CAIRO - PAPER CUTS (PROMPTS)

Scene 1: Giza, the Great Pyramid under construction

Paper-cut collage illustration in the exact style of the reference images: flat layered cut-paper shapes with soft drop shadows, torn and scissor edges, matte paper texture, muted documentary palette. Wide elevated view of the Great Pyramid of Giza under construction: stepped stone core, mud ramps, wooden sledges, rows of small paper workers hauling blocks, the Nile as a flat blue ribbon behind, distant dunes in two planes, a large mustard sun disc and cut-paper clouds. In the left foreground a pharaoh in a white kilt and blue-and-gold striped headdress holds a staff, back to camera. Light from the upper right, warm. Palette: sand, cream, Nile blue, mustard, ochre. 16:9.

Scene 2: Cairo from the Nile, late afternoon

Paper-cut collage illustration in the exact style of the reference images: flat layered cut-paper shapes with soft drop shadows, torn and scissor edges, matte paper texture, muted documentary palette. Wide view of Cairo from the Nile in late afternoon: the city skyline as beige paper blocks, Cairo Tower rising above them, the 6th October bridge crossing the river, the Nile as flat teal water planes, feluccas with white triangular sails, palms on the bank, Mokattam hills behind, a large low sun disc and cut-paper clouds. Front centre a felucca with its sail catching the light. Light from the left, warm. Palette: cream, Nile teal, terracotta, mustard. 16:9.

Scene 3: Alexandria, the Pharos lighthouse at dusk

Paper-cut collage illustration in the exact style of the reference images: flat layered cut-paper shapes with soft drop shadows, torn and scissor edges, matte paper texture, muted documentary palette. Wide view of the ancient Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria at dusk: three stacked stone tiers, a cut-paper flame and light beam at the top, harbour wall and quay, the sea as flat blue-grey planes with paper wave crests, two paper ships at anchor, amphorae on the quay, a pale moon disc and cloud layers. Right foreground a scholar with a scroll looks up at the tower. Light from the flame, cool dusk elsewhere. Palette: slate blue, cream, ochre, ember orange. 16:9.

Scene 4: Khan el-Khalili at night

Paper-cut collage illustration in the exact style of the reference images: flat layered cut-paper shapes with soft drop shadows, torn and scissor edges, matte paper texture, muted documentary palette. Wide view of Khan el-Khalili bazaar at night: arched paper façades in layers, minarets and domes rising behind, hanging brass lanterns, stalls with copper pots, spices and rugs, strings of lights, a tea seller and a shopper, a cat, a crescent moon disc. Left foreground a lantern seller carries a pole of glowing lanterns. Light from the lanterns, warm on cool night. Palette: midnight blue, brass gold, terracotta, cream. 16:9.

STYLE
Paper-cut collage motion graphic. Every element in the attached image is a separate flat cut-paper layer with torn edges, a soft drop shadow and matte paper texture. Documentary title-sequence feel. Colours, shapes and composition stay exactly as in the attached image. NOT smooth 3D, NOT glossy, NOT photoreal.

REFERENCE
The attached image is the final frame. The video ends on this exact image, pixel-true, and holds.

CAMERA : ONE STATIC SHOT, NO CUTS
Locked-off camera, no zoom, no pan, no parallax. 16:9.

TIMELINE (5 seconds)
00:00-00:00.3  Only the plain sky, nothing else on screen.
00:00.3-00:00.9  The sun disc rises into place; the cloud strips slide in one at a time from the edges and settle.
00:00.9-00:01.6  The far layers rise from the bottom edge, farthest first, nearest last, each settling with a tiny paper wobble.
00:01.6-00:02.5  The buildings assemble piece by piece from back to front, each piece sliding in from below or the side and locking.
00:02.5-00:03.2  The mid-ground props slide in.
00:03.2-00:03.8  The small figures pop in one after another; the foreground hero element slides in last and locks.
00:03.8-00:04.9  LIVING HOLD. The composition is complete and nothing changes position. Only gentle secondary motion inside the finished picture (sails sway, water shimmers, lanterns swing, flames flicker). Paper-cut motion, small and calm.
00:04.9-00:05.0  Settle: identical to the attached image.

AVOID
Camera movement, cross-fades, morphing, elements changing shape or colour, extra elements not in the image, text, watermarks, music.