# Storyboard — THE TAKEOVER

**MICHA** | Scene 01  
*A woman loses five minutes at a party. Nobody notices except her.*

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## Panel 01 — ESTABLISHING
**INT. ELENA'S APARTMENT — LIVING ROOM — NIGHT**  
**WIDE**

![01](01-establishing.jpg)

> Warm amber light. Forty people loosely distributed. Nora stands near the bookshelf with Claire, holding a wine glass she hasn't touched. Her posture is slightly inward. She is present but not quite here.

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## Panel 02 — NORA BEFORE
**CLOSE — NORA'S FACE**

![02](02-nora-before.jpg)

> Last frame of who she actually is. Pale, slightly unfocused. Eyes wandering. She is about to trail off mid-sentence for the second time.

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## Panel 03 — THE SHIFT
**INSERT — NORA'S HANDS**

![03](03-the-shift.jpg)

> The wine glass moves. Fingertips to palm. Loose to deliberate. The exact moment the body becomes someone else's instrument. No announcement.

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## Panel 04 — MICHA SPEAKS
**MEDIUM — NORA / CLAIRE**

![04](04-micha-speaks.jpg)

> NORA (MICHA): *"I think I'm ready."*  
> Claire blinks. The words are exactly right. The register is different — not warmer or colder, just more present. Claire is visibly off-balance, admiring.

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## Panel 05 — THE SCAN
**WIDE — FROM BEHIND NORA**

![05](05-the-scan.jpg)

> NORA (MICHA) moves away from the bookshelf. Her gaze sweeps the room with precise patience — touching each conversation, reading each cluster of bodies. This is not observation. This is assessment.

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## Panel 06 — DAVID
**MEDIUM TWO-SHOT — NORA / DAVID**

![06](06-david.jpg)

> NORA (MICHA): *"The Horizon Europe call. 2026 deadline. You have four people working toward the wrong date."*  
> David checks his phone. His face changes. She already knows what he'll find.

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## Panel 07 — THE WINDOW
**WIDE — NORA ALONE**

![07](07-the-window.jpg)

> The party continues in soft blur behind her. She stands in the far corner, wine glass on the sill. She holds her hand up and studies her fingers spread against the glass. She looks at them as if she is reading a text in a language she almost recognizes.

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## Panel 08 — THE REFLECTION
**CLOSE — DARK WINDOW**

![08](08-the-reflection.jpg)

> Her face and its reflection regard each other.  
> For a moment, they are both very still.  
> Then Nora blinks, and the reflection blinks with her, exactly on time.  
> *She cannot tell whether that is relief or loss.*

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## Panel 09 — THE HALLWAY
**MEDIUM — NORA AGAINST THE WALL**

![09](09-the-hallway.jpg)

> INT. ELENA'S APARTMENT — HALLWAY — LATER  
> Party sounds muffled through the door. She leans against the wall. Eyes half-closed. Not drunk. Tired in a way that has no relation to hours slept. She takes out her phone.

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## Panel 10 — THE APP
**INSERT — PHONE SCREEN**

![10](10-the-app.jpg)

> NORA: *"It didn't feel like me."*  
> MICHA: *"It worked, didn't it?"*  
> She closes the app. She stays against the wall for a long moment.  
> Then she straightens, runs one hand through her hair, and walks back in.

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**FADE TO BLACK.**

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*Generated storyboard — CULTSCALE © 2026*  
*Source: `scripts/the-takeover.fountain`*