[PROJECT CARD] Create a compact designed masthead, not a table. TITLE: DARA NEEDLE SHRINE KILL META LINE: night shrine / katana demon hunt / needle barrage escalation PRIORITY: preserve Dara identity, grounded shrine geography, The Needle silhouette, katana defense, needle projectile and claw attacks, wet stone reflections, repeated deflections, and final collapse. MICRO BRIEF: Begin with Dara drawing her katana, then show her advancing through The Needle’s silent barrage of extending claws and needle projectiles, deflecting and cutting through its attacks, and finally killing it by severing its vital point. [CONTINUITY HEADER] SEQUENCE ID: DARA_NEEDLE_SHRINE_KILL_15P REFERENCE PRIORITY: First provided image controls Dara face, body, wardrobe, proportions, silhouette, white hair, red eyes, bloodstained sailor uniform, red bow, bandages, barefoot stance, and katana. Second provided image controls The Needle demon design, needle crown head, long needle claws, bandaged body, tattered drapery, bloodstains, and silent posture. This storyboard controls staging, motion, camera, continuity, combat rhythm, and effect logic. [SCENE PACKET] PREMISE: In a rain-wet abandoned mountain shrine at night, Dara turns a demonic ambush into a precise katana advance through The Needle’s silent attacks. LOCATION: Rain-soaked stone courtyard of an abandoned mountain shrine at night. Stone lanterns, broken torii gate, shallow reflecting puddles, dark wooden pillars, wet stone ground, light mist, single combat lane between Dara and The Needle. START -> END: Dara draws her katana near the stone lanterns -> The Needle reveals itself, attacks with extending claws and needle projectiles, advances, absorbs reflected cuts, and collapses after Dara severs its vital point. ACTION CHAIN: katana draw -> The Needle reveals needle crown and claws -> first needle volley -> Dara steps into the courtyard -> katana deflects and cuts needles -> The Needle changes angle and intensifies barrage -> Dara advances while repeatedly cutting through attacks -> overhead needle storm -> The Needle lunges forward -> reflected cuts stagger its form -> katana reflections mark wet stone -> portrait pause -> one-direction needle barrage from The Needle meets Dara’s defensive blade cage -> flank burst -> final vital cut and collapse. PROP / EFFECT STATE: One katana in Dara’s hand; needle projectiles and extending claw strikes originate from The Needle; Dara repeatedly deflects and severs needles with her katana; severed needles and black-red mist scatter across the battlefield; sparks, stone spray, mist trails, water ripples, and final collapsed form remain visually readable. MUST READ: A calm, focused demon hunter stays centered inside a silent needle storm, using precise katana cuts to close distance and end The Needle at point-blank range. [CHARACTER SANITIZATION] C1: Dara, young athletic demon hunter, platinum white short hair, bloodstained white sailor crop top with red bow, blue pleated skirt, arm and leg bandages, barefoot, forward aggressive posture, balanced powerful legs, single katana, fierce focused expression shifting into fast footwork and tight blade control. C2: The Needle, tall emaciated demon wrapped in dirty bloodstained bandages and tattered dark drapery, featureless head with a crown of long black needles, long needle-like claws, silent and inevitable posture, no face or humanoid redesign. Remove contradictory traits, invisible psychology, excessive costume detail, and backstory that cannot appear in a panel. [IDENTITY CONSISTENCY] Provided Dara reference controls face, body, wardrobe, proportions, hair, red eyes, bloodstained uniform, red bow, bandages, and katana. Provided Needle reference controls C2 silhouette, needle crown, claw design, bandaged body, and posture. Keep Dara’s bloodstained sailor uniform, red bow, skirt, bandages, barefoot stance, and single katana consistent. Keep The Needle’s needle crown, long claws, bandaged form, and tattered drapery consistent. Do not redesign, age-shift, beautify, merge, duplicate, or