# Storyboard and B-roll / overlay plan (current, after the owner notes of 29 Oct 2026)

Style frames: ice/plan/style-frames-v2/, sheet ice/plan/storyboard-sheet-v3.jpg. The superseded first plan (Carney silhouettes, Calgary podium B-roll) is replaced by this one; reasons for every row and the finishing are in ice/plan/REASONS.md.


Carney is the only voice, so he is always lit. His captions are pink (a quoted speaker, not AJ's narrator). Removed from the first preview because nothing justified them: every silhouette of Carney (he is the speaker, not the subject) and the Calgary rally podium B-roll (no sentence points to it).

| Edited s | Carney says | Element | Why (row of section A) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 to 3.55 | "This year, Thanksgiving is a bit different." | Carney lit, title THANKSGIVING | Lit speaker with the hook's key word, like "THE END OF THE WAR?" over the lit narrator |
| 3.55 to 6.9 | "A week from today, Albertans will have the opportunity ..." | Silhouette: the Alberta Legislature, title ONE WEEK AWAY | He names Albertans and a date: their seat of government as the actor, the time phrase as the title |
| 6.9 to 10.35 | "... to make an important decision about their future." | Silhouette: the Alberta flag, titles ALBERTA / DECIDES | The actor (Alberta) and the verb (decide), two-step title like SIGNED / ON SUNDAY |
| 10.35 to 12.9 | "Whether to remain part of Canada" | Silhouette: the Forever Canadian hall (pro-Canada campaign), title REMAIN | He names one side: the remain side |
| 12.9 to 16.3 | "or begin a long and uncertain process" | Silhouette: separatist leader Mitch Sylvestre at a rally, title UNCERTAIN | He names the other side: the separation process |
| 16.3 to 19.1 | "through which Alberta could separate from Canada." | Silhouette: separatist crowd with Alberta flags, title SEPARATE? | Same side, the key word |
| 18.85 to 19.1 | (introducing the speaker) | White cut-out of Carney | A person is introduced (reference 13.5 s) |
| 19.1 to 22.75 | "Now, I have some perspectives on this choice." | Carney lit, name tag MARK CARNEY / CANADA'S PRIME MINISTER, dateline EDMONTON 12 OCT 2026 | First time he speaks after the hook; the place and date of the message matter |
| 22.75 to 24.35 | (pause) | Grunge card ALBERTA REFERENDUM / 19 OCT 2026 | End of the hook; series label and the date "a week from today" points to |
| 24.35 to 26.7 | "I grew up in Alberta." | Map, Alberta in red, pin on Edmonton | He names a place |
| 26.7 to 31.9 | "I went to school right here in St. Francis Xavier High School in Edmonton." | Carney lit in the classroom, dateline | "Right here" is the room itself |
| 31.9 to 38.3 | "I'm back home a lot these days because we are building big things again in Alberta." | His official Alberta infrastructure event, dateline ALBERTA 29 JUL 2026 | He names being in Alberta and building there |
| 38.3 to 45.1 | "Thousands of new homes, high-speed rail, a new pipeline to the West Coast ..." | Bullets over blurred Carney | A spoken list |
| 45.1 to 62.1 | "... In fact, we're building ... Canada is working. Truth is ... divided." | Carney lit, his own camera cuts | No new actor, place or list: nothing is added |
| 62.1 to 64.7 | "You can't build big things on fault lines." | Big title FAULT LINES over lit Carney | The key contrast of his argument, like "PEACE" / "VICTORY" |
| 67.48 to 73.55 | "... real threats to our economy, to our security, to our way of life." | Bullets over blurred Carney | A spoken list |
| 73.55 to 79.55 | "We have to be strong. And we are stronger together. Generations of Albertans ..." | Unity crowd waving Canada flags, Edmonton, dateline 16 OCT 2026 | "Together" and "Albertans": Albertans gathered for unity |
| 79.55 to 85.3 | "It's yours. It's ours. And it's worth fighting for." | Titles IT'S YOURS, IT'S OURS, WORTH FIGHTING FOR over lit Carney | The closing key phrases, big word over the lit speaker |
| 85.3 to 87.65 | "Happy Thanksgiving, Canada." | Carney lit | Sign-off |
| 87.65 to 92.15 | (pause) | Grunge card ALBERTA VOTED TO REMAIN 74.9% over separatists on results night | The result of the "important decision" he announced; sourced to Elections Alberta |
| 92.15 to 95.65 | (end) | AJ end card | Sign-off |


Layer order (bottom to top): picture with its finishing class, bottom shade, map labels, titles, bullets, card text, dateline, source credit, name tag, captions, logo, progress bar.
Caption band 1506 to 1626 px, progress bar 1720 px, logo top left 324 to 432 px.
CTA block (end card) reading text: "aljazeera.com Follow Like Share Comment aljazeeraenglish".