Samuel Hears the Elders Ask for a King

Prompt

1 Samuel 8: The elders of Israel come to Samuel at Ramah and say, "Make us a king to judge us like all the nations," and the request displeases him. Samuel stands large and central in the stone doorway of his house, staff in hand, his face troubled and grieved. Before him, in the foreground with their backs partly to the viewer, a small group of four bearded tribal elders in striped mantles gesture insistently toward him. Behind, the simple flat-roofed houses of the hill town of Ramah and olive trees. Clear, bright midday light; tense, solemn 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.