Documentary Interview Setup
A naturalistic documentary listening frame with environmental audio, designed to be cut under real recorded interview audio.
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Medium close-up, 85mm, of {{subject}} seated in {{setting}}, framed slightly off-centre with looking room to the left and the eyes on the upper third. They {{action}}, listening rather than speaking, with the small involuntary movements of someone genuinely paying attention. The camera holds a locked-off position at eye level. Soft north-facing window light falls from camera left, wrapping the face with a gentle gradient and leaving a readable shadow side; a large bounce opens the shadows and puts a soft catchlight in the eyes. The room behind drops into shallow focus, its detail suggested rather than described. Natural documentary colour, low contrast, full skin texture retained, shot on a clean digital sensor. The mood is {{mood}}. Audio: close room tone around the subject, with the building quietly alive beyond it. Aspect ratio: {{aspect-ratio}}.
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This deliberately produces a listening frame rather than a speaking one, because generated lip sync over a long answer is the weakest part of any video model and the fastest way to make a brand film look fake. Record your real interview audio separately and lay it over these shots as your visual bed. Sora has no negative prompt field, so describe the environment you want rather than what you want excluded. Generate several takes and keep the ones with the most natural micro-expressions. Set aspect ratio in the interface.
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