Director Chair
All groups

Camera

Shot sizes 13Angles 13Camera moves 42Rigs 6Lenses 9Focus and depth 4

Frame

Composition 13Aspect ratios 6

Light and look

Light 11Time of day 4Colour looks 13Film stock and texture 9Art styles 6

People and places

Characters 5Expressions 31Settings 3

Motion

Subject motion and speed 8

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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Black and white, hard contrast, deep black shadows and bright edges, light through blinds.

Film stock and texture

Black and white noir

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

Use when
Fashion, premium editorial, crime and mood pieces.

Prompt instructions

Global look: black and white, hard contrast, deep black shadows and bright edges, light through blinds Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

Related

Low-key light, one hard light from high on the right, most of the frame in deep shadow, only her face and hands lit.

Low-key contrastPrompt

Silhouette, the woman a black shape against the bright sunset sky, no detail in her face.

SilhouettePrompt

Sources

The first Director Chair spec, own words Checked 2026-10-13.

ShotDeck: real film frames tagged by colour, lighting, time of day and composition (paid, link only)

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

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