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A vintage animation pre-production storyboard sheet on aged cream paper, hand-drawn pencil-and-ink illustration style with light watercolour wash. Layout: TOP HEADER (left): bold hand-lettered title "The Jacob Suspicion". Below header in smaller print: "OPENING SEQUENCE • DRAFT" with a small flower or star doodle. TOP HEADER (right): a small "CHARACTER DESIGN & MODEL SHEETS" column heading. CENTER GRID: 6 numbered storyboard panels in a 3-column grid, each panel framed with a thin pencil border, a small numbered tab (01, 02, 03…) in the top-left corner of each panel, a tiny "X.Xs" timing tab in the bottom-right corner. Each panel contains a quick rough sketch of the action described below, with a one-line caption underneath in hand-written capitals. Panels: Panel 01 (10s): A medium close-up shot of Carol in her Hoboken apartment, sitting on a velvet sofa. The background shows a soft-focus brick wall and the glow of a laptop screen on her face. She... Panel 02 (10s): A medium shot of Jane in a bright, modern kitchen in Cedar Rapids. She is sitting at a kitchen island, holding a ceramic mug with both hands. She has a skeptical but playful eye... Panel 03 (12s): A wide cinematic shot of a rainy Hoboken street at dusk. A yellow taxi is blurred in the foreground, pulling over to a curb. Carol is standing under a glass bus stop shelter, lo... Panel 04 (10s): An extreme close-up of Carol's face, her eyes wide and looking off-camera as if visualizing the memory. Her skin is glowing under the warm light of her apartment. She has a look... Panel 05 (10s): A close-up shot of Jane in her Cedar Rapids kitchen, leaning her chin on her hand. Her expression is now one of intense, investigative focus, eyes narrowed slightly. The bright ... Panel 06 (8s): A split-screen style composition or a rapid sequence start. First frame is Carol looking earnest and hopeful. The lighting is soft. The palette is warm amber. She is looking dir... RIGHT SIDEBAR (about 22% of page width): character model sheets. For each character below, draw 3-4 quick rough sketches showing front view, profile, and a dynamic action pose. Add the character name in small hand-lettering above the sketches. Characters: Carol — A woman in her early 30s with a lively, expressive face and warm hazel eyes. She has a natural, urban energy, looking slightly disheveled... Jane — A woman in her early 30s with a calm, discerning gaze and a slight smirk. She sits in a spacious, airy kitchen with white cabinetry and a... Jacob — A tall man in his mid-30s with sharp, classical features and a charismatic presence. He has deep-set eyes and a well-groomed, stubbled ja... BOTTOM STRIP: a horizontal timeline ruler with seconds markings (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5… up to total duration), tick marks aligned to the panel durations above. Below the ruler, a small notes row: STORY/FLOW NOTES • ANIMATION NOTES • TIMING & RHYTHM • CAMERA & STAGING — with 2-3 short hand-written bullet points under each (you can invent plausible production notes from the story). OVERALL STYLE: warm aged-paper background with slight stains and edge wear, pencil shading, occasional small doodles in the margins (flowers, arrows, asterisks), feel of a real animator's working sheet. Color palette: cream paper, soft pencil greys, muted blues and browns, occasional accent colour. NO photorealism, NO 3D render look. This is a draft sketch sheet, not a finished frame.