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The Idea

Why this film

Quezza shared a fascinating reference video in the E2 Discord (Nov 3, 2026), and Dave asked the question out loud: imagine if E2 had an introductory video like that, one that showed all of the main characters.

This board is that video, planned beat by beat. Sixty seconds, no filler: the whole cast walks on, everyone gets one true line about who they are, and it ends on the invitation that E2 always ends on. Come build a kinder world with us.

How to use this board: drop each finished shot under its beat, in order, and the film assembles itself. Character looks come from the sheets linked on every beat, so everyone stays on model.

The Script · V2

What gets said, in 60 seconds, faster

[An upbeat track slams in. The whole cast rushes into the plaza, mid laugh, mid motion. Sally lands front and center.]

Sally: "Hi! We're E2! I'm Sally. I draw this world, and it keeps drawing me back."

Doodle, rolling in at speed: "I'm Doodle. Built for one job. Chose a better one: being her friend."

Dinesh: "I'm Dinesh, I build the tech under all of th..."

[BARK. Biscuit pops straight into frame and steals it. Dinesh cracks up.]

Dinesh: "...and that's Biscuit. He runs security."

Mike: "Mike! Business side. Trains on time. Believer, out loud."

Haddie, singing, full belt: "This is where we liiive!"

[Sam unrolls a big illustrated map of E2 and sweeps a hand across it.]

Sam: "She's right. This is where we live."

[Half-second flashes: Marty, Hank, Old Ray, Gloria, Enrique, Plume, Tex, Henri, Harsh, Chadwick. One pose each, no lines, all personality.]

Everyone, together, waving at camera: "Come join us!"

Sally, over the cheer: "Imagine a kinder world."

[End card: E2. Beat count: 9. Runtime: 1:00.]

V2 · Beat 1

The Rush-In

0:00 to 0:04

No slow build. Music slams in and the whole cast floods into the plaza, mid laugh, mid motion, like the film can barely hold them. Sally lands front and center: "Hi! We're E2!"

Storyboard frame: the rush-in

Energy from the first frame. Nobody walks in this version, everybody arrives.

V2 · Beat 2

Sally, Faster

0:04 to 0:09

"I'm Sally. I draw this world, and it keeps drawing me back." Half the line, twice the spark. Sketchbook in hand, drawings behind her already moving.

Sally in her art studio, drawings on the wall behind her

Storyboard frame: Sally

Same studio, quicker cut. Her look follows her character sheet.

V2 · Beat 3

Doodle, at Speed

0:09 to 0:14

"I'm Doodle. Built for one job. Chose a better one: being her friend." Doodle rolls in fast, brake-squeaks to a stop beside Sally, holds up their drawing like a trophy.

Doodle in the workshop, holding up a drawing of her and Sally

Storyboard frame: Doodle

Momentum is the joke and the point. Her look follows her character sheet.

V2 · Beat 4

Dinesh Gets Interrupted

0:14 to 0:20

"I'm Dinesh, I build the tech under all of th..." BARK. Biscuit pops straight into frame, ears flying, and steals the scene outright. Dinesh, laughing: "...and that's Biscuit. He runs security."

Biscuit the dog leaping into frame over Dinesh's desk while Dinesh laughs

Storyboard frame: Biscuit pops in

The one planned interruption. Biscuit gets exactly one steal, and this is it: Dinesh never finishes the sentence.

V2 · Beat 5

Mike, Full Volume

0:20 to 0:26

"Mike! Business side. Trains on time. Believer, out loud." Six seconds, zero hesitation, biggest grin in the film.

Mike in the Studio office, grinning at the camera

Storyboard frame: Mike

Mike matches the new tempo. His look follows his character sheet.

V2 · Beat 6

Haddie Sings

0:26 to 0:33

The music drops out for half a breath, and Haddie fills it: singing, full belt, "This is where we liiive!" The plaza claps along on the beat behind her. This is the film's goosebump beat.

