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When to use it
Designing shots for any two-person dialogue, chase or standoff.
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Prompt template
(add to every shot) character A always on the left side of frame facing right; character B always on the right facing left; camera stays on the same side of the line between them.
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Sample prompt · generate a video directly
The technique comes first, followed by the scene, action, performance and duration. Paste it straight into a video model and swap in your own characters and plot.
Shot one, medium two-shot: at a station ticket window, the delivery rider is on the left of the frame facing right, the ticket clerk inside the window on the right facing left, the camera on the south side of the line between them. Shot two, close shot: the delivery rider still on the left of the frame, facing right, speaking. Shot three, close shot: the clerk still on the right of the frame, facing left, shaking her head. All three shots with the camera on the same side, the characters' left-right positions and facing directions unchanged.
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Common pitfalls
- Each shot generated separately, so the characters jump from side to side and the audience thinks they've changed.
- Both people seem to look the same way, as if they're not talking to each other.
- Crossing the line deliberately without a transition shot.
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Parameter tips
AI doesn't remember the last shot, so every prompt has to repeat who stands on the left and right and which way they face.