Pride

Quiet satisfaction in something done well.

Use when: Results, launches, team moments, testimonials.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): The chin lifts, the chest opens, a closed-lip smile spreads evenly, the shoulders go back, one slow satisfied blink, the arms fold while the smile stays. The chin lifts, the chest expands, and a closed-lip smile spreads slowly and evenly. The shoulders roll back, followed by one slow, satisfied blink. The smile remains as the arms fold. Reference clip (Pride): https://directorchair.ai/media/emotion-direction/24-pride.mp4

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Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

Reference clip by Emotion Direction, shown with permission.

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Say it like this

The chin lifts, the chest opens, a closed-lip smile spreads evenly, the shoulders go back, one slow satisfied blink, the arms fold while the smile stays.

Watch out

Never ask for a smile or for an emotion by name; describe the muscles. Asked-for smiles come back generated and forced.measured: Director Chair field notes on video prompting (client feedback, Aug 2026)
Put the trigger first (the door slams, she reads the message), then the performance. Without a trigger the reaction has no timing.practitioner: Dan Kieft and Higgsfield's tested prompts via Director Chair field notes on video prompting

Notes

Three intensities

Subtle: the chin lifts a little, a closed-mouth smile
Medium: the chin lifts, the chest opens, a closed-lip smile spreads evenly, the shoulders go back, one slow satisfied blink, the arms fold while the smile stays
Explosive: both arms up, a shout of yes, then a look around to see who saw it

The maker's card

The chin lifts, the chest expands, and a closed-lip smile spreads slowly and evenly. The shoulders roll back, followed by one slow, satisfied blink. The smile remains as the arms fold.Subtle. Emotion Direction (seedance-emotion-direction.vercel.app)

Resolve settling in; the person is going to do it.DeterminationPrompt

Quiet superiority; the person knows they won.SmugPrompt

Sources

Families, intensities and emotion names from Emotion Direction (names and structure only, read 13 Oct 2026); the directions are our own words in its grammar: body parts in the order they move, ending on what holds. Rules from Director Chair field notes on video prompting Checked 2026-10-13.

Emotion Direction: a clip of this emotion performed in Seedance 2.5 (link only)

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