Young Samuel Hears the Lord at Night

Prompt

1 Samuel 3: In the night at Shiloh the boy Samuel hears the LORD calling his name and answers, "Speak; for thy servant heareth." The boy Samuel, about twelve, sits up on his simple sleeping mat, large and central, wrapped in a woollen blanket over his linen tunic, his face lifted and attentive, lips parted, bathed in a soft warm radiance of golden light falling on him from above, with no figure visible in the light. Around him the dim interior of the tabernacle precincts, woven curtains and a single small clay oil lamp glowing on the ground beside him. Deep blue night tones warmed by golden light; holy, hushed and wondering mood. 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.