Jesus Teaches His Disciples Above the Sea of Galilee

Prompt

Matthew 5: the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes. Jesus sits on a grassy rock on a green hillside above the Sea of Galilee, large and central, one hand open as he teaches, his face warm and earnest. Close around him sit his disciples Peter, Andrew, James and John, listening intently, seen partly from behind and in profile. Below, the blue lake shimmers in bright morning sunlight, spring wildflowers in the grass. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.