Ghibli-Style 30-Frame Animation Storyboard Sheet

{
  "type": "animated short film storyboard contact sheet",
  "style": "hand-painted watercolor storyboard in a Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki aesthetic, warm natural light, soft textured paper grain, cinematic framing, gentle fantasy realism, nostalgic and tender mood",
  "format": "6 columns by 5 rows contact sheet with [30] frames total, each frame inside an off-white storyboard card with a tiny frame number at bottom left and a small colored transition tag at top right",
  "subject": {
    "main character": "[a small capybara-like creature wearing a green scarf, with tan fur, rounded face, tiny ears, and glossy dark eyes]",
    "supporting character": "[a graceful tall gray-blue heron with a long beak and elegant neck]",
    "setting": "mountain valley, cottage interior, forest paths, flowering grove, stream, lakeshore, sunset coast, and night doorway"
  },
  "layout": {
    "sections": [
      {
        "title": "row 1",
        "position": "top",
        "count": 6,
        "labels": [
          "#01 mountain landscape with distant windmill at sunrise",
          "#02 dried grass in a vase beside a sunlit window",
          "#03 close-up of the small creature looking out a window",
          "#04 old map spread on a table",
          "#05 snowy mountain horizon under a pale sky",
          "#06 hands gently tying the green scarf around the creature"
        ]
      },
      {
        "title": "row 2",
        "position": "upper middle",
        "count": 6,
        "labels": [
          "#07 the creature at a wooden doorway preparing to leave",
          "#08 the creature on stone steps overlooking a valley and windmill",
          "#09 close-up of a furry paw stepping through shallow water and flowers",
          "#10 the creature moving through bright green grass",
          "#11 giant close-up of the creature's foot among tiny flowers and stems",
          "#12 the creature lying or crouching in a sun-dappled meadow"
        ]
      },
      {
        "title": "row 3",
        "position": "center",
        "count": 6,
        "labels": [
          "#13 close-up portrait of the creature with surprised open mouth",
          "#14 the creature standing in a forest beam of golden light",
          "#15 the creature splashing or leaping over a stream near rocks",
          "#16 macro close-up of a pink flower bud on a branch",
          "#17 the creature running through an archway of blooming pink trees",
          "#18 the creature standing in a pink blossom grove"
        ]
      },
      {
        "title": "row 4",
        "position": "lower middle",
        "count": 6,
        "labels": [
          "#19 dreamy blossom-filled scene with triangular mountain/tree shape in the center, seen with petals in foreground",
          "#20 extreme close-up of the creature's eye",
          "#21 the creature meeting the heron by water at sunset",
          "#22 closer two-shot of the creature looking up at the heron in reflective water",
          "#23 the heron spreading a large wing beside the creature in golden light",
          "#24 close-up of the creature with eyes closed, peaceful and content"
        ]
      },
      {
        "title": "row 5",
        "position": "bottom",
        "count": 6,
        "labels": [
          "#25 the creature and heron together against a purple-orange sunset sky by the water",
          "#26 wide shot of a vivid dusk sky with layered clouds",
          "#27 the heron flying upward dramatically against a blazing sunset",
          "#28 a single feather drifting over calm water at sunset",
          "#29 the creature alone watching the glowing horizon beside water",
          "#30 night scene from behind the heron standing in a doorway looking out"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "centerpiece": "the overall sequence follows the small scarf-wearing creature's quiet journey from home into nature, through discovery and reflection, to a bittersweet farewell with the heron",
    "background": "clean beige page like a production storyboard printout"
  },
  "color_palette": {
    "primary": [
      "warm gold",
      "moss green",
      "peach pink",
      "sky blue",
      "lavender dusk",
      "soft brown"
    ],
    "accents": [
      "sunset orange",
      "cream paper",
      "water reflections"
    ]
  },
  "camera": "mix of wide establishing shots, intimate close-ups, macro inserts, POV detail shots, and emotional two-shots",
  "lighting": "morning sun, forest god rays, glowing sunset backlight, and deep blue nighttime shadows",
  "prompt": "Create a [30]-frame storyboard contact sheet for a [Miyazaki-inspired watercolor animated short film]. The story follows [a small capybara-like creature wearing a green scarf] on a poetic journey through nature, where it eventually meets [a graceful heron]. Show the exact 6x5 board layout with 30 miniature storyboard cards in clean order with [warm golden watercolor tones with pink blossoms and blue-lavender dusk], soft painterly texture, cinematic emotion, and a polished storyboard-sheet presentation."
}