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omai Page 1of 1

4

Wideangles hotoft
heASWes tWing( t
hesidegoing
Story t
oFC) .I
t
stheper i
odinbetweenclasses,sotheplace
page plan+script i
sabitcrowded- -
ali
neatthexeroxstati
ontotheleft
,
by Clara Buenconsejo
peopl
erushinginandoutofthebuildi
ngtotherightor
onthestai
rsalsoatther
ight.
Shotofst
udents
goi
ngupor CAP:ASWestWi
ng,11:
30.
downthestai
rs

Extr
emeclos
e-upoft
wost
udent
s
chat
ti
ng.

Close-
upof
panel2,t
hist
i
me
f
ocus i
ngonas i
ngl
e
st
udentonthestai
rs

Zoom intolastst
epofstai
rs.Ourmai
nchar act
er,
Siomai,isonthefl
oorl
yi
ngi nasmall
puddleofdirt
,
soys auce,gar
li
cfl
akeswhil
epeople(shownher e
onlyasfeet)goonthestai
rsandthei
rdail
y
business.

Aer i
alshot .
Af ootstepson
thesoys auce Samesceneaspanel
puddlenear 6,thoughdif
f.angle:
Siomai .Only fr
om theground.Now
showt hepuddl e showSi omai
s Ex t
remeclose-upofpanel7;
+ther i
ppl es; expressi
onofterror focusingonSiomai
sface
dontshow whenhenar rowly andt heexpressi
onofter
ror.
Siomai justyet
. missedgetti
ng
crushedbythefootin
earli
erpanel
.
Si
omai
:Whatwi
l
lhappent
omenow?
 Si
omaiStory Page 2 of 1
4

FLASHBACK.Wi deshotagai
nofASKAL.Acol orful
stall
sell
ings t
reetfoodisatt
he
ri
ghtoft
hepanel
;afewstudent
saregatheredaroundthes t
all,wai
tingforthei
r
order
s.Thest
all
ismannedbyami ddl
e-agedladywithanapr on.Int hestal
li
sa
st
eamerwherethesi
omai ar
estor
ed,al
ongwi t
ht heotherst
reetfood.

CAP:ASKAL,10:
00.

Extr
emecl ose-upoft
hesteamerfr
om t
hebackoft
hest
all
.Showthesi
omai
huddledclosel
ytoget
herasastudent(
don
tshowt
hef
ace)tapst
heglass
,poi
nti
ng
tot
hesi omai.

St
udent
:At
e,pabi
l
ipoi
sangsi
omai
.

Extr
emecl ose-
up
ofSiomai
s
for
ehead.Hes
sti
l
lasl
eep.
From panel
3,camera Siomai
sfacenowf il
ls
pansdownwardal i
t
tl
e. thewholepanel.Hehas
Siomai
seyesare anexpressionofsurpri
se
Soundef
fect
: st
arti
ngtoopen. onhisface.Heisfinal
ly
TAP. awake.
Soundef
fect
:
TAP. Soundef
fect
:TAP.

Zoom outtos ees t

eamer(andSiomai)i
nthebackground,andthefry
ingpaninthe
f
oreground.Showoneoft hesiomaibei
ngdroppedint
othefryi
ngpanf r
om thet
ongs
oft
hel ady(dontshowthelady,onl
ythehandholdi
ngthetongs).Thesiomaidr
opping
i
ntothepanhasj ustcl
osedhiseyes.

Tothel
efti
sthecust
omerwhowast
appi
ngt
hest
eamerear
li
erwhenor
der
ing,now
gi
vi
ngthepayment.

Si
omai
bei
ngdr
oppedi
ntooi
l
:[soundef
fect
]AAAAAAAAAA!

Si
omai
inst
eamer
,ourpr
otagoni
st
,canj
ustst
arei
nhor
ror
.
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SiomaiStory
Page 3 of 1
4

El
dersi
omai(of
fpanel
): ShowSi omai t
alki
ngto Over-
the-shoul
dershot,i
n
Donotbeshocked. ElderSi omai.I
nthe away.
back ground,showt he Shotf
rom thebackofthe
Siomaitur
nsaroundt o mul t
it
udeofot hersiomai
, ot
hersiomai,who
sfacing
seethespeaker,Elder l
isteningint
ently. Si
omai .
Siomai
.Hasacur iouslook
onhisface. El
derSi
omai
: Si
omai:Whatdoy
ou
Suchi
sourf
ate. mean?

