Jib-over reveal

The prompt

Scene paragraph An old wooden toy shop on a snowy winter evening, photoreal family film with warm golden light. Shelves are crowded with wooden toys, rows of marionettes hang by their strings above a long wooden counter, and a snow globe holding a tiny village sits on the counter. An old toymaker with white hair, round glasses and a green cardigan works at the counter. Outside the frosted front window, snow falls on a lamplit cobbled street. Live-action footage shot on 35mm film, real people, natural skin and textures.

The shot opens low behind the counter, its carved wooden front filling most of the frame, the camera on a jib arm rising smoothly from the first second. 0–2s: the dark carved wood fills the frame. 2–4s: the camera rises and the edge of the counter top slides down out of the frame. 4–6s: it clears the counter. 6–8s: it reveals the whole shop as the toymaker turns and a small girl in a red coat opens the front door, snow blowing in. Throughout: a smooth rise over the counter, one continuous take.