3x3 Sequential Storyboard Panel Prompts (9 Frames Total, 16:9 per panel, Ultra-Photoreal Broadcast World Cup 2026 Cinematography, 4K UHD)Core Character Reference: Middle-aged East Asian man from reference photos – soft rounded facial structure, short light brown layered hair, thin black rectangular eyeglasses, warm gentle facial features; wearing official 2026 USA Men’s World Cup home kit (white jersey with navy/red USA crest, navy shorts, red armband, white cleats). Setting: Nighttime 2026 FIFA World Cup USA host stadium, packed stands, blinding stadium floodlights, live sports broadcast camera language, shallow cinematic depth of field, natural stadium color grading, film grain broadcast texture. Total runtime split: Frames 1–4 = Part 1 Reality (0–15s Missed Penalty Arc) | Frames 5–9 = Part 2 Alternate Reality (15–30s Winning Goal Glitch Arc) Layout: 3 rows × 3 columns grid (Row1: Frames1,2,3 | Row2: Frames4,5,6 | Row3: Frames7,8,9)Row 1 (Frames 1, 2, 3 | 0–11s – Reality: The Miss Penalty Build-Up)Panel 1 (Top Left, Frame 1 | 0–3s: The Pressure, Extreme Close-Up 16:9)Ultra-photoreal 4K UHD 16:9 broadcast football extreme close-up shot, night World Cup 2026 USA stadium. Tight framing filling screen with the reference man’s face (black thin rectangular glasses, light brown short hair) wearing USA 2026 World Cup jersey. Blinding overhead stadium floodlights flare sharp white reflections mirrored in his glass lenses. Jaw tight, eyes wide with overwhelming match pressure, stadium crowd blur silent in background bokeh, live sports broadcast texture, subtle camera lens vignetting, shallow depth of field, cold stadium blue color grade, raw broadcast cinematography.Panel 2 (Top Middle, Frame 2 | 3–7s: The Penalty Run-Up, Wide Broadcast 16:9)Ultra-photoreal 4K UHD 16:9 wide stadium broadcast shot, night 2026 World Cup stadium penalty box. Full body of the reference man in full USA World Cup kit sprinting penalty run-up, right leg cocked to strike the white match ball. Opposing goalkeeper in contrasting dark kit diving full stretch to the right post mid-air. Green pitch turf texture, packed tiered stadium stands blurred in background, overhead stadium lighting casting harsh long shadows, live sports wide-angle camera perspective, natural motion blur on his sprinting legs, authentic FIFA match broadcast framing.Panel 3 (Top Right, Frame 3 | 7–11s: The Miss, Medium Wide 16:9)Ultra-photoreal 4K UHD 16:9 medium wide broadcast shot, night World Cup stadium penalty area. White match ball slams hard against the inside white penalty post, vibration blur on metal post. Reference man frozen mid-kick follow-through, body leaning forward in shock. Goalkeeper lands on grass, head turned to watch the missed shot with visible relief on his face. Stadium crowd frozen mid-cheer in background stands, dead silent atmosphere, cool blue night stadium lighting, hyperreal grass and net texture, live match broadcast static grain overlay.Row 2 (Frames 4, 5, 6 | 11–22s – Reality Heartbreak → Alternate Reality Glitch & Reset)Panel 4 (Middle Left, Frame 4 | 11–15s: Heartbreak, Tight Medium Close-Up 16:9)Ultra-photoreal 4K UHD 16:9 tight medium broadcast shot, night World Cup stadium pitch. Reference man stands motionless at penalty spot, eyes wide in disbelief, shoulders slouched in USA World Cup jersey. Teammates in background collapse to turf with heads in hands; stadium fans in distant stands show shocked tearful reactions. A thin digital broadcast glitch flicker horizontally across the screen over his face, minor scan line distortion, cold muted stadium color grading, cinematic shallow depth of field focusing fully on his devastated expression matching reference facial features.Panel 5 (Middle Center, Frame 5 | 15–18s: The Glitch Reset, Match Extreme Close-Up 16:9)Ultra-photoreal 4K UHD 16:9 extreme close-up mirroring Frame 1’s exact camera framing, same night stadium lighting, reference man’s face in USA World Cup kit behind black rectangular glasses. Heavy analog broadcast glitch distortion warps the screen for split seconds (color channel split, pixel flicker, horizontal scan tear), glitch fades to reveal the man’s expression completely changed – calm, steady eyes, no tension in jaw. Stadium crowd background softens, warmer subtle red tint creeps into color grade to signal alternate reality shift, identical facial framing to Frame 1 for visual parallelism.Panel 6 (Middle Right, Frame 6 | 18–22s: The Perfect Strike, Identical Wide Run-Up Angle 16:9)Ultra-photoreal 4K UHD 16:9 wide broadcast shot matching Frame 2’s exact stadium camera position, penalty box night lighting, reference man in USA World Cup kit executing identical penalty run-up. Motion blur on his striking leg as he makes clean contact with the match ball, body posture balanced and confident. Goalkeeper leaping the exact same diving direction as Frame 2, mirror composition shot-for-shot with Frame 2 to emphasize alternate timeline divergence, crisp pitch detail, packed stadium stands in background, warm balanced stadium lighting.Row 3 (Frames 7, 8, 9 | 22–30s – Alternate Reality Goal, Celebration, Final Text Beat)Panel 7 (Bottom Left, Frame 7 | 22–27s: The Goal, Dynamic Net Impact Medium Wide 16:9)Ultra-photoreal 4K UHD 16:9 dynamic medium wide broadcast shot, night World Cup penalty box. Match ball rips low into the bottom-left corner of the goal, hyperreal mesh net physics billowing and stretching on impact, net threads warp around the ball. Goalkeeper lands on grass an inch short of reaching the shot, outstretched glove missing the ball entirely. Stadium stands in background erupt in blurred celebration motion – thousands of jumping fans, waving flags, flashing phone lights, vibrant warm red/white USA crowd color grading, fast live sports shutter speed motion blur.Panel 8 (Bottom Middle, Frame 8 | 27–29s: The Chosen Reality Celebration, Medium Close-Up 16:9)Ultra-photoreal 4K UHD 16:9 medium close-up broadcast shot, night stadium pitch. Reference man in USA World Cup kit mid-celebration: arms raised, mouth open cheering, matching his joyful facial structure from reference photos. Mid-cheer he suddenly freezes, head snapping to lock direct eye contact with the broadcast camera lens, calm knowing expression replacing celebration joy. Stadium celebration chaos blurred bokeh in background, stadium floodlights catch reflections in his black eyeglasses, cinematic portrait depth of field focused solely on his face.Panel 9 (Bottom Right, Frame 9 | 29–30s: Final Cut To Black, Text Static Frame 16:9)Ultra-minimal 4K UHD 16:9 black static broadcast frame, faint residual stadium lens flare ghost overlay from prior panel. Two clean white sans-serif text lines centered on pure black screen, quiet broadcast static film grain subtle texture: Top text line: The ball went in. Bottom text line: Somewhere, it always did. Zero audio visual cue implied via silent empty frame, hard cut blackout ending, minimal broadcast TV texture, no human subject – narrative closing beat panel.
