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

Tools

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Large softbox to the front left, even soft light, gentle shadow on the right, plain grey backdrop.

Light

Studio softbox

Even, clean and flattering; the commercial studio look.

Use when
Product packshots, headshots, e-commerce, clean ads.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot Light: large softbox to the front left, even soft light, gentle shadow on the right, plain grey backdrop

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

Watch out

Related

A bright edge around the subject separates them from the background.

Rim lightPrompt

Classic, painterly portrait light with a small triangle of light on the shadow cheek.

Rembrandt lightPrompt

Sources

The first Director Chair spec, own words Checked 2026-10-13.

ShotDeck: real film frames tagged by colour, lighting, time of day and composition (paid, link only)

Flim: film, ad and music-video stills to search by text or image (free tier, link only)

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