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Art style: Cinematic Realistic live-action drama, high contrast, shallow DOF, 35mm grain, warm-vs-cold grade. SETTING: the grand entrance of an opulent estate mansion at night, a sweeping stone portico with tall columns, a curved gravel drive lit by ornate lanterns; through the towering doorway a glittering ballroom glows with crystal chandeliers. An elegant black luxury car is parked at the steps. COMPOSITION & CAMERA: medium vertical shot at the base of the mansion steps, a man opening a car door for a woman stepping out; framed upright, symmetrical, no tilt. LIGHTING: cold silver-blue exterior lantern and moonlight against the warm gold spilling from the ballroom doorway — opulent cold glamour with a beckoning warm core. MOOD & ATMOSPHERE: entering hostile territory, poised tension beneath elegance, all eyes turning. CHARACTER ACTION & EXPRESSION: the man stands tall holding the car door, composed and reassuring; the woman rises gracefully from the car, transformed and dignified, chin lifted, a flicker of nerves masked by resolve as she takes his arm. COLORS: blue-black and silver dominating the exterior, warm gold pooling from the doorway, cool crystalline accents. TEXTURES & MATERIALS: polished car paint mirroring the lanterns, wet-looking gravel, cut-crystal chandelier facets glinting inside, smooth stone columns, brass lantern fittings. DEPTH & LAYERS: foreground the open car door and gravel slightly soft; midground the two figures rising and joining arms; background the glowing ballroom full of black-tie guests and a string quartet; far background the vaulted ceiling and chandeliers. WEATHER & PARTICLES: faint cold night mist curling at the steps, 35mm grain, subtle sparkle from the chandeliers. MICRO-DETAILS: lantern flames reflected in the car window, a valet's gloved hand at the edge, the glint of the mansion's brass door handles, breath faintly visible in the cold air. High contrast, cinematic, shallow depth of field, warm-vs-cold grade. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt): Render this image entirely in "Cinematic Realistic live-action drama, high contrast, shallow DOF, 35mm grain, warm-vs-cold grade" style. Match the lighting grammar, material response, colour science, level of realism / stylisation, line weight, and shading model typical of "Cinematic Realistic live-action drama, high contrast, shallow DOF, 35mm grain, warm-vs-cold grade". Keep the subject, composition, camera angle, lighting direction, and colour palette from the description above — but EVERY surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in the "Cinematic Realistic live-action drama, high contrast, shallow DOF, 35mm grain, warm-vs-cold grade" idiom, not in any other medium. WARDROBE LOCK — authoritative. Render each character in EXACTLY this outfit, matching their attached reference image. This OVERRIDES any clothing, fabric, texture or colour word describing a character anywhere else in this prompt — do NOT invent other garments: - Marina: grey-blue sleeveless tank top with wide rounded neckline, not visible in frame, not visible in frame (wide rounded neckline; sleeveless design with broad shoulder straps; single visible strap over right shoulder) - Daniel Reid: navy blue tailored suit jacket with notch lapels, white dress shirt with pointed collar, navy blue suit trousers, not visible in frame (navy blue silk necktie with traditional four-in-hand knot; crisp white collar points; structured suit jacket shoulders) - Chase: dark navy or black suit jacket with notched lapels, white dress shirt with collar, not visible in frame, not visible in frame (white shirt open at neck with no tie; structured suit jacket with visible lapel edge; formal business attire styling) - Eleanor: ivory white long-sleeved fitted bodice with bateau neckline, ivory white floor-length column skirt (part of full-length gown), concealed by floor-length hem (high bateau neckline; long fitted sleeves; center back seam)