Director Variation Grid (8 Auteur Re-Shoots)

Create a single 3x3 grid image (square, 2048x2048, high detail). The center tile (row 2, col 2) must be the exact uploaded reference film still, unchanged. Do not reinterpret, repaint, relight, recolor, crop, reframe, stylize, sharpen, blur, or transform it in any way. It must remain exactly as provided.

Director detection rule: If the director of the uploaded film still is one of the 8 directors listed below, then the tile for that same director must be an exact duplicate of the ORIGINAL center tile, with no changes at all. Only apply the label. All other tiles follow the normal re-shoot rules.

Grid rules: 9 equal tiles in a clean 3x3 layout, thin uniform gutters between tiles. Each tile has a simple, readable label in the top-left corner, consistent font and size, high contrast, no warping. Center tile label: ORIGINAL. Other tiles labels: Alfred Hitchcock, Akira Kurosawa, Federico Fellini, Andrei Tarkovsky, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Luc Godard, Agnes Varda, Sergio Leone. No other text, logos, subtitles, or watermarks.

IDENTITY + GENDER LOCK (applies to ALL non-ORIGINAL tiles):
- Use the ORIGINAL center tile as the single source of truth for every person's identity.
- Preserve the exact number of people and their roles/positions.
- Do NOT change any person's gender or gender presentation.
- Keep each person's key identity traits consistent: face structure, hairstyle, facial hair, makeup level, body proportions, age range, skin tone, and distinctive features.
- Do not turn one person into a different person. Do not merge faces.
- Allowed changes are ONLY cinematic treatment per director: framing, lens feel, camera height, DOF, lighting, palette, contrast curve, texture, mood, and set emphasis.

Content rules: Maintain recognizable continuity across all tiles. Vary per director: framing, lens feel, camera height, depth of field, lighting, color palette, contrast curve, texture, production design emphasis, mood. Ultra-sharp cinematic stills, coherent lighting, correct anatomy, no duplicated faces, no mangled hands.

Director-specific style and color grading:

Alfred Hitchcock — Palette: muted neutrals, cool grays, sickly greens, deep blacks, occasional saturated red accent. Contrast: high with crisp, suspenseful shadows. Texture: classic 35mm cleanliness. Lens: 35-50mm, controlled depth, precise geometry. Lighting: noir-influenced practicals, hard key, voyeuristic framing.

Akira Kurosawa — Palette: earthy desaturated browns/greens; restrained primaries. Contrast: bold tonal separation, punchy blacks. Texture: gritty film grain, tactile elements (mud, rain, wind). Lens: 24-50mm with deep focus. Lighting: dramatic natural light, weather as design.

Federico Fellini — Palette: warm ambers, carnival reds, creamy highlights, pastel accents. Contrast: medium, dreamy glow and gentle bloom. Texture: soft diffusion, theatrical surreal polish. Lens: normal to wide, staged tableaux. Lighting: expressive, stage-like, whimsical yet melancholic.

Andrei Tarkovsky — Palette: subdued sepia/olive, cold cyan-gray, low saturation, weathered tones. Contrast: low-to-medium, soft highlight roll-off. Texture: organic grain, misty air, water stains. Lens: 50-85mm, contemplative framing. Lighting: window light, overcast feel, poetic elements.

Ingmar Bergman — Palette: near-monochrome restraint, cold grays, pale skin tones. Contrast: high, sculpted faces, deep shadows. Texture: clean, intimate, psychologically focused. Lens: 50-85mm, tighter framing. Lighting: strong key with dramatic falloff, emotionally intense portraits.

Jean-Luc Godard — Palette: bold primaries (red/blue/yellow) punctuating neutrals. Contrast: medium, occasional slightly overexposed highlights. Texture: raw 16mm/35mm energy, imperfect and alive. Lens: wider lenses, spontaneous off-center composition. Lighting: available light feel, documentary new-wave immediacy.

Agnes Varda — Palette: warm natural daylight, gentle pastels, honest skin tones. Contrast: medium, soft and inviting. Texture: tactile lived-in realism, subtle film grain. Lens: 28-50mm, environmental portrait framing. Lighting: naturalistic, human-first, intimate but open atmosphere.

Sergio Leone — Palette: sunbaked golds, dusty oranges, sepia browns, deep shadows. Contrast: high, harsh sun, strong silhouettes. Texture: gritty dust, sweat, leather, weathered surfaces. Lens: extreme wide (24-35mm) and extreme close-up language. Lighting: hard sunlight, rim light, operatic tension.

Output: a single final 3x3 grid image only.