Haddie singing full belt in the plaza, fist raised, neighbors clapping

Storyboard frame: Haddie singing

A real sung take, not a spoken line. Haddie's voice carries the middle of the film.

V2 · Beat 7

This Is Where We Live

0:33 to 0:41

Sam unrolls a big illustrated map of E2, the whole town in storybook colors, and sweeps a hand across it: "She's right. This is where we live." The camera pushes in as the plaza, the park and the tower light up one by one.

Sam holding up a big illustrated map of E2, grinning at camera

Storyboard frame: the map of E2

The map is the world's one geography lesson: here it is, all of it, and it is home.

V2 · Beat 8

Everyone Else, Even Faster

0:41 to 0:52

The montage, sped up: half-second flashes, one pose each. Marty, Hank, Old Ray, Gloria, Enrique, Plume, Tex, Henri, Harsh, Chadwick. Haddie and Biscuit sit this one out, they already had their scenes.

V2 · Beat 9

Come Join Us!

0:52 to 1:00

Everyone together, waving straight at camera, the whole town behind them: "Come join us!" Sally, over the cheer: "Imagine a kinder world." Pull back, hold, end card: E2.

The full cast together in E2 at golden hour

Storyboard frame: everyone, closing

The welcome is the last thing a viewer hears, shouted by everybody at once.

Version 1 · The Original Board

The first cut of this film: calmer, one beat per character, kept here for the record. Version 2 above is the one to build from.

Beat 1

The Whole Cast Walks On

0:00 to 0:06

Wide shot of E2. Music kicks in. Every main character walks into frame and takes a place, like a family photo assembling itself. Sally steps to the front.

Wide

Open on the world first, then the people. One shot, everyone in it.

Beat 2

Sally

0:06 to 0:13

"Hi, we are E2. I am Sally. I draw this world, and then, somehow, it started drawing me back." Sketchbook in hand, drawings on the wall behind her coming quietly to life.

Storyboard frame: Sally

Sally in her art studio, the drawings on her wall quietly coming to life. Her look follows her character sheet.

Beat 3

Doodle

0:13 to 0:20

"I am Doodle. I was built to do one job. I chose a better one: being her friend." Doodle rolls in beside Sally and bumps her shoulder, gently.

Storyboard frame: Doodle

Doodle in the workshop, proudly holding a drawing of the two of them. Her look follows her character sheet.

Beat 4

Dinesh

0:20 to 0:27

"Dinesh. I build the tech under all of this, so the world Sally draws actually works." Three monitors deep, mid build, grinning at the camera.

Dinesh at his desk in the tech lab, monitors glowing

Storyboard frame: Dinesh

Dinesh in the tech lab, three monitors deep, mid build. His look follows his character sheet.

Beat 5

Mike

0:27 to 0:34

"Mike. I run the business side, keep the trains on time, and believe in this place out loud." Big warm energy, zero hesitation.

Storyboard frame: Mike

Mike in the Studio office, big warm energy, zero hesitation. His look follows his character sheet.

Beat 6

Sam

0:34 to 0:41

"And I am Sam. I host the community, so when you arrive, I am probably the first hello you get." A wave straight down the lens.

Sam waving at the welcome plaza, community board beside her

Storyboard frame: Sam

Sam at the welcome plaza, phone in hand, waving straight at you. She really is the first hello.

Beat 7

Everyone Else, Fast

0:41 to 0:52

The montage beat. Each of these characters gets about a second: a wave, a laugh, one pose that says who they are. No lines, all personality.

The rest of the cast waving in the plaza

Storyboard frame: the montage

One fast wave of faces in the plaza. Below: each character's sheet, so every one-second pose stays on model.

Beat 8

The Invitation

0:52 to 1:00

Everyone, together: "Imagine a kinder world. Come build it with us." Pull back to the full cast, hold two seconds, end card: E2.

Storyboard frame: everyone, closing

The whole family together at golden hour, so the film opens and closes on everyone.