Lighthouse beam over the drowned town
ThrillerEstablishing
A rain-soaked coastal town at night seen from a cliff: wet rooftops, one flickering neon motel sign, and a lighthouse whose beam sweeps slowly across the harbor and the town. Waves smash against the rocks below. [Static shot] for the first sweep of the beam, then [Zoom in] slowly toward the motel as one room's light switches off. Desaturated teal and sodium orange, heavy rain, cinematic.
Settings: Hailuo 2.3 image-to-video, 9:16 first frame, 10s, 768P, prompt optimizer off
A still camera lets the lighthouse beam do the moving. The light switching off is a clue viewers remember. Ten slow seconds suit a cold open.
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