The Idol Maker Burns Half His Log

Prompt

Isaiah 44: The idol maker burns half his log. A craftsman, large and central, sits by a crackling fire made from half of a cedar log, warming his hands and roasting meat on a spit, with a flat loaf baking on the coals; beside him stands the other half of the same log, roughly carved into a crude, faceless wooden idol block, and he turns to bow down before it. A rustic workshop open to a forest of cedar and oak, with wood chips, chisels and an adze on the ground. Warm firelight blended with daylight from the doorway, a quietly absurd 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.