEX
Not you: Me! I'm an idiot. BEX the village idiot, the town moron, the king of all things dumb. Ahhhh!
Bex moves quickly to his radio. He tries to call but the signal is lost.
BEX
Avio.... Avio. Come get me!
He can't get a signal. He quickly gathers all of his things. Bex looks at Lilix.
BEX
Sorry, I got to go. Help yourself to these old stupid dead people's stuff. They won't mind, they're dead. But if they complain, run! bye now!!
Far away in a moonlit cloudy sky, Avio reflects on the last words he heard before the signal went dead: the confession of his friend’s family all being dead. The importance of his journey fades as he thinks about his friend.
AVIO
This isn't important.
Avio says to himself staring at his maps. He crumbles them up and changes course back to home. He tries to get Bex on the radio, but all he gets is some random Sand Pirate chatter. He connects an antenna wire to the radio in hopes of boosting the signal but he gets nothing.
AVIO
Bex, if you can hear me, I'm on my way back.
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