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THE THANKSGIVING COLLECTION / ANIMATION STORYBOARDS

A little thanks.
A lot of meaning.

Eight stories celebrating the people behind every great workday. Explore the illustrated boards, then read every scene and spoken line right underneath.

08 CONCEPTS54 STORYBOARD PANELS3D ANIMATION
01
40 SECONDS · Comedy → heartfelt

The Thankful Employee Awards

An office awards night for the people who make everyone’s day better.

6-panel illustrated storyboard for The Thankful Employee Awards
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Script & scene-by-scene storyboard

6 scenes
SCENE 010–4s

Visual direction

Close-up: the host opens a gold envelope. A tiny pumpkin trophy sits beside a spreadsheet.

Dialogue / voiceover

HOST: This award goes to… the person who saved your spreadsheet.

On-screen text

The Thankful Employee Awards

SCENE 024–11s

Visual direction

Spotlight on the winner. Brief flashback: a colleague brings a broken spreadsheet; the winner calmly fixes it.

Dialogue / voiceover

HOST: Office Problem Solver! For turning “we have a situation” into “try it now.”

On-screen text

Office Problem Solver

SCENE 0311–17s

Visual direction

A teammate pulls up a chair beside a struggling colleague. Cut to their trophy acceptance.

Dialogue / voiceover

HOST: Best Team Player! Their superpower? “Let’s figure it out together.”

On-screen text

Best Team Player

SCENE 0417–23s

Visual direction

An employee distributes coffee cups, including a clearly marked decaf. The audience cheers.

Dialogue / voiceover

HOST: Coffee Champion! Somehow, they remember everyone’s order.

On-screen text

Coffee Champion

SCENE 0523–32s

Visual direction

The spotlight finds an empty chair, then discovers the nominee helping a new hire set up a presentation. The team invites them to the stage.

Dialogue / voiceover

HOST, SOFTER: And our Unsung Hero. Usually behind the scenes. Today, center stage.

On-screen text

Unsung Hero

SCENE 0632–40s

Visual direction

The four winners gather for a group photo. Freeze-frame into the campaign end card.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: This Thanksgiving, celebrate the people who make work meaningful.

On-screen text

Vantage Circle · Happy Thanksgiving / Who would you nominate?

02
40 SECONDS · Office comedy

A Turkey’s First Day at Work

Gobbles meets emails, meetings and, finally, a team that notices his effort.

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Script & scene-by-scene storyboard

6 scenes
SCENE 010–5s

Visual direction

Gobbles adjusts his badge at the office entrance. He notices Thanksgiving decorations and gives the camera a suspicious look.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: My first day. Thanksgiving week. Interesting timing.

On-screen text

New hire: Gobbles

SCENE 025–11s

Visual direction

He opens a laptop. The inbox count rises; he slowly hides behind the screen.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: Two hundred emails? I’ve been here twelve minutes.

On-screen text

Day one. 203 emails.

SCENE 0311–18s

Visual direction

In a meeting, a slide reads “Pre-meeting alignment.” Gobbles doodles in confusion.

Dialogue / voiceover

COLLEAGUE: Let’s schedule a follow-up.
TURKEY: To the meeting about the meeting?

On-screen text

Still in the meeting

SCENE 0418–25s

Visual direction

Gobbles notices fallen project folders and helps a colleague sort them on the floor.

Dialogue / voiceover

COLLEAGUE: Thanks, Gobbles. You made that so much easier.

On-screen text

A little help. A real thank-you.

SCENE 0525–32s

Visual direction

An appreciation message appears: “Gobbles—thanks for helping me get organized today!” He proudly straightens his badge.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: Oh. You noticed?
COLLEAGUE: Of course. You’re part of the team.

On-screen text

You belong here

SCENE 0632–40s

Visual direction

Gobbles comfortably joins a team photo and gives the camera a confident nod. Transition to the end card.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: I think I’ll fit right in.
VO: Even turkeys deserve appreciation!

On-screen text

Vantage Circle · Happy Thanksgiving / Thank someone new to your team.

03
35 SECONDS · Warm & thoughtful

The Gratitude Table

Every Thanksgiving dish becomes a reason to appreciate the people at work.

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Script & scene-by-scene storyboard

6 scenes
SCENE 010–5s

Visual direction

Overhead view of a Thanksgiving table. Place cards read “Teamwork,” “Leadership” and “Colleagues.”

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: This table serves something you won’t find in a recipe.

On-screen text

The Gratitude Table

SCENE 025–12s

Visual direction

A bowl of mashed potatoes passes between hands. Match cut to a team smoothly sharing project files.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: A helping of teamwork. For everyone who shares the load.

On-screen text

Mashed potatoes → Teamwork

SCENE 0312–19s

Visual direction

A pumpkin pie is cut into equal slices. Match cut to a manager inviting a quieter teammate into the discussion.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: A slice of thoughtful leadership. Making room for every voice.

