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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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Soft daylight from a large window on her left, the right side of her face falling into gentle shadow.

Light

Window light

Soft, directional, real: the most believable light there is.

Use when
Interviews, home and office scenes, food, portraits.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot Light: soft daylight from a large window on her left, the right side of her face falling into gentle shadow

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

Watch out

Related

The light comes from lamps you can see in the scene; warm and lived-in.

Practical lightsPrompt

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

Rembrandt lightPrompt

Sources

Own words from Director Chair field notes on image prompting 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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