4 ShowSi
omai
andEl
derSi
omai
tal
ki
ng.

ElderSiomai:
El
derSiomai:Younewher
e? Wel l
,nowy oushoul
d
Si
omai:Yeah. knowt hatever
ysiomai
wil
l
endupt hatway.

5
Aer
ial
shot
.
6 Showshopkeeperhandi
ngovert
hesiomait
othe
Panel
s5and8ar eone
pi
ctur
espli
ti
ntotwo:
st
udent
;att
heothersideoft
heshop,some aful
l-
bodyshotofEl
der
st
udent
sareeati
ngothersi
omai. Si
omai.

7 Close-
upofSi
backgr
ound.
omai
,wi
t
hal
lt
heot
hersi
omai
int
he

ElderSiomai :
Si
omai
:Whatdoy
oumean? I
tisouronl yreasonfor
exist
ence:tobecome
sustenancef ort
hefamil
y
ofourCr eator.
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1 2
Page 4 of 1
4

3 4 5
Si
devi
ewofElder
Si
omai
,tal
ki
ngto
Si
omai
. Panel
s2-9wi l
lj
ustbejustastep-by-
stepil
l
ustrat
i
onof
t
hesiomaicr
eati
onprocess:fr
om thepreparat
i
onofthe
ElderSi
omai: f
il
li
ng*t
othewrappi
ngandt ravelt
othes t
all
Youdont
remember?

1
0
8 9
7
Si
omai
faci
ngEl
der

6 Si
omai
.

*[nott
obepr i
ntedi
ncomicsit
self
,buther
esanexplanat
i
onfor ElderSiomai
:
theart
ist
:thesenti
enceoft
hesiomaicomesfrom t
hebeadsof (
offpanel
)
sweatofthesiomai-
makerwhichfel
li
ntot
hefil
li
ngwhilemixng] I
i
ms ur
eyoudo.

1
1
Shotf
rom t
akenfrom t
hebackofSiomai
;he
slooki
ngatt
hev
iewout
si
det
hest
eamer
:
gr
eenfol
iage,happystudent
s,et
c.

Si
omai
:Butt
hewor
ldout
si
del
ookssopr
ett
y..
.

1
2 SanhdotbferohmindthEeldbearcSkioofma
Si
omai
i,t
,who
hest
snowl
eamer
si
ooki
ngatt
nhabi
tant
hes
s:ot
t
eamer
hersi
,El
omai
derSi
,s
omel
omai
ooki
,
ng
af
rai
d,somest
i
llas
leep,somedef
i
ant
,al
lcr
ampedandbunchedt
oget
her
.

Si
omai
:compar
edt
othi
s.
 Si
omaiStory Page 5 of 1
4

1 Shotf
Si
r
om t
omaii
hebackofSi
sbeingt
omai
,cl
akenbyapai
os
roft
e-up.Si
omai
ongsoutoft
canonl
hest
ys t
ar
eamert
ei
nhor
obefr
i
rorasEl
ed.I
magi
der
ne:
somethi
ngli
keascendi
ngtoheaven,from t
hepoi
ntofvi
ewoftheoneont heground.

El
derSi
omai
:Wecanonl
yhav
eat
ast
eoft
hatwor
ld.
..

2
Sames ceneasPanel 1,butdi
f
fer
entangl
e:thi
sti
meit
sfrom ElderSiomai

sPOV,
f
rom hisback,he
slooki
ngdownatSiomai.Usi
ngtheascendingimage,i
magi
ne
f
rom thepointofv
iewoftheoneascendi
ng,l
ookingt
otheground.

El
derSi
omai
:i
fwear
echosent
oful
f
il
lt
hatf
ate.

Medium shotfrom out

si
deofthest
eameragai
n.Fr
om thest
eamer,Si
omaii
snow
3 l
ooki
f
ryi
ngatEl
ngpan( f
derSi
r
yi
omai,whoi
ngpannoti
snowaboutt
npanel
).
obedroppedint
otheboi
li
ngoi
loft
he

El
derSi
omai
:Thi
sist
heonl
ydes
ti
ny.
..

