The Sun Broke in Two

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The Sun Broke in Two

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In a city made of glass, the sun breaks in half. A boy in the west and a girl in the east each find a half, follow the other's glow across the dark city, and meet under the empty frame.
style
Stained glass
frames
20 key frames + 2 in-betweens
narration
1:24
Storyboard
  1. A city made entirely of glass. On its tallest tower, the sun sits in a round iron hoop.

    01 A city made entirely of glass. On its tallest tower, the sun sits in a round iron hoop.

  2. A crack of light runs straight down the middle of the sun.

    02 A crack of light runs straight down the middle of the sun.

  3. The halves fall out of the empty hoop: one west, one east.

    03 The halves fall out of the empty hoop: one west, one east.

  4. The hoop is empty and the city is dark, but for two golden glows: one in the west, one in the east.

    04 The hoop is empty and the city is dark, but for two golden glows: one in the west, one in the east.

  5. In the blue west quarter, a boy finds one half glowing on the path.

    05 In the blue west quarter, a boy finds one half glowing on the path.

  6. He holds it against his chest: half a sun.

    06 He holds it against his chest: half a sun.

  7. In the red east quarter, a girl finds the other half.

    07 In the red east quarter, a girl finds the other half.

  8. She holds it: half a sun, broken on the other side.

    08 She holds it: half a sun, broken on the other side.

  9. He looks east, toward the tower.

    09 He looks east, toward the tower.

  10. Past the tower, a small gold glow: the same gold as the half in his hands.

    10 Past the tower, a small gold glow: the same gold as the half in his hands.

  11. She looks west, toward the tower.

    11 She looks west, toward the tower.

  12. Past the tower, the same small glow, from the other side.

    12 Past the tower, the same small glow, from the other side.

  13. He crosses the canal bridge toward the tower.

    13 He crosses the canal bridge toward the tower.

  14. She hurries down the lane toward the tower.

    14 She hurries down the lane toward the tower.

  15. In the square under the spire and its empty hoop, they come toward each other.

    15 In the square under the spire and its empty hoop, they come toward each other.

  16. Face to face in the square, they hold out the two halves.

    16 Face to face in the square, they hold out the two halves.

  17. They press the halves together: one sun, with a lead seam down the middle.

    17 They press the halves together: one sun, with a lead seam down the middle.

  18. Together they lift the whole sun above their heads, and its light runs up the spire.

    18 Together they lift the whole sun above their heads, and its light runs up the spire.

  19. The sun is back in its hoop, lighting the city, with a seam down its middle.

    19 The sun is back in its hoop, lighting the city, with a seam down its middle.

  20. The seam, like every lead line in the city.

    20 The seam, like every lead line in the city.