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Stonebreaker

An original action short, told here through its art: a white-haired swordswoman, a ruined temple, and the stone colossus that wakes inside it.

Type
Original short
Shown as
Concept art
Frame
16:9
Pieces
17
Year
2026
Stonebreaker title card: the name in gold over a ruined hall, the swordswoman mid-leapTitle card · Plate 00Film below

01The idea

“One blade against a thousand years of stone.”

02Character

The swordswoman

Character sheet · StonebreakerSheet 01
The swordswoman, full figure
Full figure
The swordswoman, close-up
Close-up

Character

The swordswoman

Lead · original character

Silent, scarred, older than she looks. Fights with one blade and her back to the light.

Wardrobe

Black leather long coat, red sash, one straight blade.

Palette

#070d11#242624#69564a#ad9986

Coat · skin · ember · hair

ProjectStonebreaker
SheetCharacter 01
RevC
StatusApproved

03Creatures

Four of stone

Creature design: The colossusCreature 01
The colossusWakes in the hall. Lava in the joints.
Creature design: The bruteCreature 02
The bruteWalks the ruins ahead of it.
Creature design: The ghoulCreature 03
The ghoulCarved, then alive.
Creature design: The houndCreature 04
The houndStone, low and fast.

04Locations

The locations

Location plate · StonebreakerPlate 01
Location plate: The ruined hallPlate 01

Location

The ruined hall

Broken columns, a floor of dust, the sun low through the roof.

Palette

#060a0b#181714#312a22#805839

Stone · shadow · dust · sun

Used in

Act I · Act III

ProjectStonebreaker
PlateLocation 01
RevB
StatusApproved
Location plate · StonebreakerPlate 02
Location plate: The carved wallPlate 02

Location

The carved wall

Faces cut into the stone. One of them is not a carving.

Palette

#0e0e0e#171716#252422#4b4c48

Stone · moss · rust · light

Used in

Act II

ProjectStonebreaker
PlateLocation 02
RevB
StatusApproved

05Style options

Six ways to land a blow

Each option treats the same two frames of impact. One goes forward; the rest stay on the wall.

Style options · Stonebreaker6 treatments · 1 chosen
Style option A: Ink impact frames
Ink impact framesChosenBlack ink and torn paper over the hit; the frame tears for two frames.
Style option B: Film negative
Film negativeOption BColour negative orange, cut against a black-and-white negative.
Style option C: Infrared inversion
Infrared inversionOption CInfrared black and white, the exposure flipped on impact.
Style option D: Silhouette flash
Silhouette flashOption DFigures cut to black against a single flat red.
Style option E: Film burn
Film burnOption EOver-exposure and burn, like a splice in old stock.
Style option F: Copperplate etching
Copperplate etchingOption FDark cross-hatching, as if engraved.

06Colour

Dust, ember, stone

Colour key, Dust
Key 01 · DustLow sun through a broken roof.#060a0b#181714#312a22#805839
Colour key, Ember
Key 02 · EmberLava light against a burning sky.#080c0b#261f17#513a28#b6783a
Colour key, Stone
Key 03 · StoneCold, carved, close.#0e0e0e#171716#252422#4b4c48
Colour key, Rim
Key 04 · RimWhite hair against the dark.#070d11#242624#69564a#ad9986

07Where it stands

Characters
Approved
Creatures
Approved
Locations
Approved
Impact frames
Option A
Next
Storyboard and animatic

08The film

The 1:30 cut

A white-haired swordswoman beneath a falling slab of stone in a ruined temple at sunset
Stonebreaker · Original16:9 · Cut
00:00:00:00
1:30

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