Story Arc: Enough for Tomorrow

A short film about restraint, intention, and the beauty of staying small.

I. Opening: The Routine

• Monique opens the bakery, prepares the space.

• She unlocks and opens the vault, a slow, quiet moment.

• Voiceover: “I make enough for tomorrow. That’s it.”

• We’re introduced to the irony: she stores her ingredients in an old bank vault, once a symbol of money, now holding cream and berries.

II. Grounded in Littlestown

• Exterior shots of the town waking up.

• Locals arriving, conversations at the counter.

• Monique reflects on what Littlestown means to her, and how she serves it creatively.

III. Backstory & Craft

• Monique talks about her family, her Thai and French culinary roots, and her time in pro kitchens.

• We intercut memories, kitchen textures, and heritage with present-day prep.

INTERLUDE: “The Roll” – Stylized Baking Montage

A high-style, high-emotion sequence of the roulade coming to life, visual rhythm, texture, beauty.

• Her hands conducting as she speaks throughout the prep.

• Whipping cream (macro and slow-mo), batter pour, powdered sugar falling like snow.

• Chocolate being spread and rolled camera rotating with it.

• Close-up of oven heat shimmer, the vault as a cold counterbalance.

• Finishing touches: powdered sugar, slicing, serving.

Tone: Dreamlike, tactile, rhythmic. Could pair with music or slowed voiceover about process, patience, or creativity.

IV. The Vault & the Choice

• She talks about staying small on purpose.

• Reflections on the irony of storing ingredients in a bank vault.

• Vault = her container for what matters: boundaries, values, care.

• Macro shot of vault gears turning.

V. Closing: Enough for Tomorrow

• The bakery winds down.

• Final shot: Monique places the roulade in the vault, closes the door, and turns off the lights.

• Voiceover: “I don’t need more. I just need it to matter.”

Film Day Objectives:

• Film an Interview with Monique

• Film the explanation of the baking process one item (Chocolate Roulade)

• Film baking process of the Chocolate Roulade

• Film unique product or baking shots ~ chef’s table inspired, with our own twist. TBD.

Themes:

• Growth isn’t always up, sometimes it’s deeper. Quietly redefining what “success” looks like in a world that chases more.

• “Just enough for tomorrow.” Small batch mentality.

• The challenges of business, growth, and life.

• Similarities of running a business, kitchen, and home.

• The taste of a town and creative endeavors. (balancing tradition with innovation)

Scout Clips:

(These clips are meant to inspire creative ideas for the product and space, not necessarily represent the style, mood, color, or narrative elements yet!)

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