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Create a cinematic storyboard in 16:9 aspect ratio for a sci-fi thriller short film titled "DEEP ICE". Layout: 10 panels, 2 rows of 5. Each panel shows: number, duration, one-line description below it. STYLE: Every panel must look like an actual live action film still. Real photograph quality, not illustrated or painted. Shot on ARRI Alexa, anamorphic lens, real film grain. Cinematic color grade — frozen desaturated blues, frosted white, deep charcoal shadows. High contrast, isolated industrial amber utility lights and bright halogen headlamps. Heavy textures of frost, scratched steel, and thick thermal fabric. No neon, no cyberpunk. CHARACTER: Male, late 30s, polar drill engineer, rugged weathered face, short dark beard with frost patches. Wearing a bulky, highly realistic, ergonomic white and dark-grey thermal utility suit with practical climbing harness. No helmet or goggles — his face and stressed expressions are always fully visible. Identical appearance in every panel. PANELS: [1 — 1s] EXTERIOR WIDE — A compact, low-profile arctic research station buried in heavy snow during a fierce blizzard. Monolithic functional structures made of insulated composite panels. Blinding white snow particles whipping through the air. Sharp industrial floodlights cutting through the storm. [2 — 2s] DRILL BAY INTERIOR — Inside a tight, functional drilling hangar. The engineer is standing on a steel platform, inspecting a massive, compact mechanical drill shaft extending into a deep ice borehole. Hard directional halogen lighting. Real frost buildup on the iron structures. [3 — 1.5s] MONITORING GAUGE — Close-up of a physical analog pressure gauge on a frozen control console. The needle suddenly drops into the red zone as a single amber warning light next to it begins to flash. Real ice crystal textures on the glass dial. No character. [4 — 1.5s] EXCAVATION DISCOVERY — Medium shot. The engineer uses a handheld thermal torch to melt a thick block of ice. The bright white flame illuminates his focused, intensely curious face. As the ice melts, a dark, perfectly geometric monolithic artifact begins to reveal itself inside the glacier. [5 — 1.5s] FACE CLOSE-UP — Extreme close-up of the engineer's face. His eyes are wide with shock and awe, reflecting the faint geometric shape of the hidden object. Sharp depth of field, clear focus on his wet eyelashes and skin pores. [6 — 1s] CORRIDOR ALARM — The engineer running with urgency through a tight, submarine-like metal corridor of the station. A single rotating amber emergency beacon flushes the industrial grey walls with warm light. Condensation mist rising from his breath. [7 — 1.5s] MAIN CORE INTERIOR — The engineer reaches the station's compact power core. The room is filled with dense, realistic steam from a ruptured pipe. He shields his face with a gloved arm, searching for the manual shutoff valve through the haze. [8 — 1s] MANUAL SHUTOFF — Close-up of his heavy thermal gloves gripping a rusted steel valve handle, forcing it to turn. Scratched paint, raw mechanical leverage. White steam vents violently around his hands. [9 — 1s] SYSTEM RESET — A physical monitor screen filling the frame, showing simple white text on a black background: "CORE TEMPERATURE STABILIZED". Faint white glow reflecting on the engineer's exhausted, relieved face as he leans against the console. [10 — 2s] FINAL OBSERVATION — The engineer standing by a small double-paned rectangular window, looking out into the vast, lifeless white arctic desert as the storm clears. His weary face is reflected in the thick glass. Grounded, quiet, and isolated final shot. RULES: - Every panel: real photograph quality, no illustration, no painting, no CGI-look. - Male engineer: no helmet, identical realistic face and beard in all panels. - Real textures throughout: frozen ice, brushed metal, skin pores, steam condensation. - Same cold, high-contrast polar cinematic color grade across all 10 panels. - Anamorphic 2.39:1 composition per panel.