On-screen text

Pumpkin pie → Leadership

SCENE 0419–26s

Visual direction

A roast turkey is placed in the center. Widen to colleagues pulling up chairs for one another.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: And at the center, our colleagues. The people who bring us together.

On-screen text

Turkey → Colleagues

SCENE 0526–31s

Visual direction

Move close to handwritten thank-you cards at each place setting. Catch the recipients’ smiles.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: The best ingredient in every workplace is its people.

On-screen text

The best ingredient is its people.

SCENE 0631–35s

Visual direction

Reveal the complete table and the team gathered around it. Finish on the campaign branding.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: This Thanksgiving, thank yours.

On-screen text

Vantage Circle · Happy Thanksgiving / Bring gratitude to the table.

04
40 SECONDS · Emotional & intimate

The Thank You That Changed Everything

A specific thank-you helps Maya feel seen after a difficult workday.

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Script & scene-by-scene storyboard

6 scenes
SCENE 010–4s

Visual direction

Maya watches the team leave a meeting. She stays behind with marked-up notes in cool office light.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: She thought nobody had noticed.

On-screen text

Some effort goes unseen.

SCENE 024–12s

Visual direction

Show her catching an error, helping a teammate and returning to her unfinished work. Cold coffee sits beside the laptop.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: The mistake she caught. The teammate she helped. The work still waiting.

On-screen text

Dialogue captions only

SCENE 0312–20s

Visual direction

Hold on a clean, readable appreciation notification. Maya reads it twice.

Dialogue / voiceover

COLLEAGUE’S VOICE: Maya, your careful review caught the error before the client saw it. Thank you.

On-screen text

Your careful review made a difference. Thank you, Maya.

SCENE 0420–27s

Visual direction

Her shoulders relax and a small smile appears. The same desk becomes gently warmer; the workload remains.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: The work was still there. But now, she knew her effort mattered.

On-screen text

I see what you do.

SCENE 0527–33s

Visual direction

Maya turns toward a nearby colleague and acknowledges their help.

Dialogue / voiceover

MAYA: And thank you for helping me with that deadline yesterday.

On-screen text

Pass the appreciation on.

SCENE 0633–40s

Visual direction

The colleague smiles back. Hold the connection, then transition to the end card.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: A little appreciation can make a big difference.

On-screen text

Vantage Circle · Happy Thanksgiving / Tell someone what you noticed.

05
45 SECONDS · Playful superhero tribute

The Unsung Heroes of Thanksgiving

A caped turkey discovers that everyday workplace heroes have already arrived.

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Script & scene-by-scene storyboard

8 scenes
SCENE 010–5s

Visual direction

Gobbles makes a dramatic superhero landing beside the IT help desk. The IT employee barely looks up.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: I came to find superheroes. Why does this one have a help desk?

On-screen text

The Unsung Heroes

SCENE 025–11s

Visual direction

An IT professional restores a presentation just before a client call. Gobbles watches, impressed.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: IT. Saving the presentation before anyone knows it needs saving.

On-screen text

Everyday hero: IT

SCENE 0311–17s

Visual direction

An HR professional welcomes a nervous new hire. Gobbles holds the welcome sign.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: HR. Making the new person feel like one of us.

On-screen text

Everyday hero: HR

SCENE 0417–23s

Visual direction

A manager helps an employee sort competing priorities and decide what can wait.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: The manager who helps us find a way forward.

On-screen text

Everyday hero: Supportive leaders

SCENE 0523–29s

Visual direction

A cleaning professional prepares a shared workspace. A colleague pauses and thanks them by name.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: The people who keep our shared spaces ready, every day.

On-screen text

Everyday hero: Facilities & cleaning

SCENE 0629–35s

Visual direction

A teammate pulls up a chair to help with a difficult task.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: And the teammate who says, “You don’t have to do this alone.”

On-screen text

Everyday hero: Your teammate

SCENE 0735–40s

Visual direction

Gobbles neatly folds his cape and joins the team.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: Turns out, I’m just the one with the cape.

On-screen text

The credit is theirs.

SCENE 0840–45s

Visual direction

A heroic group portrait gives every worker equal prominence. End on the campaign card.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: Not all heroes wear capes. Some work beside you.

On-screen text

Vantage Circle · Happy Thanksgiving / Thank your everyday heroes.

06
40 SECONDS · Surreal → hopeful

What If Appreciation Disappeared?

An office loses its color until one sincere thank-you starts a chain of appreciation.

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Script & scene-by-scene storyboard

6 scenes
SCENE 010–4s

Visual direction

The words “Thank you” vanish from an office chat. Pull back to reveal the workplace.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: What if every “thank you” disappeared?

On-screen text

What if appreciation disappeared?

SCENE 024–12s

Visual direction

Someone fixes a slide; the recipient walks away. Another holds a door without acknowledgement. Each moment drains color.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: People still helped. Problems still got solved.

On-screen text

Dialogue captions only

SCENE 0312–18s

Visual direction

Wide shot of the same office, now muted and disconnected. Everyone works separately.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: But their effort passed without a word.

