David Slings a Stone at Goliath

Prompt

The book of 1 Samuel as an epic film poster. Young shepherd David, ruddy and fearless, stands in the valley of Elah whirling his sling, facing the towering giant Goliath in bronze armour with an immense spear. Behind them: the aged prophet Samuel pouring oil from a horn onto the kneeling David's head; King Saul tall and troubled on his throne, spear in hand; little Samuel in the tabernacle at night hearing God's call; the armies of Israel and the Philistines on the two hillsides. Dramatic stormy light. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film or a film poster. 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 on the main figures, subtle film grain. Composition like a movie one-sheet in portrait format: the main figures large and close in the upper and middle frame, the book's major events unfolding smaller behind and around them. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern or first-century clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large title can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.