THIS IS THE MAN. Three studies of his head: front, three quarter, profile. Until today the only description of his face in the whole production was nine generic words, so every frame invented him again and he was a different person in each one. This sheet is the lock. The three things that carry him and must survive into every frame are the flattened bridge of the nose, the wide set deep eyes under a straight brow, and the narrow jaw under wide cheekbones. Individual views are cut out in reference/ for building frames from, because a sheet handed to a frame brings its grid with it. A SHEET, NOT A SHOT. Kept off the storyboard and listed on the characters and props page. Promoted to a card 4.9.2026 so it has an ID page of its own: a sheet with nowhere to open is a dead end, and this is the thing somebody reads before drawing anything.
THE BRAIN BRAKE
The Central Governor Theory · Breakthrough Junior Challenge 2026