Director Chair
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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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High noon, the sun straight overhead, short hard shadows under her feet, squinting eyes.

Time of day

High noon

Harsh, bright and honest; short hard shadows, high contrast.

Use when
Summer, sport, beach, heat, documentary truth.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot Light: high noon, the sun straight overhead, short hard shadows under her feet, squinting eyes

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

Watch out

Related

Golden hour, the sun low behind her on the left, long shadows across the grass, warm light on her hair.

Golden hourPrompt

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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