4 Aer
ial
shot
,Si
omai
(fr
om st
eamer
)seesEl
derSi
omai
fal
l
ingi
ntot
heboi
l
ingoi
l
.

El
derSi
omai
:thati
smeantf
orus.

Fr
om t
hebackofSiomaiandi
nsidethes t
eameragain,heseesthenewly-
cooked
5 El
s
derSi
i
omai
omai
f
r
i
om t
nt
hepapercont
hest
all
ainer/
t
andwasnowwal
rayt
ki
hi
ngyhel
ngawayi
dbyt
nt
hes
hedir
t
ect
udentt
i
onoft
hatbought
hebuil
ding(
AS).
 Close- upfrom the Si
omaiStory Page 6 of 1
4

1 rear
ov
,Si
erhi
omai
s
l
ook
shoul
i
der
ng
.
Anot herstudents
tappingont heglass,
order
seest
i
ng.Si
hi
omai
sasa 2
chancet oleav ethe
steamer . Close-
upofSiomai,

SoundEff
ect:TAP.
l
ookings
camer
t
rai
ghtatt
a,adeter
mi
he
ned 3
l
ookonhisface.
Siomai
:Ift
hisisourf
ate.
.. Sames hotasPanel 2,
onlythet ongshavenow
graspedhi m atthesi
des.
SoundEff
ect:TAP. Sti
llkeepingthat
Si
omai:andtheonlyway deter
mi nedlook.
t
os eetheworl
doutsi
de.
..

SoundEff
ect
:TAP.
Si
omai:t
henImustf
acei
t.

4
Aer
ialshot.Siomai
,facingthecamera,i
snowont hev
ergeofbei
ngdroppedinthe
boi
l
ingoi l
ofthefr
yingpan,onlythi
ngthatkeepshi
mfrom f
all
i
ngar
ethetongs.Sti
l
lkeepi
ng
t
hatdetermined/
fi
ercelookfr
om panel
s2and3.

5
SameangleasPanel
4;Siomaihasnowbeendr
oppedi
ntot
heboi
l
ingoi
l
,andhecl
oseshi
s
eyesast
heboil
i
ngoilenv
elopshi
m.
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omaiStory Page 7 of 1
4

1
Medi
um shot.ShowSiomai
inpainashei
sbei
ngcookedi
ntheboi
l
ingoi
loft
hef
ryi
ngpan.
Qui
tel
it
eral
lyabapt
i
sm off
ir
e.

Aer i
alshot.
Thiscircl
e,techni call
ypanel 2,isthe
st
rainerwher einSi omai willbely i
ng

2 inaf
Si
tert
omai l
he
ook
bapt
sl i
k
i
s
es
m offi
reint
omeonewhoj
hepan.
ust
gotoutofwat erfrom near l
ydr owni ng-
-
pantingwi l
dly,ti
redandex haus t
ed.The
spacesout sidethepanel i
spar toft he
scene--it
stheaer ialviewoft hest uffin
thekiosk,likethef ry
ingpan,et c.onl y
blurr
edout .

3 4 5 6
Sameangl eas Sameangl eas
Close-up. Sameangl eas Panel3,t
hist
ime Panel3,thelas
t
Siomai f
inal
lymak es Panel3. kal
amans ii
s or
deal:chil
igar
li
c
i
ttothepapert ray
. Thefir
sts alvoof squeezedoverour onSiomai.
Ordealsnotover, seasoning--soy poorSiomai.
though,asSi omai sauce--i
spour edon Anotherr
oundof
i
scutupby hi
m.Si omai
spain pai
n.
shopkeeper . i
ncreases ;he
It
spainfulf
orSiomai gri
maces.
ofcourse.
 Si
omaiStory Page 8 of 1
4

1
Longshotf
rom t
hePOVofSiomai
.Cont
ainerwher
eSi
omaii
snowini
sli
f
tedbyt
he
st
udent/
cust
omer,andheget
stoseeabett
ervi
ewoft
hewhol
epl
ace.

Si
omai
:Sot
hisi
s.
..

