Seedance 2.5 Prompt Cookbook: Recipes for AI Video Creation

[Subject] in [scene and environment] performs [main action or event].
The visual style is [style, light, color, material, or mood].
The camera uses [shot size, position, movement, focus, or transition].
Sound includes [dialogue, ambience, sound effects, or music].

A ceramic artist in a quiet studio at sunrise removes a pale blue cup from a pottery wheel and places it at the center of a wooden shelf.
Soft morning light enters through the window, revealing the fine gloss of the wet clay and the clean workbench.
Start with a medium shot of the hands shaping the cup, slowly push toward the surface texture, then cut to a frontal view of the shelf.
Keep the low rotation of the wheel, wet-clay friction, and subtle studio ambience. No subtitles.

[FORMAT]
Create a [video type] lasting approximately [duration].

[SUBJECT]
The main subject is [identity, appearance, clothing, or object structure].

[EVENT]
The subject performs [one primary action or event].

[ENVIRONMENT]
The scene takes place in [location, time, weather, spatial relationships].

[VISUAL LANGUAGE]
Use [lighting, palette, material, lens feel, texture, and overall style].

[CAMERA]
Start with [shot]. Move [direction and speed]. Focus on [subject]. End with [visible final state].

[SOUND]
Include [dialogue, ambience, effects, or music]. Use [language and accent] for dialogue. [No subtitles / subtitles: ...].

@image1 defines [Character A]'s face, hairstyle, and clothing. Do not use its background.
@image2 defines [Character B]'s face and clothing. Do not transfer Character A's wardrobe.
@image3 defines [Prop A]'s structure, material, and color. It belongs only to Character A.
@image4 defines [Location A]'s layout, architecture, and light. Do not use the people shown in the image.
@video1 provides [specific movement, camera path, or rhythm]. Do not use its identity, wardrobe, or setting.
@audio1 provides [voice, dialogue, ambience, sound effect, or music].

[Character A] and [Character B] keep their identities, clothing, positions, and dialogue separate.
Use only the assets needed in each scene.

@image1 defines the restorer's face, hairstyle, and dark green apron.
@image2 defines the archivist's face, short hair, and beige jacket.
@image3 defines the sample box's shape and worn brass clasp.
@image4 defines the restoration room's workbench, windows, and cool morning light.
@image5 defines the gallery's layout and warm spotlighting; do not use the people shown there.
@video1 provides the action rhythm of opening a box and examining its contents; do not use its person or setting.

Scene 1: In the restoration room, the restorer opens the sample box and inspects one artifact under a desk lamp. The box remains on the restorer's right side, which appears on the left side of the image.
Scene 2: In the gallery, the archivist checks the inventory number beside a display case while holding the record board with both hands.
Keep identities, clothing, prop ownership, screen direction, and room layouts consistent. Do not place every reference subject in every scene.

Music: (quiet piano under the scene)
Sound effect: <a distant clock bell>
Dialogue: {Good morning. The doors are open.}
Subtitle: 【Chapter One: Arrival】

Dialogue language: natural American English.
The young woman speaks in a calm, conversational voice: {I thought you were not coming.}

Remove the original background music. Preserve dialogue, lip movement, room ambience, and action sounds. Do not add subtitles.

[Goal]
Create a 30-second product story about a florist preparing and delivering one bouquet.

[Stage 1: 0-8 seconds]
The florist stands behind the workbench. Loose flowers, scissors, and wrapping paper are visible. The florist trims the stems. End state: the bouquet is held in the florist's left hand and the scissors rest on the right side of the workbench.

[Stage 2: 8-20 seconds]
Continue from Stage 1. The assistant unfolds the paper while the florist places the bouquet inside and ties a green ribbon. End state: the finished bouquet lies at the center of the workbench, ribbon facing the camera.

[Stage 3: 20-30 seconds]
The assistant lifts the bouquet and places it on the pickup shelf. End state: the bouquet is centered on the shelf and both people stand behind the workbench.

[Continuity]
Keep both identities, clothing, flower colors, prop ownership, screen direction, workbench layout, and ambient sound consistent.

[Edit goal]
Edit @video1. Only from 4 to 7 seconds, change the cool blue light on the right wall to warm amber light.

[Master]
@video1 is the only master. It controls the people, room layout, actions, composition, camera movement, sound, and event order.

[Edit scope]
Change only the right wall and the area illuminated by it. Allow skin tones to respond naturally to the new light.

[Preserve]
Keep identities, clothing, facial expressions, positions, gestures, room structure, camera movement, dialogue, ambience, and event order from @video1.

Edit @video1. Replace the yellow folding lamp with the white folding lamp defined by @image1.
@video1 remains the master for the desk, book, hands, camera, occlusion, timing, and motion.
@image1 defines only the white lamp's shape, structure, and material; do not use its background.
There is exactly one lamp throughout. The replacement inherits every appearance, rotation, hand occlusion, path, speed change, and exit time of the original lamp.
Do not change the book, desk, hands, background, camera, or event order.

@video1 is the source video to extend forward.
The first frame of the extension directly continues @video1's final frame: preserve the subject's pose and direction, prop position, background, camera, lighting, sound state, and motion trend.
Then let the orange paper airplane continue toward the right side of the frame and leave the image while the white curtain moves slightly.
Keep the same subject, prop structure, classroom layout, camera axis, and ambient sound. The airplane remains one continuous object and does not duplicate.

