Planning · DirectingNO.162 / 166
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When to use it
Almost every dialogue scene; interrogations, negotiations, confessions.
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Prompt template
a shot/reverse-shot pair: shot 1, over B's right shoulder onto A, A on frame left facing right, speaking; shot 2, over A's left shoulder onto B, B on frame right facing left, replying. Matching shot size, camera height, and lighting.
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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 (shot): over the ticket clerk's right shoulder onto the delivery rider, who is on the left of the frame facing right, close shot, focus on his face; he asks, “There's really not a single bus left?” Shot two (reverse): over the rider's left shoulder onto the clerk, who is on the right of the frame facing left, close shot; she shakes her head: “Six tomorrow morning.” Both shots with the same size, the same camera height and the same warm yellow ticket-window light, 3 seconds each.
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Common pitfalls
- Light and background differ between the two shots, as if filmed in two places.
- One shot wide and one tight, so the conversation feels unbalanced.
- Crossing the line, so both people face the same way.
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Parameter tips
Generate it as two prompts; keep the shot sizes symmetrical, and push in on both sides together at the emotional peak.