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

BoardModelsGuidesAboutAgent skill

High angle, the camera above his head looking down at him at the desk.

Angles

High angle

Makes the subject smaller or more vulnerable, or gives an overview of what they are doing.

Use when
Someone at work at a desk or table, a crowd, a moment of doubt.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. First frame: high angle, the camera above his head looking down at him at the desk Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

Watch out

Related

Turns a table into a layout: objects become shapes in a graphic arrangement.

Top-downPrompt

Shows a whole place from high above, like a map, with people as dots.

Bird's-eye viewPrompt

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

Eye levelPrompt

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.

Camera Control: a free 3D stage to place the person and set the lens before you generate

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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