# Cut on the end of a sentence

Edit / Transition / Cuts. Checked 2026-11-13.

The picture changes when the thought does, so a slow film still feels edited.

- Use when: Voice-over stories and brand films with long holds.
- Phrase: hold each scene on a slow push and cut on the last word of the sentence
- Page: https://directorchair.ai/transition/cut-on-sentence-end
- JSON: https://directorchair.ai/api/transition/cut-on-sentence-end.json

## Watch out

- A story reel measured at 2.03 changes per 10 seconds with a median hold of 4.1 seconds cuts this way; a scene change in mid-sentence is its listed failure. (measured; Director Chair measurement of a published short, 23 Oct 2026)

## Prompts

### Seedance 2.5

```
Scene: [your subject] in [your setting].
Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot. Cut: hold each scene on a slow push and cut on the last word of the sentence
```

### Seedance 2.0

```
Scene: [your subject] in [your setting].
Shot 1: one continuous shot. Cut: hold each scene on a slow push and cut on the last word of the sentence
```

### Kling 3.0

```
[your subject]. The scene is [your setting]. Hold each scene on a slow push and cut on the last word of the sentence.
```

### Veo 3.1

```
[your subject] in [your setting]. Hold each scene on a slow push and cut on the last word of the sentence. Framing and subject stay as in the start image.
```

## Goes well with

- Slow zoom in: https://directorchair.ai/move/slow-zoom-in
- Low-poly parable: https://directorchair.ai/preset/edit-low-poly-parable

## Source

Own words from Director Chair measurement of a published short, Oct 2026

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