character reference: dark-haired young man, round wire glasses, black…

@Image1 — character reference: dark-haired young man, round wire glasses, black tailcoat, white ruffled cravat, black bow tie. Use his exact face and costume at every shot. Keep his appearance unchanged throughout. STYLE: Animated illustration in the same watercolor-and-ink style as @Image1 — warm muted palette, loose expressive brushwork, soft watercolor washes, visible ink linework, painterly textures. Every shot rendered in this consistent style. SETTING (all shots): 19th-century Russian drawing room, evening. Bookshelves, oil portraits on walls, tall candelabras, warm amber candlelight, upholstered armchairs with seated audience. --- SHOT 1 — WIDE ESTABLISHING Wide shot of the drawing room. The man from @Image1 stands at the center near a writing desk, manuscript in both hands at chest height. A small audience — ladies in silk gowns, gentlemen in tailcoats — seated in soft watercolor background. Candlelight fills the room with warm amber glow. Camera holds steady. [HARD CUT — direct cut, no zoom, no push-in, no camera move between shots] SHOT 2 — MEDIUM CLOSE-UP Already a medium close-up from its first frame — new camera angle. The man from @Image1 reads aloud slowly, eyes moving across the aged manuscript pages, lips parted with quiet intensity. He glances up briefly with a calm magnetic gaze, then returns to the page. Candlelight flickers across his face and glasses. Camera holds fixed. [HARD CUT — direct cut, no zoom, no push-in, no camera move between shots] SHOT 3 — AUDIENCE REACTION + RETURN TO CHARACTER Already a medium shot from its first frame. The seated audience listens in rapt silence — a lady in silk leans forward slightly, a gentleman strokes his chin. Soft bokeh background. Then cut back to the man from @Image1 — close on his face, a faint composed smile as he turns the manuscript page. [HARD CUT — direct cut, no zoom, no push-in, no camera move between shots] --- CAMERA: Each shot holds its own fixed framing. No camera movement between shots. Cuts are clean and direct. SOUND: Soft fireplace crackle throughout, faint rustle of manuscript pages, the man's measured voice reading aloud — «...и вот тогда он понял, что возврата нет...» — distant clock ticking in the background.