🎥 The Midnight Motel — Full Storyboard (120 Panels) 0:00–1:00 – Hook (8 panels) Black screen, faint neon hum. Slow fade-in on flickering neon motel sign, rain dripping. Caption glitch: “Some guests never check out…” Wide shot: empty parking lot, puddles reflect red light. POV car pulling in, headlights sweep across building. Close-up: dripping “VACANCY” sign flickering red. Ambient sound: wind + buzzing sign. Narrator intro: “Every town has a motel. This one remembers its guests.” 1:00–5:00 – Arrival (28 panels) POV: traveler’s hand pushes glass door open. Bell chime echoes unnaturally long. Wide shot: lobby empty, dim lamp light. Camera pans to key rack behind counter. Keys engraved: “YOUR NAME” on every tag. Close-up dolly: hand picks one key. Faceless silhouette receptionist behind desk, motionless. Caption: “Every key has one name.” Footsteps echo in silent lobby. POV: door to hallway creaks open. Handheld POV: walking down long hall, peeling wallpaper. Flickering bulb overhead → buzz cut. Room door: traveler inserts key. Lock clicks echo unnaturally. POV: enter room. Wide shot: peeling wallpaper, buzzing light, damp carpet. Close-up: TV hissing static. Narrator: “It felt like the room was waiting.” 27–36. (10 micro-shots of unease: dripping faucet, clock ticking 12:00, cracked mirror, moth on lampshade, shadow under door frame, distant creak). 5:00–10:00 – Unease (35 panels) POV: traveler sits on bed, looks at TV. TV static pulses with faint images. Jump cut: shows him entering motel. Narrator: “He was already being watched.” POV pan across hallway outside. Long tracking shot: empty hall stretches forever. Door handle rattles. Shadow slips under door frame. Caption glitch: “You were always here.” Close-up of sweating hand gripping handle. SFX: muffled footsteps. POV through peephole: empty hallway. 49–60. (12 varied panels: light bulb flickers, whispers fade in/out, distorted laughter, door across hallway slowly opens itself, dripping ceiling, red EXIT sign flickers). POV: traveler breathes heavy, moves backward. Reflection in cracked mirror shows silhouette behind him. 63–71. (9 tension beats: camera whip pans → empty, window slams shut, curtains move as if touched, muffled scream outside). 10:00–14:00 – Climax (40 panels) POV: traveler runs down hallway. Camera tracking shot → hallway loops back to same door. Caption: “No exit.” Every door in hallway slams shut in sequence. Wide dolly: traveler trapped. Ceiling shot: keys rain down onto floor. Close-up: dozens of keys engraved YOUR NAME. Traveler picks one → reflection in brass key shines distorted face. Narrator: “There was no leaving.” 81–95. (15 rapid cuts: doors thudding, lights exploding, walls stretch unnaturally, distorted shadows crawl across floor). POV: traveler looks at window. Reflection: traveler smiling back, though he isn’t. Reflection moves first, lips whispering. 99–110. (12 escalating beats: window shatters silently, whispering grows louder, static covers screen, camera shake intensifies). Sound distorts into screech → sudden silence. 14:00–15:00 – Outro (12 panels) Fade to black screen. Caption flicker: “Would you stay here?” Narrator whisper: “He never left.” SFX: single door slam echo. Ambient silence holds. Logo watermark in corner. End screen glitch: “Subscribe for more nightmares.” Next video card fades in. Final static burst → cut to silence. 🎧 Audio Map Hook: neon hum, rain. Arrival: bell chime, dripping faucet. Unease: footsteps, whispers, static. Climax: rising bass drone, distorted swell. Outro: silence + door slam.