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

BoardModelsGuidesAboutAgent skill

Cool desaturated colour, blue-grey shadows, skin kept natural, firm contrast.

Colour looks

Cool tension

Cool and drained: unease, focus, seriousness.

Use when
Thrillers, cybersecurity, health problem statements.

Prompt instructions

Global look: cool desaturated colour, blue-grey shadows, skin kept natural, firm contrast 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

Gritty and metallic: tension, war, hard reality.

Bleach bypassPrompt

Cool twilight with the city lights coming on; calm, melancholy, urban.

Blue hourPrompt

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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