Director Chair
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Camera

Shot sizes 16Angles 17Camera moves 43Rigs 6Lenses 10Focus and depth 4

Frame

Composition 14Aspect ratios 11

Light and look

Light 22Time of day 12Colour looks 14Film stock and texture 9Art styles 6

People and places

Characters 6Expressions 31Settings 6

Motion

Subject motion and speed 9

Edit

Transitions 21Edit effects 41Sound 14

Story

Hooks 46Script arcs 10Video formats 11Calls to action 5Test and publish 16

Recipes

Presets 28Prompt guides 11

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A full magazine cover behind the speaker on the first frame: masthead, date line, three cover lines, the speaker as the cover photo.

Hooks

Magazine cover open

The first frame looks designed and finished, like the cover of something worth opening.

Use when
Talking-head reels, a series with a recurring look.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. A full magazine cover behind the speaker on the first frame: masthead, date line, three cover lines, the speaker as the cover photo. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

Watch out

Related

The hook line in large type behind the speaker's head, readable on the very first frame.

Frame 0 is the thumbnailPrompt

One huge word between the speaker and the background turns a talking head into a poster.

Type behind the headPrompt

Sources

Own words from Director Chair notes on Reel Kit (Justyn The AI Guy) (described from frames; no result for this effect was measured) Checked 2026-11-13.

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