2
Sameangl easpanel 1,butthev i
ewchangess incegir
l
carryi
ngthesiomaiist ur
ningtowardst hedi
rect
ionof
AS.Si omaii
ss t
il
lawest r
uckbyal lthat
shappening
aroundhim;student,meanwhi le,hasabunchofphi lo
(exi
stenti
al
ist
)readi
ngsonot herhandwhi chwedget
aglimpseof(it
sjustattheedgeoft hepanel
).

Si
omai
:theout
si
dewor
ld.

3
ThewholepanoramaasseenbySiomai
,sti
l
lquit
ethesameangleaspanel
1.Siomai
seesabigareaofASKAL.Typi
cal
betweenclas
sesscene,peopl
earer
ushi
ngtoand
fr
om cl
ass.

Si
omai
:I
t
sbeaut
i
ful
.
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omaiStory Page 9 of 1
4

Frontcl
andt
os
het
e-
hr
upofSi
eeot
omai
hersiomai 2
behindhimi nthecont ai
ner.
Theoneatt heveryback
hasnowbeenspear edby
atoothpick.Off
panel,girl Sameangl easpanel 1.
Siomaii
st ryi
ngt omov e
i
snowheadi nginsideAS.
andgetof
l
eaningl
fcont
eftandr
ai
nerby
i
ght(speed
3
Siomaihasaexpr
essi
on
ofhor
roronhi
sface. l
ines)asthethirdtothelast
i
ss pear
edbyt oothpi
ck.
Sti
ll
sameangl easpanel1.
Siomai
:Ist
i
llwantt
ost
ay Siomaicanonl ygl
ancein
andseemoreofthewor
ld! horr
orast hes i
omaibehi
nd
hi
mi sspearedandi stak
en
away( si
omai behi
ndhim has
anex pr
ess i
onofpureterr
or
onhisface).

Si
omai:WhatcanIdonowt
o
escapet
hisf
ate?

4
Aer
ial
shot
.

Si
omail
ooksupatgir
l,whohasal
readyeat
ent
heothersi
omai
,andhas
al
ookonhisf
acethatsays
mercyonmeorsomet
hing.
 Panel s1,3and5

1
isjustonepict
ures pl
i
t
2
Si
omaiStory Page 1
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4
intothreetomakethe
threepanels.
Medium shotofgirl
,nowinside
Aerial
shotofSiomaiincont
aineratt
heri
ght,l
ookingonas
AS,carr
yingcont ai
nerwit
h
Fri
end( of
fpanel
)handsoveracopyofKubor i
Kikiam
Si
omai i
ni ti
nonehandand
(openedtoacer t
ainpage)t
oGi r
l(al
soof
fpanel)
.
r
eadingsintheot her
.
She
sappr oachedbyanot her
Fr
iend(
off
panel
):I
tonal
angbasahi
nmo!
f
ri
end.

Sameaspanel 2,butzoomedi
n.Siomai
displ
aysa
4
Gi
rl:Huy!
Fr
iend:Oist
,tamanay
angar
al! real
l
yshockedreacti
onuponseeingt
hecomicsand
howthecharact
ersweredepi
ctedint
hefi
ghtscene.
Gi
rl
:Ehmayexam paako
mamayasaPhi
loeh.
.. Gi
rl(
off
panel
):Hahaha,angkul
itnamanni
t
o!
Si
omai(t
hinki
ng)
:Whycant heymov el
i
kethat
?

3
6
Sames hotaspanel 1,also
Themomentof
5 spli
tintotwot
6and9.Aphot
ofor
ogr
m panel
apher
s
7 spil
l
ing,sames
aspanel
cene
s2and3.
coveringtheincomingmob
Fr
iend:Exist
ent
ial
i
stdi
ba? Siomai hasabi gger
bumpsi ntoGirl
,spil
li
ngthe
Sabihi
nmol angnaexi
st
ence expressionof
contentsofthecontaineron
pr
ecedesessenceniSart
re! ter
roronhi sface
thecomi c.
Kerinayun! nowashef li
esof f
Siomai fl
i
esoffthecontainer.
becauseoft he
Gi
rl
:Ik
awt
alaga. Gi
rl
:AAY! i
mpact .

