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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Side profile, the camera level with his face at a right angle to it, more space in front of his face than behind his head.

Angles

Side profile

Shows a person in thought or in motion, at a distance from the viewer.

Use when
Someone walking, working or looking at something out of frame.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. First frame: side profile, the camera level with his face at a right angle to it, more space in front of his face than behind his head Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

Watch out

Related

The most natural angle on a face: depth and both eyes visible, without staring at the viewer.

Three-quarter viewPrompt

Keeps the person anonymous and puts the viewer where they are heading.

From behindPrompt

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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