Seedance 2.5: Three Friends Shop for a Gift (Comedy, 8-Shot Storyboard)

Seedance 2.5 Prompt: References: @[ref1]: Sasha, a young woman in her twenties. Orange hair in two buns, blue eyes, small gold hoop earring, rust-orange top. She arrives empty-handed, arms free, only her top straps on her shoulders. @[ref2]: Kira, a young woman in her twenties. Lilac hair with messy buns, ear piercings, round bronze earring, skull tattoo on her upper arm. @[ref3]: Dana, a young woman in her twenties. Black blunt bob with purple underlayer, big grey ball earrings, choker, brown off-shoulder top. Visual style: Hand-drawn anime illustration matching the references: clean thin ink outlines, flat cel shading, soft pastel palette with pale sky-blue light, airy and bright. Playful comedic camera, quick in the first half. Avoid: No subtitles. No extra characters in the foreground. Three friends shop for a gift in a bright boutique; Sasha praises a bag until she decides to keep it for herself. One continuous moment; the bag shelf is at screen left, the cash desk at the back right, the clothing racks at screen right. A terracotta leather shoulder bag with a gold clasp hangs alone on a hook on the bag shelf from the start. Light boutique ambience and bouncy, playful music under spoken English dialogue. Shot list: 8 shots, about 30 seconds. Scene 1: Continuous, a sunny pastel boutique. Shot 1 (0-3s): Wide shot, eye level; the camera quickly pans left with the group. Sasha, Kira and Dana walk past the shelves with a gap between each, Sasha in front with empty hands. Sasha spots the terracotta bag hanging on the shelf at screen left and darts toward it. Cut as she reaches the shelf. Shot 2 (3-6s): Close-up on the shelf, slightly low angle, locked-off camera. The terracotta bag still hangs on its hook; Sasha's empty hands reach in, grab it by the handle, unhook it and lift it to her chest, eyes sparkling. Sasha's line (excited): "Oh my god, look at this! Should we get it?" Cut as she spins toward her friends. Shot 3 (6-9s): Medium two-shot, eye level, locked-off camera. Sasha holds the terracotta bag out in both hands, its strap not yet on her shoulder; Kira, lilac buns, leans in from screen right, tilting her head and squinting at it. Kira's line (unsure): "Hmm, you think she'll like it?" Cut as Sasha pulls the bag back. Shot 4 (9-14s): Medium shot, eye level; the camera slowly arcs around Sasha from her front to her three-quarter side. Sasha slips the bag strap onto her right shoulder, strikes a pose, twirls once and pats the bag. Sasha's line (gushing): "It's a gorgeous bag, it goes with everything. And this color!" Cut as she finishes the twirl. Shot 5 (14-17s): Medium shot, eye level, locked-off camera. Dana, black bob, leans against a clothing rack at screen right, arms crossed, rolling her eyes toward Sasha at screen left. Dana's line (bored): "Great. Just buy it so we can leave." Cut on the end of her line. Shot 6 (17-22s): Close-up on Sasha, eye level; the camera slowly pushes in to her face. The terracotta bag still on her right shoulder, she hugs it with both arms, eyes drifting sideways, a sly smile growing. Sasha's line (sweetly innocent): "Actually... let's find her something else. This one's mine." Cut on the end of her line. Shot 7 (22-25s): Medium two-shot, eye level, locked-off camera. Kira at screen left and Dana at screen right, a clear gap between them, both snap their heads toward Sasha offscreen right at the same instant, eyes wide. Kira alone speaks, throwing one hand out; Dana stays silent beside her, lips pressed shut, one eyebrow twitching. Kira's line (shocked): "Are you serious?!" Cut on the end of Kira's line. Shot 8 (25-30s): Wide shot from behind Kira and Dana, eye level; the camera quickly whip-pans right and lands on the cash desk at the back, Kira and Dana's backs kept in the foreground at screen left. Sasha already stands at the desk, the terracotta bag set on the counter, handing over her card; she glances back over her shoulder with a cheerful shrug. Sasha's line (breezy): "What? It goes with everything!" In the foreground, Kira and Dana drop their faces into their palms at the same moment as the clip cuts.