never seen the mini series… But I like the painting if it is from that.
Anyway try it with just water droplets then perhaps and transition to her cupped hands. Perhaps it is being over thought.
there is another clip in the trailer for the box sequence. The blurred chair the witch is no longer there then the optical effect rip or tear to the fire and the witch. this probably comes before “The pain!”
Ideed the kyle Mcglaughlan voiceover may mean it was part of the film book originally… It is a decent explaination that it is intelligence report.