# One odd character, filmed plainly

Recipes / Preset / Concepts. Checked 2026-10-13.

A strange recurring character in ordinary places; doubt about whether it is real makes people share.

- Use when: Persona-led social accounts and campaigns.
- Phrase: one silhouette and one routine that never change, filmed as if a phone leans against a kerb, in real everyday places
- Page: https://directorchair.ai/preset/preset-odd-character
- JSON: https://directorchair.ai/api/preset/preset-odd-character.json

## Watch out

- Since 2 August 2026 AI-generated people in content are a labelling question in Europe; disclose, or the audience turns when it finds out. (practitioner; Director Chair notes on Jean Phil)

## Prompts

### Any chat model

```
Give me a production plan: the shots or scenes in order, what each one needs, and the edit settings, for a short video about [your product], for [your audience]. The technique is one odd character, filmed plainly: a strange recurring character in ordinary places; doubt about whether it is real makes people share. How it works: one silhouette and one routine that never change, filmed as if a phone leans against a kerb, in real everyday places. It is right for: persona-led social accounts and campaigns. Since 2 August 2026 AI-generated people in content are a labelling question in Europe; disclose, or the audience turns when it finds out. Be concrete: numbers, seconds and settings, no theory. Ask me one question first if something you need is missing.
```

## Goes well with

- Phone selfie: https://directorchair.ai/rig/phone-selfie-rig
- Static shot: https://directorchair.ai/move/static-shot

## Source

Format in our own words from the Jean Phil case file; nothing about the person is used

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