A storyboard I made for a traditional chinese tale this chinese new year :)

1. SFX: pant pant

3. Deliveryman: Go!

4. SFX: trot trot

5. SFX: trot trot

7. SFX: knock knock

8. Deliveryman: Your firecrackers for the new year!

9. Man: (O.S.) Thank you!
Deliveryman: No problem, put them up as soon as possible!

10. Man: (O.S.) Of course, wouldn’t want to be caught unprepared if the Nian arrives …

11. SFX: running on stone floor

12. Mei mei (girl): Are you almost done?
SFX: paper lantern rustling

13. Ge ge (boy): Mhm
Mei mei: Waahh thank you!

14. SFX: knock knock

15. Deliveryman: Did you order these firecrackers?

16. Ge ge: Yes I did!
Deliveryman: Are you sure? You seem like you’re too young ..

17. Father: He is, I ordered them
SFX: laughter

18. Ge ge: I am NOT too young. Why do we need firecrackers anyway?

19. Father: To scare off the Nian! It hates loud noises.

20. Ge ge: Wouldn’t it come anyway, since the firecrackers aren’t being set off all the
time?

21. Father: Good question! But I’ll only tell you the answer after dinner.

22. SFX: wooden chair being pushed on the floor

23. Ge ge: Everyone eat! (Younger members must greet older members of the family
before eating in chinese culture)

24. Mother: Eat!

26. SFX: trot trot

27. SFX: unlocking of wooden gate

28. SFX: wooden gate creaking
Deliveryman: You worked hard today.. Have a good rest.

30. SFX: crickets chirping

35. SFX: bedsheet rustling

36. Mei mei: What are you doing?

37. Ge ge: I can’t sleep. I’m counting fireflies.

38. Ge ge: 1.. 2.. 3..
Both: 4.. 5.. 6..

39. Mei mei: There are so many! I wish we could go out and count them!

40. Ge ge: Hm ..

41. SFX: running

44. Mei mei: I’m bringing my lantern along!

45. SFX: running and panting

50. Both: (quietly) Waahh

52. Mei mei: (whispering) There are so many!

54. SFX: ox wailing

57. Ge ge: I’ll go investigate

59. SFX: crunching

60. SFX: slurping, children gasp

63. SFX: low grumble

64. Both children: gasp!

65. Both children: (scream)

66. SFX: panting and footsteps on soil

68. SFX: heavy breathing and heavy footsteps on soil

69. SFX: panting, footsteps on stone

70. SFX: low grumble

73. SFX: panting, Mei mei whimpering

76. Both children: gasp

77. Mei mei: whimpering

79. SFX: Nian sniffing

80. SFX: Nian sniffing

83. SFX: low grumble

86. Both children: whimpering

88. SFX: firecracker hitting the rattan basket slightly

94. Ge ge: Argh!
SFX: Firecracker swinging

95. SFX: firecracker hitting hair

96. SFX: roar

99. SFX: lantern hitting the ground

100. Mei mei: No!

102. SFX: growl

104. SFX: firecracker sizzling

106. SFX: firecracker popping

108. SFX: growling

115. Man: Hey!

116. Man: The troublemakers are here!