Director Chair
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Camera

Shot sizes 16Angles 17Camera moves 43Rigs 6Lenses 10Focus and depth 4

Frame

Composition 14Aspect ratios 11

Light and look

Light 22Time of day 12Colour looks 14Film stock and texture 9Art styles 6

People and places

Characters 6Expressions 31Settings 6

Motion

Subject motion and speed 9

Edit

Transitions 21Edit effects 41Sound 14

Story

Hooks 46Script arcs 10Video formats 11Calls to action 5Test and publish 16

Recipes

Presets 28Prompt guides 11

Tools

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Dutch angle, the camera tilted so the horizon runs diagonally across the frame.

Angles

Dutch angle

Tilts the horizon so the scene feels unstable, tense or playful.

Use when
Tension, chaos or energy in music and sport content.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. First frame: dutch angle, the camera tilted so the horizon runs diagonally across the frame Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

Watch out

Related

Neutral and honest: the viewer meets the person as an equal.

Eye levelPrompt

The viewer becomes the person and sees through their eyes.

Point of viewPrompt

Sources

Own words, from the first Director Chair spec and Director Chair field notes on video prompting; pitfalls from the sources named per pitfall Checked 2026-10-13.

ShotDeck: real film examples of this angle (paid, link only)

Flim: film, ad and music-video stills of this angle (free tier, link only)

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