The Attic Box

Live-action photoreal, present day. A dusty attic of dust-sheeted furniture and stacked trunks, one hard beam of light from a single skylight. Afternoon, still air thick with floating motes. A person in a faded flannel shirt kneels and lifts the lid of an old cardboard box. An open trunk, a coiled string of fairy lights, a framed photo face-down. One warm shaft, deep surrounding shadow, high contrast. 40mm, slow dolly in. Shallow depth of field, heavy grain, dust bokeh, 24fps.