Prompt
· English
First-person view, the viewer's own hands visible at the bottom of the frame, of a delivery courier standing under a bus stop shelter in a heavy downpour. A 80-year-old woman of Southern African descent, laughing so hard the eyes squeeze shut and the head tips back, stands under the shelter. She has very deep brown skin with cool undertones, a plus-size body, an angular face with hollow cheeks, grey eyes, sharply angled eyebrows, and thick deep waves of short cropped hair dyed pastel pink worn loose and natural. She is dressed exactly as the role of a delivery courier requires, wearing a glistening raincoat and sturdy boots with mud splatters. She holds a package wrapped in plastic. The close-up shot focuses on the courier, who appears as a dark silhouette against a bright sky. Rain hammers the pavement in visible sheets, water streams off the shelter roof in a curtain, and puddles reflect the distorted shapes of streetlights. The light is grey rainy daylight with streaks of rain, creating a flat, overcast illumination. The medium is thick expressive brush lines and flat bold colours, giving the image a graphic, illustrative quality.
