Moses Looks Back Over Israel's Journeys

Prompt

Numbers 33: These are the journeys of the children of Israel which went forth out of the land of Egypt under the hand of Moses and Aaron, from Rameses to the plains of Moab by Jordan. Aged Moses stands large and central on a rocky ridge of the mountains of Abarim, leaning on his staff and looking back over his shoulder with deep, tender emotion at the long road winding away through endless desert mountains toward the far horizon. Below him, the camp of Israel is pitched at last by the green ribbon of the Jordan. Reflective, grateful, bittersweet mood in warm golden evening light. 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.