Prompt style
Director brief
Concrete motion and visual intent.
Prompt lab
Seedance 2.5 Prompts
Build video directions around subject, action, camera, light, timing, sound, and constraints. Every example is a reusable creative template, not a fabricated model result.
Examples
6 launch templates
Product, narrative, reference, and more.
Output claims
None
Templates are not represented as results.
Copy action
Browser only
Prompt text is not uploaded.
Prompt anatomy
Write in layers
Start with the non-negotiable subject and action. Add the location and time, then choose one coherent camera move, a lighting design, pacing, and sound. Finish with continuity rules and exclusions.
Specific relationships are more useful than adjective piles: say how the camera moves relative to the subject, how light changes across the shot, and which details must remain fixed.
Subject + action
Who or what is present, and what changes during the shot.
Camera
Framing, lens feel, movement, speed, and where the move ends.
Light + atmosphere
Direction, color, softness, weather, particles, and reflections.
Sound + constraints
Dialogue, ambience, effects, continuity, exclusions, and final frame.
Reference control
Tell the model what to preserve
A reference does not explain its own role. State whether it defines identity, product geometry, wardrobe, composition, movement, color, or only mood.
- Name the exact attributes that must remain unchanged.
- Separate identity references from style references.
- Assign each reference a clear role instead of asking for a vague blend.
- Describe the intended first frame, camera path, and final frame.
- Avoid requesting a redesign when preservation is the priority.
Testing
Change one variable at a time
For a fair prompt test, keep the core scene fixed and vary only camera, pacing, reference weight, or sound direction. Save the prompt with the model version and settings so results remain reproducible after launch.
Copy-ready
Launch prompt library
Use these as starting points and adapt the subject, brand constraints, aspect ratio, and reference roles to your own production.
Precision watch macro
Extreme macro of a mechanical watch assembling itself on brushed black steel. Begin on a single rotating gear, then pull back as bridges, hands, and sapphire glass lock into place. Crisp controlled motion, narrow depth of field, cool rim light, tiny metallic impacts, final top-down hero composition, no text.
Wind tunnel editorial
A model in sculptural silver fabric walks through a vast concrete wind tunnel. Side-tracking 50mm lens, fabric reacting naturally to changing air pressure, hard white light cutting through atmospheric haze, confident slow pacing, subtle industrial room tone, consistent face and garment.
The paper moon
Inside a child’s dark bedroom, a handmade paper moon lifts from the desk and becomes a luminous miniature world. One continuous camera move follows it past drawings that gently animate. Warm practical lamp light, tactile paper texture, quiet wonder, soft pencil sounds and distant night ambience.
Summer tea ritual
A transparent glass of jasmine tea prepared on a sunlit stone table. Slow overhead-to-macro move as ice, tea, and petals create delicate currents. Natural condensation, believable liquid physics, pale green reflections, restrained ASMR sound, clean premium beverage commercial.
Museum at blue hour
A continuous steadicam walk through a minimal coastal museum during blue hour. Begin outside with ocean reflections on concrete, pass through the entrance without a cut, then reveal a glowing central gallery. Accurate perspective, subtle visitors, calm footsteps, wind fading indoors.
Preserve the design
Use the reference image as the exact product-design source. Preserve silhouette, materials, color, markings, and proportions. Animate only the environment and camera: a slow 120-degree orbit, moving softbox reflections, faint atmospheric particles, neutral dark studio, no redesign or added text.
Prompt FAQ
Better directions
What should a Seedance 2.5 prompt include?
Describe subject, action, environment, camera, lighting, timing, sound, continuity requirements, and exclusions. Put the most important identity and motion constraints early.
Are these confirmed Seedance 2.5 outputs?
No. They are creative templates prepared for testing. The page will label any future output with its verified model, settings, date, and source.
How do I use an image reference?
State what must remain unchanged and what may move. Separate product identity, character identity, environment, camera motion, and style so the model has a clearer hierarchy.
Should I write one long paragraph?
A compact structured paragraph usually works better than keyword stuffing. Use concrete film language and avoid mutually conflicting lenses, lighting directions, or camera movements.
Prompt update
Get verified examples after access opens.
Future examples will include the tested model version, settings, and provenance instead of anonymous showcase claims.