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    A night scene shot in daylight and graded dark blue, underexposed, hard moon-like shadows, the sky deep navy, faces still readable.

    Time of day

    Day for night

    A night scene with the readability of daylight: the classic film night.

    Use when
    Night exteriors that must stay clear, moonlit landscapes, stylised thrillers.

    Prompt instructions

    Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot Light: a night scene shot in daylight and graded dark blue, underexposed, hard moon-like shadows, the sky deep navy, faces still readable

    Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

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    Own words; the term from general film vocabulary, as also used in Flim's filters Checked 2026-11-13.

    ShotDeck: real film examples of this time of day (paid, link only)

    Flim: film, ad and music-video stills of this time of day (free tier, link only)

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