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Foreground layers

Something soft in front, the subject in the middle, the world behind: real depth.

Use when: Any shot that feels flat, slider and dolly moves.

Shown with: Slider. Clip by AI Camera Movements, shown with permission.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. First frame: a blurred glass in the foreground left, the woman sharp in the middle, the bar soft behind her Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

Your subjectYour setting

Say it like this

A blurred glass in the foreground left, the woman sharp in the middle, the bar soft behind her.

SliderPrompt

Shallow depth of field, her eyes sharp, the café behind her a soft blur of shapes and lights.

Shallow depth of fieldPrompt

Sources

Film craft, own words Checked 2026-10-13.

ShotDeck: real film frames tagged by colour, lighting, time of day and composition (paid, link only)

Flim: film, ad and music-video stills to search by text or image (free tier, link only)

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