Film-still look without naming a movie
Make a single frame that reads as a still from a film, described only in camera and lighting terms — do not reference any director, film or studio.
Subject and action: {{who, doing what, mid-motion}}.
Location and time: {{place}}, {{hour of day}}.
Specify all of these: focal length {{35mm / 50mm / 85mm}}, aperture and how much falls out of focus, camera height relative to the subject's eyeline, and whether the subject is centred or on a third.
Light: one motivated source ({{window / practical lamp / headlights}}), its direction, plus fill and how deep the shadows go.
Grade: {{cool shadows and warm skin / desaturated with one saturated accent}}. Slight halation on highlights, fine grain.
Composition rule: leave negative space in the direction the subject is looking. No text, no logos, no border.
How to use it
Naming a film gets you cosplay of that film. Naming the lens and the light gets you a frame you can direct.
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