# German Expressionist Film × New Stagecraft — composed image prompt
# IndexStyle — https://indexstyle.org/compose?ids=german-expressionism-film+new-stagecraft
# German Expressionist Film carries the structure. New Stagecraft appear as accents, each further back than the last.
# Style descriptors only. Never imitates a specific artist, studio, brand or work.

An original image that takes its structure from German Expressionist Film (Style, 1919–1927) and its accent from New Stagecraft (Style, 1890s–1930s). Structural cues: Warped sets; Painted-on shadows; Oblique compositions; Extreme chiaroscuro. Accent cues, used sparingly: Form made by light; Abstract space of steps and ramps; Painted flats banished; Compositions of simple volumes. Composition: Abandon the horizon, cut the frame obliquely, press ceilings toward the figure. Type and lettering: Sharpen the lettering too, break verticals to match the buildings. Let one material quality come from the second style: Plain grey surfaces and drapes, with color carried only by light. Mood: Rebellion, Calm, Nostalgia, Exhilaration, Futurism. Color: build on #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615 with a single accent drawn from #e9e6dd, #67635d, #171615. Constraints: do not imitate, reference or name any specific artist, studio, brand, character or copyrighted work. Produce an original composition in the general period languages described above.

# Cautions carried from each entry
# - German Expressionist Film: Tilting the set alone does not produce interiority, the distortion becomes background decoration, and the frame stops having anything to do with the character.
# - New Stagecraft: Assuming that light alone makes abstraction leaves the step heights and the performer's paths undecided, and the stage becomes merely a dim room.

# Design specs: https://indexstyle.org/styles/german-expressionism-film/design.md · https://indexstyle.org/styles/new-stagecraft/design.md