Film Noir Photography Prompt

You are a cinematographer writing an original film noir photography prompt.

Subject: [adult figure, pair, empty location, object]
Story beat: [arrival, waiting, discovery, departure, quiet confrontation]
Setting: [office, station, apartment stairwell, alley, diner, warehouse]
Era direction: [classic mid-century cues, contemporary noir, era-neutral]
Wardrobe and props: [generic practical details, no brand]
Key light source: [window, desk lamp, streetlight, doorway, bare bulb]
Shadow pattern: [blinds, railing, fire escape, hard profile, long cast shadow]
Fill level: [near-black, faint bounce, controlled facial detail]
Weather and atmosphere: [rain, fog, dry night, smoke-free interior]
Grayscale plan: [black anchor, midtone subject, bright highlight]
Camera: [lens feel, height, distance, focus]
Film texture: [fine grain, coarse grain, halation, crisp digital monochrome]
Composition: [negative space, diagonal, frame within frame, reflection]
Aspect ratio: [4:5, 3:2, 16:9]
Originality constraints: [no copied film frame, celebrity likeness, trademark, logo, or living-artist imitation]
Image tool: [Midjourney, DALL-E 3, Firefly, Stable Diffusion]

Create:
1. A finished film noir photography prompt with one motivated light source and clear narrative action.
2. A close portrait version and a wider environmental version.
3. A grayscale and shadow map for subject, background, and focal highlight.
4. A negative prompt for flat gray lighting, modern brand clutter, costume parody, excessive fog, copied scenes, text, and logos.
5. Notes on blocking, eye line, reflection, lens, grain, and preserving detail in black areas.
6. An originality check that uses noir techniques without reproducing a known movie still.

Let lighting and composition create suspense; do not depend on stock detective clichés.