The Platform
CAMERA Dolly Zoom · FRAMING Medium Shot · COLLECTION dolly zoom
The prompt
Live-action photoreal, present day, tense grade. An empty subway platform at night, tiled walls, tracks, a distant train light. Late night. A person in a commuter coat clutching a bag stands at the platform edge as the world lurches. A dolly-zoom (Vertigo effect): the tunnel and platform behind warp and pull as the camera dollies while zooming. Cold fluorescent glow, warm tunnel light, 35mm warp, dolly zoom. Shallow depth of field, subtle grain, 24fps.
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