On-screen text

Dialogue captions only

SCENE 0418–25s

Visual direction

An employee stops and turns back to a colleague. Warm color returns around the pair.

Dialogue / voiceover

EMPLOYEE: Hey—thanks for catching that error. You saved me a lot of rework.

On-screen text

Start with one thank-you.

SCENE 0525–33s

Visual direction

The recipient thanks another teammate. A third employee acknowledges someone else. Color travels through the interactions.

Dialogue / voiceover

COLLEAGUE 2: Thanks for walking me through it.
COLLEAGUE 3: You made the new person feel welcome.

On-screen text

Notice it. Say it.

SCENE 0633–40s

Visual direction

The office is fully colored again, with natural moments of connection. Transition to the end card.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: Make appreciation part of your workplace culture.

On-screen text

Vantage Circle · Happy Thanksgiving / Start today. Keep going tomorrow.

07
40 SECONDS · Fast, deadpan comedy

Thanksgiving Office Confessions

A turkey reporter asks who really keeps the office running—and whether anyone has thanked them.

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Script & scene-by-scene storyboard

8 scenes
SCENE 010–4s

Visual direction

Gobbles points a handheld microphone at the camera. Pause just before the punchline.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: Who deserves a raise… in appreciation?

On-screen text

Thanksgiving Office Confessions

SCENE 024–10s

Visual direction

An employee answers seriously. Cut to Priya closing an unnecessary calendar invitation.

Dialogue / voiceover

EMPLOYEE 1: Priya. She cancels meetings when an email will do.

On-screen text

Priya understands the assignment.

SCENE 0310–17s

Visual direction

The turkey swivels to the next interviewee. Cutaway: Jordan arrives carrying coffee.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: Who saves your Monday mornings?
EMPLOYEE 2: Jordan. Coffee. No questions.

On-screen text

Monday rescue team

SCENE 0417–24s

Visual direction

Interview beside a printer that finally starts working. Sam gives a modest smile.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: Office MVP?
EMPLOYEE 3: Sam. Even the printer listens to him.

On-screen text

A rare talent

SCENE 0524–31s

Visual direction

The next employee glances toward a quiet colleague. Let the pace soften.

Dialogue / voiceover

EMPLOYEE 4: Honestly? Alex. Always checks in when I’m having a rough day.

On-screen text

The little things count.

SCENE 0631–33s

Visual direction

Gobbles lowers the microphone and looks directly at the employee.

Dialogue / voiceover

TURKEY: Have you told them?

On-screen text

Don’t just tell the turkey.

SCENE 0733–35s

Visual direction

The employee gets up and walks toward Alex.

Dialogue / voiceover

EMPLOYEE: Doing it now.

On-screen text

Doing it now.

SCENE 0835–40s

Visual direction

The employee thanks Alex while Gobbles nods approvingly in the background. End card.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: This Thanksgiving, turn a kind thought into a thank-you.

On-screen text

Vantage Circle · Happy Thanksgiving / Tell your office MVP.

08
40 SECONDS · Cinematic & uplifting

A Million Reasons to Say Thank You

Different people and workplaces come together around two simple words.

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Script & scene-by-scene storyboard

8 scenes
SCENE 010–5s

Visual direction

A team celebrates a successful presentation. Cut to the colleague who helped prepare it before the celebration settles.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: Behind every “we did it”… is someone worth thanking.

On-screen text

A Million Reasons to Say Thank You

SCENE 025–10s

Visual direction

An office employee turns toward a teammate with natural eye contact.

Dialogue / voiceover

EMPLOYEE 1: Thank you.

On-screen text

For sharing what you know

SCENE 0310–15s

Visual direction

A healthcare colleague brings needed supplies to a workstation and receives a warm acknowledgement.

Dialogue / voiceover

EMPLOYEE 2: Thank you.

On-screen text

For being there

SCENE 0415–20s

Visual direction

An experienced manufacturing mentor guides a newer colleague at a safe, stationary workstation.

Dialogue / voiceover

EMPLOYEE 3: Thank you.

On-screen text

For helping me learn

SCENE 0520–25s

Visual direction

Retail colleagues prepare a display before opening. One pauses to acknowledge the other.

Dialogue / voiceover

EMPLOYEE 4: Thank you.

On-screen text

For lending a hand

SCENE 0625–30s

Visual direction

A remote worker smiles at a colleague on a video call.

Dialogue / voiceover

EMPLOYEE 5: Thank you.

On-screen text

For making me feel included

SCENE 0730–34s

Visual direction

Collect the portraits into a clean mosaic showing different ages, backgrounds and professions.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: Different workdays. So many reasons.

On-screen text

Two words. So much meaning.

SCENE 0834–40s

Visual direction

The mosaic transitions into a warm campaign end card.

Dialogue / voiceover

VO: This Thanksgiving, let’s celebrate the people behind every success.

On-screen text

Vantage Circle · Happy Thanksgiving / Who will you thank?