Director Chair
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A labelled chapter bar with a moving playhead under the video frame, one label per beat.

Edit effects

Chapter bar under the frame

The viewer sees the structure of the video and where they are in it.

Use when
Breakdowns, launch films, how-it-was-made posts.

Prompt instructions

You are my video producer. Give me an edit brief: where it goes on the timeline, the exact settings, and what to check before export, for a short video about [your product], aimed at [your audience]. Technique: Chapter bar under the frame. The viewer sees the structure of the video and where they are in it. How it works: A labelled chapter bar with a moving playhead under the video frame, one label per beat. Right for: Breakdowns, launch films, how-it-was-made posts. What we learned from tested runs: - On the measured launch film the bar shows eight beats in 40 seconds, so viewers can see that the answer gets about 7 seconds and the channels about 11. Be concrete: numbers, seconds and settings, no theory. Ask me one question first if something you need is missing.

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Own words from Director Chair notes on Launch video structure on Poolday (Raphael Guilhem) Checked 2026-11-13.

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