The Watchman Calls Out at Night

Prompt

Isaiah 21: And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels... and he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen. Watchman, what of the night? On top of a stone watchtower at night, a watchman in a cloak stands large and central, gripping the parapet and calling out, as in the moonlit desert below a troop of horsemen and riders on camels approaches at speed. A torch burns beside him. Luminous blue moonlight with warm golden torchlight and a hint of dawn on the horizon. Urgent, dramatic mood. 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.