PAGE ONE
Panel One: View of Osada, smoldering. Rather, what was formerly Osada—there isn’t much of anything left.
Panel Two: Full-body view of Ania walking in profile to the right through the forest.
SFX: Whimper
Panel Three: Same composition as Panel Two, but Ania has collapsed.
SFX: Snivel
Panel Four: Closer-up view of Ania on her knees, crying.
SFX: Sob sob
PAGE TWO
Panel One: Full-body, three-quarters frontal view of Ania crying, still on her knees.
ANIA: Daddy…
Panel Two: Close-up shot of a squirrel walking on a tree branch.
Panel Three: Half-body view of Ania crying.
Panel Four: Close-up of ants climbing up the trunk of a tree.
PAGE THREE
Panel One: Night-time view of two pairs of eyes in the dark forest.
Panel Two: Ania sitting in the darkness with her legs crossed, her face buried in her hands, still crying.
ANIA: Ewelina…
SFX: Sob
Panel Three: View of the night sky as seen from the ground. A few bats are seen flying.
Panel Four: Full-body view of Ania, now laying down. She’s still crying.
ANIA: Everyone…
PAGE FOUR
Panel One: It’s morning, and Ania is still crying. Close-up view of her puffy face.
Panel Two: View of a bird singing on a branch.
SFX: [Music notes]
Panel Three: Full-body view of Ania seated, staring blankly. She would still be crying, but her tears seem to have dried up.
Panel Four: Another view of the bird singing on the branch, but from a different angle.
SFX: [Music notes]
Panel Five: Medium-length view of Ania, still sitting, looking up toward the singing birds, though they are not visible in the panel.
SFX: [Music notes coming from top corner of panel]
Panel Six: Another view of the bird singing.
SFX: [Music notes]
PAGE FIVE
Panel One: View of the bird singing on the branch.
SFX: [Music notes]
BIRD: Foooooo
Panel Two: Full-body view of Ania, who has stood up. She looks lost.
Panel Three: Another view of the bird singing, from a different angle.
SFX: [Music notes]
BIRD: Fooooooorget, fooooorget
Panel Four: Wide-angle view of Ania in the forest. She’s walking toward the right and wiping her face.
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Heaven
Historical FictionLook for a new part every Tuesday and Thursday! Adam is a 10th-century Slavic painter who lives peacefully with his daughter Ania. Until, that is, their town is ransacked by Vikings. Adam is killed and soon finds himself in heaven, leaving Ania to f...
