
Gileadite Guard Questions an Ephraimite at the Jordan
A spear-bearing Gileadite faces a nervous man standing in the shallow Jordan. Reeds line the river banks.
Prompt
Judges 12: The Gileadites take the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites, and each fugitive is told, "Say now Shibboleth." A stern Gileadite guard with a spear, large and central, blocks the shallow ford, while a nervous Ephraimite fugitive stands before him in the water, about to speak. Reeds and the green Jordan banks around them, bright midday sunlight sparkling on the river. 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.
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