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Four sentences in this order: the camera and framing, the tone, the lighting, the texture.

Prompt guides

Camera, tone, lighting, texture

A still prompt that reads like a photograph being described, camera first.

Use when
Realistic stills when no house template exists.

Prompt instructions

You are my video producer. Give me a filled-in prompt that follows this guide, plus the one thing to check in the result, for a short video about [your product], aimed at [your audience]. Technique: Camera, tone, lighting, texture. A still prompt that reads like a photograph being described, camera first. How it works: Four sentences in this order: the camera and framing, the tone, the lighting, the texture. Right for: Realistic stills when no house template exists. What we learned from tested runs: - Camera first: early words weigh most. - It is one creator's template. 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 Seedance 2.5 realism (Dan Kieft) Checked 2026-11-13.

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