@image1 is the first frame. It defines the perfume workshop composition, subject position, pose, props, and camera direction.
@image2 is the last frame. It defines the final composition, subject position, pose, props, and camera direction.
@image3 defines the perfumer's face, hair, and green apron without changing the first or last frame composition.
@image4 defines the glass bottle's shape, material, and label position.

The perfumer picks up the dropper and bottle, adds amber fragrance, gently shakes the bottle, closes it, and places it at the center of the table. Begin at @image1 and end at @image2.
Keep the perfumer, bottle count, table layout, warm side light, and camera axis consistent.

Use @image1 through @image4 as ordered keyframes, read in sequence.
@image1: the orange paper airplane rests on the left side of a wooden desk.
@image2: the same airplane is lifted by one hand.
@image3: it passes the window while the curtain moves right.
@image4: it lands on the middle shelf.
Use continuous motion between states. Keep the airplane's size, orange material, folds, flight direction, classroom layout, and camera axis stable.

@image1 provides a four-panel storyboard. Read left to right, top to bottom. Do not use its sketch style, labels, or placeholder characters.
@image2 defines the ceramic artist's face, short hair, and gray apron.
@image3 defines the blue-glazed cup's proportions, glaze color, and curved handle.

Shot 1: wide view of the quiet studio.
Shot 2: medium side view of the artist shaping wet clay.
Shot 3: close-up of the rim and handle connection.
Shot 4: medium close view of the finished cup placed on the shelf.
Use a realistic documentary style. Preserve wheel rotation, wet-clay friction, and studio ambience.

@video1 is a coarse white-model reference. It provides the walking path, vehicle movement, fixed camera, one push-in, two cuts, and light changes. Do not use its gray geometry or empty setting.
@video1's tall cylinder becomes the presenter; its rectangular block becomes the moving display cart.
@image1 defines the presenter. @image2 defines the cart. @image3 defines the exhibition hall.
Keep the white model's timing, positions, camera, and cuts while rendering the final scene as a bright documentary-style technology exhibition.

[Asset roles]
@image1: market entrance and opening environment.
@image2: the traveler walking through the street.
@image3: lantern stalls and handmade details.
@image4: three friends eating together.
@image5: night river and reflections.
@image6: the group portrait at the bridge.
@video1: editing rhythm, hand-drawn stickers, and transition style only; do not use its people or location.

[Sequence]
Show @image1 through @image6 in order: arrival, exploration, meal, walk, and group portrait.

[Motion]
Use slow push-ins and subtle parallax on environments. Add only natural blinking, head turns, raised cups, and cloth movement to people. Keep faces, clothing, stalls, table position, and bridge rails stable.

[Packaging]
Use a bright travel-short rhythm, natural occlusion transitions, and stickers only near the frame edges.

[Sound]
Keep market voices, light tableware sounds, river wind, and restrained upbeat instrumental music.

@video1 is the transition-before clip. Preserve its rainy street, red umbrella, forward push-in, and rain sound.
@video2 is the transition-after clip. Preserve its circular skylight, upward camera movement, and quiet indoor reverb.

At the end of @video1, the red umbrella approaches the camera and covers the frame. The circular edge of the umbrella transforms into the metal ring of @video2's skylight. The red surface fades into white daylight.
End on @video2's opening composition and continue the camera movement smoothly upward. Rain sound fades into footsteps and indoor room tone.

The actor becomes emotional and hopeful.

Applause begins behind the curtain. The young actor's fingers stop on the program, and their eyes slowly turn toward the stage. Their shoulders remain tense.
After the announcement ends, they release a quiet breath, their shoulders lower, and a restrained smile appears. Their eyes become wet, but they remain still and do not leave the backstage area.

Rack focus from the foreground leaves to the person in the background. The leaves gradually become soft while the person's face becomes sharp.

Tracking shot: the camera moves horizontally at the skateboarder's speed. Keep the skateboarder sharp while the wall becomes a horizontal blur.

Whip-pan transition at 5 seconds: move rapidly left until the foreground bookshelf fully covers the frame, then reveal the next scene with the same leftward motion and similar speed.

Create a 30-second product story for a modular desk lamp.

@image1 defines the lamp's front shape, matte white housing, brass hinge, and warm light. Do not use its background.
@image2 defines the home office layout, desk position, window, and evening light. Do not use the person shown in the image.
@video1 provides the hand movement of folding and rotating the lamp; do not use its identity, room, or product.
@audio1 provides a calm neutral voice. Use natural American English dialogue: {A better desk starts with better light.}

Stage 1, 0-8 seconds: Start with the lamp folded flat on the desk. The office is quiet. A hand enters from the right and lifts the lamp arm. End with the arm upright and the light off.

Stage 2, 8-20 seconds: The hand rotates the lamp toward the notebook. The lamp turns on and creates a warm pool of light. The camera makes a slow push-in toward the hinge and illuminated page.

Stage 3, 20-30 seconds: The camera pulls back to show the complete desk. The hand leaves the frame. End with the lamp centered, the notebook readable, and the office window softly out of focus.

Keep one lamp, one hand, the desk layout, hinge structure, lighting direction, and screen direction consistent. Preserve the dialogue, subtle room tone, and a restrained warm visual style. Do not add subtitles or logos that are not present in the references.