A little more midtone contrast than for a big screen, colours natural not boosted, shadows with detail, whites not clipped.

Social content

Readable on a phone in daylight and recognisable in the first frame.

Use when: YouTube, Reels, TikTok, creator and brand social.

Prompt instructions

Global look: a little more midtone contrast than for a big screen, colours natural not boosted, shadows with detail, whites not clipped Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

SubjectSetting

Watch out

Do not push saturation to pop on phones: platforms desaturate reds and lift shadows in compression, and pushed colour bands.vendor: The Director Chair colour grading guide
One signature look reused across videos beats a new grade per video.practitioner: The Director Chair colour grading guide

Full-screen vertical: TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Stories.

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