Korean Street Documentary Short

Prompt

Nighttime urban street in Korea. Handheld documentary-style camera, slight shake, following a young East Asian woman with long wavy dark hair. She wears an oversized dark gray wool coat over a brown fitted top, dark jeans, small black shoulder bag. Warm neon shop signs, streetlights, wet-looking asphalt, orange traffic cones, pedestrians in the background. Cinematic, slightly grainy night photography, shallow depth of field on her face. 0.0–1.0s Medium shot. She walks toward camera down the center of the street, glancing back over her left shoulder with a faint, polite smile. Pedestrians and shop fronts visible behind her. Soft neon glow on her face. 1.0–2.0s She turns fully toward camera, eyes widening in sudden surprise/awkwardness, mouth slightly open. She holds the front of her coat with her right hand. Camera tracks backward as she approaches. Subtitle energy: “It’s okay… it’s okay…” 2.0–3.0s Closer medium shot. Same wide-eyed, slightly panicked expression. She continues walking forward. A gray metal pole enters frame on the right. Background stays busy but softly out of focus. 3.0–4.0s She slaps her right palm against her forehead, eyes squeezed shut, mouth wide open in a frustrated yell. Head tilts down. Handheld camera pushes in. Energy: “Ah, fuck… what the hell!” 4.0–5.0s Tight close-up. Hand still on forehead, face twisted in embarrassment and irritation. She looks slightly off-camera. Neon lights streak in the background. Camera is very close, slight motion blur. 5.0–6.0s Close-up. She drops her hand, brows furrowed, mouth open, glancing sideways with a mix of shock and second-hand embarrassment. Hair slightly messy from the motion. 6.0–7.0s She snaps her gaze back to camera with exaggerated wide eyes and raised eyebrows, trying to look composed. A man in a light gray hoodie walks past behind her. Energy: “I’m really okay! It’s nothing!” 7.0–8.0s She forces an awkward, wide smile at the camera while still walking forward, clutching her coat. Expression is strained and self-conscious. 8.0–9.0s She turns away from camera and walks down the street, back to us. Long hair sways. Camera follows from behind at medium distance. Street recedes into neon-lit shops and cones. 9.0–10.0s She glances back over her right shoulder with a small, embarrassed grimace, then looks forward again. Soft night lighting. Energy: “So embarrassing…”