This took a while. I tried a variety of layouts looking for something that placed the scene in Millheim and let me show the characters. After nine false starts, I set up the perspective to give a nice shot down the main street. It showed the curving hill leading out of Millheim, a few more buildings on the left, and the “tram” passing under the traffic light in the distance. At first I thought including the tram was a good way to move through the scenes, but then I started thinking that even though it advances the story in my head, if I want others to be able to write and rearrange things it should be a tad more open ended. So, I may regret that. The broad shot, even in a vertical lay out, is good for placing things and setting the stage. The final view has the advantage of its open-ended-ness, certainly, but lets me push in closer to the actors. I’ll get some broad shots in later.
I’m also thinking that as the story moves forward, shots are going to need to relate to each other. Maybe that’s okay. To generate images, I need to have my own coherence and logic in place. There’s no telling how some one else would arrange, relate, or even include the steps I show when they write their own story.