Story boarding
I felt the poem had a very uneasiness feel to it. I added a couple of frames in the story to set up the theme and poem e.g., the Diya plays a very important throughout the story because it is an essential object used when praying for the departed soul. Although it is not clear if the mother had died or not but is built around her essence. For the majority of the story we had more closeup shots and as we are traveling and tracking the smoke trail, it transitions from one thing to another. Another reason I chose such shots is because I wanted to go for a grim, dark and uneasy aesthetic.
Arsalan Awais 