About this scene
The Ranch Gate scene is the western cut. You sit on a horse at a timber gate and look down at whoever just rode in, which makes the camera angle the most dramatic of the six: the visitor, and the viewer, are below you. The dry grassland and the low sun give it the look of a film still.
Tips for the ranch gate
- The camera looks up at you in this scene. A photo taken straight on or from slightly below keeps your jawline and likeness steadier.
- Denim, a work shirt or a jacket in your photo fits the setting. A cowboy hat is only added if it is in your photo.
- Choose 9:16 so both the rider and the horse stay in frame.
What is already set for you
- The subject: sitting in the saddle of a calm brown horse, reins in one hand, looking down toward the camera.
- The scene: a timber ranch gate on a dirt road, dry grassland and low hills behind it, late afternoon sun.
- The timing: Every scene runs the same 15-second sheet: question, excuse, the pause on “State?”, the verdict, then a two-second stare.
You do not write any of this. How the built-in prompt works.
Other scenes
- The Pond Pickup: the original: a white pickup, a fishing pond, the window down.
- The Front Porch: a rocking chair, a porch rail and somebody on your lawn.
- The Tractor: mid-field, engine idling, one glove pointing at the gate.
- The Golf Cart: the course marshal who has seen enough of your swing.
- The Boat Dock: a small boat, a private dock and a rope that is not yours.
