Seedance Prompts for Text, Images, and Reference Video
Start with a complete shot description, then change the subject, setting, camera move, or sound to fit your project. Each prompt below includes a suggested workflow and a credit example calculated from this site's current rates.
The examples cover text-to-video, a first-frame image, generated dialogue, audio references, video editing, and a lower-credit draft idea. Uploads and settings are separate from the prompt text.
Seedance 2.5Text to Video
Rain-lit city tracking shot
A single moving subject makes camera direction and near-to-far depth easy to assess.
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At blue hour, a lone cyclist crosses a rain-lit bridge. Begin in a wide, steady frame, then track alongside at handlebar height as reflections streak beneath the wheels. End as the cyclist passes a warm streetlamp. Keep one continuous shot with soft city ambience.
Setup: Choose Text to Video, Seedance 2.5, five seconds, and 720p. No reference upload is needed.
5s · 720p · 1 video · 20 credits
Seedance 2.0Image to Video
Product reveal from a first frame
Use an existing product photo to set the opening composition while the prompt directs the camera move.
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Use the uploaded first frame as the starting composition. Move in a slow clockwise arc around the perfume bottle, keeping its label readable. Let a narrow strip of warm light sweep across the glass, then settle on a clean close-up without changing the bottle's shape.
Setup: Upload your product photo as the first frame. Choose Image to Video, Seedance 2.0, five seconds, and 720p.
5s · 720p · 1 video · 15 credits
Seedance 2.5Text to Video
Short dialogue with a timed camera move
Give the dialogue a clear moment in the shot and describe what the camera does before it begins.
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In a quiet train carriage at dusk, a traveler looks out the window. Begin on a medium shot while passing lights cross the face. Slowly push in as the traveler says, ‘We made it before dark.’ Keep the voice aligned with the mouth movement, with a low rail hum behind it. One continuous shot.
Setup: Choose Text to Video, Seedance 2.5, eight seconds, 720p, and generated audio. Generated audio is different from uploading an audio reference.
8s · 720p · 1 video · 32 credits
Seedance 2.5Multi Reference
Footsteps matched to an audio reference
Assign a visual source and a sound source distinct roles in a single brief.
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Use the selected product image for the shoe's shape and color. A runner steps onto wet pavement at night. Follow the feet in a low lateral tracking shot, with each footfall landing on the beat of the selected audio reference. End on the shoe in close-up; keep its details consistent.
Setup: Upload one product image and one audio clip, then insert their actual references with the @ picker. Choose Multi Reference, Seedance 2.5, five seconds, and 720p.
5s · 720p · 1 video · 40 credits
Seedance 2.5Video Edit
Edit one source clip without new cuts
Keep the source motion while changing a single visible part of the scene.
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Keep the subject and camera path from the uploaded source video. Replace the cloudy background with a clear early-morning sky while preserving the subject's timing and framing. Avoid new cuts or extra characters.
Setup: Upload one five-second source video. Choose Video Edit in Seedance 2.5 and 720p. Editing uses the source clip's duration.
5s · 720p · 1 video · 40 credits
Seedance 2.0 MiniText to Video
Simple motion at lower credit cost
A short scene with one subject is a useful way to explore composition before spending more credits.
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A paper kite lifts from a grassy hill at sunrise. Begin with a wide frame, then tilt up gently as the kite rises. Keep the background simple and end with the kite centered against the bright sky.
Setup: Choose Text to Video, Seedance 2.0 Mini, five seconds, and 480p. This is a separate model choice, not a 2.5 draft.
5s · 480p · 1 video · 2 credits
Credit figures use the displayed model, duration, resolution, and references for one output. A first-frame image alone does not apply the reference multiplier; video or audio references can change the total. The workspace quote before submission is authoritative.
What to include in a Seedance prompt
A useful prompt tells the model what changes during the clip. Start with these four decisions and remove details that do not affect the shot.
Subject and setting
Name the main subject, place, and visible action. Describe one outcome that should be clear by the last frame.
Framing and camera
Choose a starting distance and one camera move, such as a slow push-in, tilt, or tracking shot.
Order of events
State what happens first, what changes midway, and how the shot ends within the selected duration.
Sound and references
Describe generated sound in the prompt. Upload reference media separately and attach it through the workspace's @ picker.
Turn a prompt into a testable video
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Choose text, image, or multi-reference mode first. Upload a first frame, source clip, or audio if the example needs it; pasted words do not attach files.
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Paste the prompt, replace its subject and setting, and select the suggested model, duration, and resolution. Use @ to identify any uploaded reference in the text.
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Read the live credit quote before submitting. Review the actual result and change one prompt detail or setting at a time for the next attempt.
These are writing templates, not verified model outputs. Videos in the gallery are in-house motion studies and do not prove how these prompts will render.
