Soundcheck

Live-action photoreal, present day. An empty concert hall, a single microphone in a hard spotlight, rows of dark seats beyond. Night, the hush before a show. A person in a fitted jacket stands at the mic, head bowed, hand lifting to it. A cable coiled on the floor, a lone stool, a water bottle. One hard white spotlight, deep black surround, volumetric haze. 50mm, slow dolly in. Shallow depth of field, grain, 24fps.