EXT. VILLAGE TOWER – WIDE SHOT (WS), low angle – Ancient bell violently ringing, camera tilts down to reveal chaotic village square below.
WS, handheld – Panicked villagers packing belongings, children crying, carts overloaded.
MEDIUM WIDE (MW), tracking – Guards rushing past, shouting orders; shops with “LAST WATER” signs.
CU – Village gate creaking open as desperate families push through.
CU – Torm’s face as she enters frame, eyes wide at the chaos.
OVER-THE-SHOULDER (OTS) Torm – She watches people frantically pumping a dry well.
CU – Muddy trickle coming from pump; a woman (Torm) slams the handle in frustration.
TRACKING SHOT – Torm hurries toward town center, riverbed visible in background, completely dry.
SERIES OF QUICK CUTS (9A–9E) – 5 rapid shots: empty water distribution hubs, signs reading “DRY”.
MW – Torm knocking on first door; Villager 1 shakes head sadly.
CU – Villager 1 signing/mouthing “We don’t have any water.”
OTS Torm – Door after door closing on her.
INT. PHONG’S HOUSE – DOORWAY – MS – Phong (deaf man) opens door; Torm signs nervously.
CU hands – Torm signs: “Do you have any river water to spare?”
CU Phong’s face – He signs back sympathetically.
TWO-SHOT – Phong offers small rain-collection bottle; Torm signs “It has to be river water.”
CU – Torm reluctantly accepting the tiny bottle, conflicted expression.
EXT. PROFESSOR’S HOUSE – TRACKING – Torm finds Professor hurriedly packing barrels.
INT. PROFESSOR’S HOUSE – TWO-SHOT – Professor glances at Torm’s bottle on table.
CU Professor – “All my water reserves were taken… Very insignificant amounts.”
OTS Torm – Professor: “I knew I should have hidden the barrels… I’m so sorry, Torm.”
CU Torm – “Don’t be sorry. Your honesty is one of the reasons I know I can trust you.”
TWO-SHOT – Professor warns about “village slumber” order; Torm asks what to do.
CU Professor – “Go to town and get water from where and who you can… You almost have the cure!”
MS – Torm nods determinedly, exits frame as Professor continues packing.
EXT. PATH – MS tracking – Torm walking home; distant alarm bell rings again.
CU – Torm’s water station machine struggling, low water level.
CU Torm – “Why is the river so low?”
MS – Torm shuts off machine, continues walking.
MS – Elderly man fumbling with message line box, frustrated.
OTS Elder – Torm approaches: “I wouldn’t touch those two lines together…”
TWO-SHOT – Elder startled; Torm offers to help.
CU Elder – Explains chaos, messengers sent, shorthanded.
INSERT – Torm’s hands opening box, examining wires.
FLASH CUT (Torm’s mind) – Quick animated graphic overlay: glass plate, berry acid, electrical diagram.
CU Torm – “Hold on, I have an idea.”
SERIES OF CUTS (37A–37D) – Torm crushing berries between glass plates, wiring them into box.
CU – Machine suddenly lights up, prints message.
CU Elder – Amazed: “It works! How did you do that?”
CU Torm – Explains berry-acid solar grid; Elder reads message, face falls: “The Great Falls has stopped flowing.”
INT. MEDICINE ROOM – CU – Lilix secretly mixing fresh root potion, hiding it.
MS – Rina enters; Lilix quickly covers mixture.
TWO-SHOT – Rina notices open medicine locker, angry: “Lilix! Why do I always have to remind you?”
CU Rina – Service bell rings; she slams locker: “Try to have that ready by the time I get back.”
CU Lilix – Sneaky smile as she returns to her secret root mixture once alone.
INT. TORM’S HOUSE – WS – Torm enters exhausted, places tiny water bottles on table.
MS – Sister sitting up anxiously: “So what was the alarm for?”
TWO-SHOT – Torm: “The water in the rivers stopped flowing.”
CU Sister – “What if the rivers stay dry and the vapors…”
CU Torm – Sharp pains hit sister; Torm rushes to comfort her.
CLOSE TWO-SHOT – Torm soothing: “It’s okay… ‘What if’ has to be more dangerous than Shadow Fever.”
CU Sister – Weak, teary: “I’m trying not to be afraid…”
MS Torm – “Perhaps if I play for you…”
CU Sister – Weak nod: “Mom and dad’s wedding song.”
MS – Torm fetches violin and music scroll.
CU Sister – “Torm?… I’m sorry I got sick.”
CU Torm – Tears held back: “Close your eyes.”
MS – Torm winds music machine; it begins soft melody.
CU Violin – Torm lifts violin to neck, starts playing “Heart Waltz.”
SLOW PUSH-IN on Sister’s face – Eyes closed, breathing slows into peaceful sleep.
MS – Torm playing full Heart Waltz, bittersweet expression.
SLOW DOLLY around Torm – Music swells.
CU Sister’s face – First dream glow begins (soft light).
DISSOLVE transition – Room fades as dream world emerges.
FINAL NOTE – Torm holds last violin note, eyes on sleeping sister.
FADE IN – EXTREME WIDE, ethereal – Infinite glowing ballroom materializes; parents (young, radiant) begin slow waltz in 6/8 time.
SLOW MOTION CU – Mother’s dress flowing like river water, fabric turning translucent.
LOW ANGLE TRACKING – Father spins mother; chandeliers float and drip liquid starlight.
DUTCH ANGLE MS – Parents dance across mirrored floor that reflects village chaos below.
CU hands – Parents’ hands intertwined; faint root-like veins glow with medicine light.
OVERHEAD CRANE SHOT – Ballroom ceiling opens to night sky filled with floating water vials.
SURREAL INSERT – Mother’s dress hem dissolves into dry riverbed that suddenly floods with sparkling water.
SLOW MOTION TWO-SHOT – Parents laugh silently; their faces briefly morph into Torm & sister as children.
WHIP PAN – Ballroom walls turn into giant message boxes printing glowing “Heart Waltz” notes.
CU Mother’s eyes – Reflection shows Phong signing lovingly.
TRACKING AROUND COUPLE – Shadows of village elders and Professor dance in background like ghosts.
FANTASY CU – Father lifts mother; they float upward as berry-acid solar sparks swirl around them.
SURREAL SPLIT SCREEN – Left: parents dancing; Right: Torm’s violin bow moving in perfect sync.
DUTCH ANGLE – Ballroom tilts; parents keep dancing perfectly upright as gravity fails.
SLOW MOTION – Mother’s veil becomes river mist; father catches it like saving water.
WIDE FANTASY – Entire ballroom now floating in endless starry void; couple at center.
EXTREME CLOSE-UP – Tear from mother’s eye turns into perfect raindrop that falls into sister’s sleeping face (dream link).
GRACEFUL 360 ORBIT – Parents waltz faster, glowing brighter, surrounded by swirling glass-plate diagrams.
SLOW FADE – Ballroom edges dissolve back into Torm’s bedroom walls; parents become translucent.
FINAL SHOT – Torm lowers violin; last note fades. Sister deeply asleep, peaceful smile. Torm gently stops music machine and returns to work table as soft light lingers on her face.