Doors, windows, or mirrors surround the subject a second time, focusing the eye and adding depth.
When to use it
A person seen through a doorway, a product beyond a window, a reaction in a mirror.
One-click prompt
Framed through a wooden doorway, the subject in the inner frame, a woman watering plants in a sunlit courtyard, dark foreground edges of the door, locked-off camera, 35mm lens, warm light, calm voyeuristic mood, 6-second shot.
Tell the AI like this
framed through a doorway, subject in the inner frame, dark foreground edges
In The Mood For Love: Frames Within Frames — Explainer: See how In the Mood for Love boxes its characters in again with doors, windows, and mirrors.filmmaking techniques: the frame within a frame — Explainer: See several examples of how a frame within the frame focuses the eye and creates depth.