Seedance 2.5 follows plain sentences in shot order. Write each shot as what happens, name one camera move, say the look once for the whole sequence, and never describe anything a reference picture already shows.
The prompt
A reference is shown. Do not describe it.
WhyWords about something that has a reference picture override the picture, or produce unwanted artifacts.
What we doLet the video engine learn what a thing looks like from its picture only. In the text, write positions, actions and feelings.
One camera move a shot.
WhyThe model takes one instruction for the camera far better than a chain of them.
What we doOne named move from the app's Move menu: locked, pan, tilt, push in, pull out, track, crane, handheld, steadicam, orbit, whip or rack focus. If the shot needs two, it is two shots.
The look
Say the look once, in plain words.
WhyNaming a camera or a style is not enough. The model does not know what the name does to a picture.
What we doDescribe the look itself, once, for the whole sequence: how sharp it is, how the bright areas and the background behave, the colour. It is then sent with every shot.
Ask for life, not acting.
WhyLeft alone, people in a generated shot perform for the camera.
What we do"Unposed, lived not played, no looks into the lens." Reactions small and true. For a montage, each moment framed on purpose matters more than exact continuity between shots.
Voices
A voice-over line will be spoken on screen.
WhyA phone voice written as dialogue was mouthed by the actor in shot.
What we doKeep voice-over lines out of the dialogue. Write the listener: "listens to the phone for about two seconds, lips closed, no voice heard", and add the line in the edit. A line from someone off screen can stay, with the on-screen listener's lips written as closed.
Refusals
Famous names get a render refused.
WhyNaming a well-known character, film or director to borrow a style got the request refused outright.
What we doDescribe your own world in your own concrete terms. The app checks a prompt for names like these before it is sent, so a sure refusal costs half a second and nothing else.
Realistic faces need to be registered.
WhyThe video model refuses pictures of realistic people it does not know.
What we doWe register the face for you, at no charge. For your own talent, upload with their permission and we register them too.