9
8
Sames hotaspanels2
and3.Showt hepages
oftheKubori
Kikiam
comicsnowstainedwi
th
toy
o.
Fr
iend( off
panel)
:Shet,Kubor
i
Ki
kiam k o!
Gi
rl(offpanel
):Anobay an,hi
ndi
manl angmag- sorr
y!
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omaiStory Page 1
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4

Siomaifl
y i
ngoutofthecontainer,si
mil
art
oawor mseyev i
ews hot
.
Ashef l
i
esoutandf al
lsf
rom heretopanel6,Siomaihasmixedemot i
onsrangi
ng
f
rom surpri
setodelight(
becaus ehehasachanceofes caping)tof
ear(whenhe
r
ealiz
est hatbecausehef l
ewout ,hehast
of al
lontheground).

3
4

6
Alsoas l
ight
lywor m
s
eyev i
ews hot.
Panels2t o6wi l
lj
ust
showhowSi omai f
all
s
totheground;2-6wi l
l
j
us ts
howt he
backgroundandSi omai
himselfi
sfal
lingout
of
thepanels
7
Longshot.Siomaii
sont
hegroundatt
hebaseoft
hest
air
s,andbackt
opr
esent
t
ime,wincingever
yti
mesomeonest
epscl
osert
ohim.

CAP:ASWestWi ng,11:
30am.
Si
omai:Thati
showIgothere.
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omaiStory Page 1
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4

Sames hotandangleaspanel7ofpage10.Siomaiatt
empt
stomov
efr
om hi
s
cur
rentl
ocati
on,butcannot
,andonlygr
imacesinpain.

Si
omai
:Imayhav
ebeenf
reedf
rom t
hatf
ate,butIcan
tmov
e.

2
Si
omaiwonder
sabouthisfat
e,fl
ashbackt
othememor
iesoft
hest
eamer
:Si
omai
meet
i
ngElderSi
omaiforthefi
rstt
i
me,etc.

Si
omai
:Icannotgobackt
owher
eIcamef
rom.

3
Sames
hotandangl
easpanel
1.

Si
omai
:AndIcan
tmov
etoexpl
oret
hewor
ldandf
i
ghtei
t
her
,unl
i
ket
hem.

4 5 6
Panels4-6wil
l
bemos t
lyshots
oft
heKi ki
ams
havi
ngfunand
bat
tl
ingthe
Fi
sh/Squidbal
l
s

Sames
hotandangl
easpanel
1,s
howf
eetav
oidi
ngst
eppi
ngonSi
omai
.
7 Siomai:Iwi
sht
hatIhadjustal
l
owedmysel
ftobeeat
en.Atl
eastIwouldhave
servedsomepurposeandmadesomeonehappy,i
nst
eadofbeingavoidedl
i
ke
t
his.
1
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omaiStory Page 1
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4

Aeri
alshotofSi
omaionthebaseofthest
air
s,y
ell
ingouti
nfr
ust
rat
i
onast
hemobpasses,
st
eppingaroundthepuddl
eofsoysauceanddir
t.

Si
omai
:Whyi
sthewor
ldunf
air
?!

2
Sameaerial
shot
,onl
yabi
tzoomedi
n,asSi
omai
get
ssqui
shedbyt
het
si
nel
as-
cladf
oot
ofsomeonefr
om t
hemob.

Soundef
fect
:SQUI
SH!
 Si
omaiStory Page 1
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4

1 Ful
lpagespr
Thetsinel
as-
ead,aer
cl
adguyf
i
al
r
shotoft
om t
hes
hemob,l
t
ai
ef
rsatt
tbehi
heASWes
nd,wi
ll
tWi
beatt
ng.
hecenterof
t
heact i
on,looki
ngatthes oysauceanddi r
tpuddlewher eSiomai
wass quis
hedt odeathearli
erandtr
yingtocleanhissoy-saucedrenched
f
ootwhi l
eanotherfr
iendlookson.Otherpeoplewillj
ustbeav oi
dingthe
sai
dpuddl eandgoont heirownbus i
nes s
.

Guywithtsi
nel
as:Ugh,si
nobakasi
nakat
aponngsi
omai
dit
o?Angk
alat
,
naapakankopa!

Fr
iend:Iknowr
ight
?Sorryt
song,wal
aakongal
cohol
.Hi
rappanaman
t
anggali
nngamoyny an.