# Pride People and places / Expression / Drive. Checked 2026-10-13. Quiet satisfaction in something done well. - Use when: Results, launches, team moments, testimonials. - Phrase: 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 - Page: https://directorchair.ai/expression/pride - JSON: https://directorchair.ai/api/expression/pride.json ## 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) ## 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 ## Reference: Pride (Subtle) > 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. Credit: Emotion Direction (seedance-emotion-direction.vercel.app). Source: https://seedance-emotion-media-3.vercel.app/videos/24-pride.mp4 Clip: https://directorchair.ai/media/emotion-direction/24-pride.mp4 Poster: https://directorchair.ai/media/emotion-direction/24-pride.jpg ## Prompts ### Nano Banana Pro ``` [your subject] in [your setting]. 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. Reference clip (Pride): https://directorchair.ai/media/emotion-direction/24-pride.mp4 ``` ### Nano Banana 2 ``` [your subject] in [your setting]. 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. Reference clip (Pride): https://directorchair.ai/media/emotion-direction/24-pride.mp4 ``` ### GPT Image 2.5 ``` A photograph of [your subject] in [your setting]. People and framing: 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 Exclusions: no extra text, no watermark, no logo. Reference clip (Pride): https://directorchair.ai/media/emotion-direction/24-pride.mp4 ``` ### Seedream 5 ``` [your subject] in [your setting]. 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. Reference clip (Pride): https://directorchair.ai/media/emotion-direction/24-pride.mp4 ``` ### Seedance 2.5 ``` 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 ``` ### Seedance 2.0 ``` Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1: 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 ``` ### Kling 3.0 ``` [your subject]. 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 scene is [your setting]. Reference clip (Pride): https://directorchair.ai/media/emotion-direction/24-pride.mp4 ``` ### Veo 3.1 ``` [your subject] in [your setting]. 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. Framing and subject stay as in the start image. Reference clip (Pride): https://directorchair.ai/media/emotion-direction/24-pride.mp4 ``` ## Look further - https://seedance-emotion-direction.vercel.app/ : a clip of this emotion performed in Seedance 2.5 (link only) ## Goes well with - Determination: https://directorchair.ai/expression/determination - Smug: https://directorchair.ai/expression/smug ## Source 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 Text CC BY 4.0, Director Chair (directorchair.ai). Reference clips and their card texts belong to their makers.