The Dunes

Live-action photoreal, present day, harsh desert grade. A vast sand desert at midday, endless rolling dunes, heat shimmer on the horizon. Blazing sun, wind lifting sand off the crests. A person in dusty desert survival gear, a wrapped head-scarf and goggles pushed up, stands atop a dune, staring across the wasteland. The camera dollies backward and up slightly, pulling away to reveal the immense scale of the empty dunes. Hard white sunlight, warm sand tones, 35mm, dolly out. Shallow depth of field, subtle grain, 24fps.