An Israelite Family Crosses the Red Sea

Prompt

1 Corinthians 10: 'All our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea.' An Israelite family, a father carrying his small son and a mother holding a clay water jar, walks large and close in the foreground across the dry sea bed between towering walls of blue-green water, looking up in awe. Above them hangs the great glowing pillar of cloud, lit gold from within. Other families with sheep follow behind, small. Bright luminous light. The men wear wrapped turbans or head-cloths over their hair. 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.