Shot 1 — BIRD'S EYE on the desk (two chairs, one folder — fate laid out). Emotion: fate, inevitability. Transition: cut down to the boss. Shot 2 — EYE LEVEL on the boss, calm and formal, delivering the news. Emotion: neutral, honest. Transition: cut to the employee on a 3-count. Shot 3 — HIGH ANGLE on the employee seated, diminished, listening. Emotion: watched, small. Transition: slow push as the employee stands. Shot 4 — DUTCH ANGLE as the employee stands, the room tilting with the shift. Emotion: tension, imbalance. Transition: level out into the flip. Shot 5 — LOW ANGLE on the employee standing, boss dropping to HIGH ANGLE seated. Emotion: the power has moved. Transition: hold, then cut to the desk. Shot 6 — the flip: LOW ANGLE moves to the employee standing, boss drops to HIGH ANGLE seated, the folder sliding across the desk. Key frame: the folder sliding across the desk, POV of the boss as the calm hand takes it — the whole scene in one image.