The Master Guide / 07 Video with Seedance · Setting up a shot
The six start-frame cases
References alone are the default. A face is never a reason for a frame.
References alone are the default. A face is never a reason for a frame.
Case | What | Frames | Label |
Exact composition | A designed tableau, a POV (point-of-view) one-take, a planned match to the last take's ending | Start | [proven] |
Live plate | Real-location plates, VFX (visual effects) inserts | Start, video reference or compositing | [proven] |
Continuing a wide | A wide that drifts with references alone | The angle in words, then a guide, then a frame | (decided) |
Exact landing | One exact client packshot photo, never a presentation image | Start or end | [best available, not yet validated] |
Change of view | Two views inside one shot | Start and end | [best available, not yet validated] |
Talking head from a still | A closed-lip start (see Speaking shots and lip sync → Route 2, the Arabic default) | Start | [best available, not yet validated] |
Frames are made fresh from the approved sheets (see Photoreal anchors (Nano Banana Pro) → Internal start and end frames), at the delivery aspect ratio, and compared, full size, with the identity close-up. Name every reference by content. Plan a 0.5–1 s head handle; generate 1–2 s past an end frame and cut before the settle. Start and end show the same world (look, light, hair, product), except in the change-of-view case, and lie on one reachable camera path.
Sources
PJ Accetturo (newsletter); Listen to Meh by @nue_nue (project).