Terminal Drift
{ "title": "Terminal Drift", "description": "A haunting visualization of a lone traveler stuck in an infinite, empty airport terminal that…
Prompt
{
"title": "Terminal Drift",
"description": "A haunting visualization of a lone traveler stuck in an infinite, empty airport terminal that defies logic.",
"prompt": "You will perform an image edit using the person from the provided photo as the main subject. Preserve her core likeness. Transform Subject 1 (female) into a solitary figure standing in an endless, windowless airport terminal. The surrounding space is a repetitive hallway of beige walls, low ceilings, and patterned carpet. There are no exits, only the endless stretch of artificial lighting and empty waiting chairs. The composition should adhere to a cinematic 1:1 aspect ratio.",
"details": {
"year": "Indeterminate 1990s",
"genre": "Liminal Space",
"location": "A vast, curving airport corridor with no windows, endless beige walls, and complex patterned carpet.",
"lighting": [
"Flat fluorescent overheads",
"Uniform artificial glow",
"No natural light source"
],
"camera_angle": "Wide shot, symmetrical center-framed composition.",
"emotion": [
"Disassociation",
"Unease",
"Solitude"
],
"color_palette": [
"Beige",
"Muted Teal",
"Faded Maroon",
"Off-white"
],
"atmosphere": [
"Uncanny",
"Sterile",
"Silent",
"Timeless"
],
"environmental_elements": "Rows of empty connected waiting chairs, commercial carpeting with a confusing pattern, generic signage with indecipherable text.",
"subject1": {
"costume": "A slightly oversized pastel sweater and loose trousers, appearing mundane and timeless.",
"subject_expression": "A vacant, glazed-over stare, looking slightly past the camera into the void.",
"subject_action": "Standing perfectly still, arms hanging loosely at her sides, holding a generic roller suitcase."
},
"negative_prompt": {
"exclude_visuals": [
"crowds",
"sunlight",
"deep shadows",
"dirt",
"clutter",
"windows looking outside",
"lens flare"
],
"exclude_styles": [
"high contrast",
"action movie",
"vibrant saturation",
"cyberpunk",
"horror gore"
],
"exclude_colors": [
"neon red",
"pitch black",
"vibrant green"
],
"exclude_objects": [
"airplanes",
"trash",
"blood",
"animals"
]
}
}
}How to use this prompt
- 1
Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.
- 2
Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.
- 3
Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.
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