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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Bleach bypass look, raised contrast, low saturation, silvery metallic shadows.

Colour looks

Bleach bypass

Gritty and metallic: tension, war, hard reality.

Use when
Sport, industrial, gritty drama.

Prompt instructions

Global look: bleach bypass look, raised contrast, low saturation, silvery metallic shadows Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

Watch out

Related

Hard contrast and deep shadow: drama, timelessness, mystery.

Black and white noirPrompt

Cool and drained: unease, focus, seriousness.

Cool tensionPrompt

Sources

Own synthesis in the Director Chair colour grading guide Checked 2026-10-13.

ShotDeck: real film frames to search by framing and lens (paid, link only)

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

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