01Betrayal
The smile that disappears
Silent terror
Recognizing danger
02The prompt
Close-up of a Black woman astronaut seen through her helmet visor inside a dim spacecraft cockpit, cold sci-fi realism, locked-off camera. 0–2s: she calmly watches something outside the window, breathing evenly, small instrument lights reflected on the glass. 2–6s: an enormous shadow slides across her face; her eyes track slowly upward, widen, and freeze, her breathing stops. 6–8s: she stays perfectly still, lips slightly parted in silent terror, eyes unblinking. Throughout: cold blue and teal instrument reflections across the curved visor, faint breath fog on the glass, fixed camera, tense stillness.
Tip
Show the threat as light on the face (a passing shadow) rather than on screen. Freezing reads as more frightening than screaming.
