Polyphemus Animated Short Prompt (Episode 02)

Create a 15-second English-language animated short using the provided character reference image as the exact visual reference for the main character. The main character is POLYPHEMUS, a cute original cartoon cyclops giant. IMPORTANT: Keep the main character's appearance, proportions, colors, clothing, eye design, facial features, and illustration style consistent with the reference image throughout the entire video. FORMAT: 15 seconds 16:9 English voice-over English spoken dialogue English alphabet only No Chinese characters No subtitles unless they are simple English captions integrated naturally into the scene No logos No watermark STYLE: Cute hand-drawn colored illustration. Simple pencil line art. Soft watercolor and colored-pencil coloring. Children's picture-book aesthetic. Warm Mediterranean island atmosphere. Slightly imperfect handmade lines. Flat 2D animation. Soft paper texture. Cute, expressive, whimsical and comedic. The animation should feel like a charming illustrated storybook coming to life rather than CGI. CHARACTER PERSONALITY: Polyphemus is friendly, innocent, proud, slightly goofy and completely unaware of how unusual his life sounds. He speaks directly to the audience in first person. His narration feels casual and sincere, almost like he is introducing his daily life in a personal vlog. VOICE: Deep but warm male voice. Friendly. Slightly slow and innocent. Confident but adorably naive. Natural conversational English. Not dramatic Shakespearean narration. STORY STRUCTURE: SCENE 1 - “WHO I AM” - 0–3s Visual: Beautiful Mediterranean island at sunrise. A huge rocky mountain rises above the island. Polyphemus stands on top of the mountain, looking directly at the camera. The ocean stretches behind him. Soft golden sunlight. He gently points at himself and smiles. VOICE-OVER: “Hi! I’m Polyphemus, son of Poseidon.” Then he looks toward the ocean. “My dad’s always been out at sea...” Visual: Cut to the enormous ocean. Far away, su