add extra weapons or extra demons. [STORYBOARD PURITY] Panel images are visual-only low-detail monochrome light-gray rough sketches. Put panel numbers, beat names, and lens tags in the header strip outside each panel image. No color, labels, arrows, captions, subtitles, logos, watermarks, timing marks, diagrams, UI, ghost poses, duplicate bodies, or technical overlays inside panels. [MASTER SHOT RULE] P02 shows full playable geography: Dara near stone lanterns foreground/center-left, broken torii and pillars in background, shallow puddles and wet stone center, The Needle positioned at the far end of the combat lane. [EMOTIONAL ARC] Ignition decision -> demonic threat reveal -> first danger spike -> controlled defense -> repeated katana cuts -> escalating pressure -> close-range resolve -> final impact, shown through Dara’s eye-line, blade height, footwork, red bow snap, The Needle’s posture, closing distance, and collapse. [STYLE LOCKS] STYLE LOCK: clean monochrome rough-sketch storyboard panels on off-white paper, light-gray gesture lines, simplified shrine pillars, stone, water, and demon forms, crisp panel hierarchy, restrained katana and needle accent only outside panel artwork. EFFECT LOCK: inside panels, katana arcs, needle projectiles, claw extensions, deflection sparks, stone spray, mist, and shattered needles are simple monochrome bright shapes only; final video effect uses katana bloom against needle strikes, wet stone reflections, sparks, and black-red mist wisps. ENVIRONMENT LOCK: stone lanterns, broken torii, wet stone courtyard, shallow puddles, dark wooden pillars, light mist, and clear combat lane remain stable across wide and overhead views. [SPATIAL CONTINUITY LOCK] P01, P02, P04, P07, P08, P09, P13, P14, and P15 share the same shrine courtyard layout. Dara begins center-left near the stone lanterns and advances toward The Needle at the far end of the lane. The Needle starts at the opposite end, reveals its form, attacks, then lunges closer while staying opposite Dara until the flank finish. P13 must show all incoming needle attacks coming from one direction only, from The Needle’s side of the lane toward Dara’s katana. Allowed changes are camera distance, camera angle, Dara pose, The Needle claw and needle crown position, katana trail density, needle direction, reflection state, damage, spray, sparks, and final collapse. [DIRECTOR STRIP] Bottom animatic track board aligned to panel columns. Tracks: BEAT LINE, CAMERA PATH, ACTION PATH, RHYTHM TRACK, ESCALATION MAP, STATE TRACK, STYLE TRACK. Use shot chips, thin lines, rhythm blocks, small intensity bars, one-to-three-word labels. No seconds or timestamps. RHYTHM TRACK format: `RHY P##: [hold|slow reveal|build|burst|impact|pause|recover|final hit] / [short block|medium block|long block] / [clean beat|match beat|smash beat|held beat|whip beat]`. ESCALATION MAP format: `ESC P##: [L1 calm|L2 tension|L3 rise|L4 surge|L5 peak] / [flat|rise|spike|drop|release|unresolved]`. PANEL HEADERS: P01 / 50mm profile / Katana draw -> P02 / low 24mm / Needle reveals -> P03 / macro insert / Needle burst -> P04 / low 35mm / Stone step -> P05 / 35mm clash / First cut -> P06 / 85mm tight / Angle shift -> P07 / 35mm flow / Redirect advance -> P08 / overhead 24mm / Needle storm -> P09 / side 35mm / Needle lunge -> P10 / 50mm impact / Form stagger -> P11 / macro stone / Reflection hiss -> P12 / 85mm portrait / Stillness pause -> P13 / 35mm orbit / One-way cage -> P14 / 35mm burst / Flank pass -> P15 / low 24mm / Vital cut CAMERA + LENS PLAN: P01 profile push -> P02 low wide reveal -> P03 macro needle burst -> P04 low burst track -> P05 crash-in clash -> P06 tight reaction -> P07 wide flow track -> P08 overhead tactical hold -> P09 side track -> P10 impact punch-in -> P11 stone insert -> P12 portrait pause -> P13 orbit hold on one-direction barrage -> P14 burst close track -> P15 low hero finish ACTION PATH: P01 Dara draws katana over wet stone -> P02 The Needle reveals full needle crown and claws -> P03 needle projectiles and claws erupt -> P
