Director Chair
All groups

The face about a stop brighter than the wall behind, warm skin against a slightly cooler background, a thin rim of light on hair and shoulders, deep but not crushed blacks.

Colour looks

Talking head

The person pops from the room without anything looking graded.

Use when
Interviews, testimonials, founder videos, documentary.

Prompt instructions

Global look: the face about a stop brighter than the wall behind, warm skin against a slightly cooler background, a thin rim of light on hair and shoulders, deep but not crushed blacks 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

Sources

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

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