Seedance Prompt Library

Film noir style. A detective in a trench coat runs through a rain-soaked alley at night, hard shadows from neon signs, low-angle tracking shot following his footsteps, wet asphalt reflections, heavy rain, 35mm film grain, high contrast black and white with a single red neon accent, tense orchestral score building. 30 seconds, ends on a close-up of his face as he stops abruptly.

Combines style, camera, lighting and an ending beat — a full noir scene in one pass.

Cinematic western. Two gunslingers face each other on a dusty main street at high noon, extreme wide establishing shot, then slow push-in alternating between their eyes, heat haze rising, tumbleweeds, harsh overhead sunlight, anamorphic lens flares, Ennio Morricone style whistling score, dust particles in the air. Tension builds for 25 seconds, hands hover over holsters.

Alternating shot instructions work well in single-pass 30 s generation on Seedance 2.5.

Heist thriller. A masked figure rappels from a glass ceiling into a dark museum hall, laser security grid glowing red, camera cranes down following the descent, then cuts to a tight shot of gloved hands lifting a jeweled crown from its pedestal, alarm lights begin strobing, synth-heavy tension score, cool blue and red lighting, shallow depth of field.

Scene changes inside one clip — a signature Seedance 2.5 capability.

War film, handheld documentary style. Soldiers wade through surf toward a foggy beach at dawn, camera shakes with the movement, water splashes on the lens, muted desaturated color grade, distant explosions throw sand into the air, shallow focus on one young soldier's determined face, muffled sound design with ringing tinnitus effect after a nearby blast.

Lens artifacts (splashes, shake) sell realism; specify them explicitly.

Elegant period drama. A couple waltzes through a candlelit 19th-century ballroom, single continuous steadicam shot circling them as they dance, golden candlelight, silk gown flowing, other dancers blur past in the background, chandeliers overhead, romantic string quartet, warm color grade, slow motion moments on the turns. 30 seconds, one unbroken take.

'One unbroken take' plus a circling camera is a great stress test of temporal coherence.

Melancholic drama. Two friends stand on a city rooftop at dusk as rain begins to fall, wide shot with the glowing skyline behind them, slow dolly-in as one turns to leave, the other watches silently, rain streaks lit by neon below, muted teal-orange grade, soft piano score, final shot holds on the remaining figure alone under the rain.

Emotional beats described as blocking ('one turns to leave') translate well to motion.

Luxury product film. Macro shot of a mechanical watch floating in black space, gears and balance wheel visible through sapphire caseback, slow 360-degree orbit, dramatic rim lighting sweeps across the polished steel, dust particles glinting, water droplet lands on the crystal in extreme slow motion, deep ticking sound design, minimal ambient score.

Black void plus rim light is the most reliable premium look for products.

Dynamic sneaker commercial. A running shoe disassembles mid-air into floating layers — sole, foam, mesh upper, laces — each part rotating slowly with labels of light tracing their edges, then snaps back together with a satisfying impact, studio cyclorama background shifting from white to brand orange, punchy electronic music synced to the assembly beat.

Exploded-view plus reassembly is a proven e-commerce pattern; sync it to the music.

Ethereal perfume ad. A glass perfume bottle stands in a field of white flowers at golden hour, petals swirl upward around it in a gentle vortex, camera rises in a slow spiral, backlit haze, lens bloom, liquid inside the bottle glows amber, a single droplet traces down the glass, airy female vocals and soft strings, dreamy overexposed highlights.

Perfume ads reward atmosphere words: haze, bloom, backlit, overexposed.

Tech launch film. A titanium smartphone rotates slowly on an invisible axis in a dark studio, light bar reflections slide along its edges, extreme macro cuts: camera lens array, brushed metal texture, glowing screen turning on, then pull back to full product hero shot with logo light behind, deep bass hits on each cut, cold blue-silver grade.

Alternate macro details with hero shots — the rhythm Apple-style films use.

Warm lifestyle product film. Morning sunlight through a kitchen window, an espresso machine pulls a shot in slow motion, rich crema swirling into a white cup, steam curls lit by the sun, camera slides right along the counter past fresh beans and a croissant, cozy jazz, warm amber grade, shallow depth of field, final shot of hands wrapping around the warm cup.

Lifestyle framing (hands, morning light) sells the feeling, not just the machine.

Clean beauty commercial. A cream-colored serum drop falls into a pool of gel in extreme macro slow motion, ripples spread in perfect circles, the bottle rises from the liquid surface pristine and glossy, soft top light with pastel gradient background, gentle water sounds and minimal piano, airy and hygienic feeling, 1000fps look.

'1000fps look' is a compact way to request ultra slow motion fluid detail.

Hand-drawn anime style inspired by classic Japanese animation films. A red train glides along tracks floating above a sea of clouds at sunset, a girl leans out the window with her hair in the wind, painterly clouds in peach and lavender, soft cel shading, gentle camera pan following the train, nostalgic orchestral waltz, warm and wistful mood.

Describe the style ('painterly, cel shading') rather than naming studios directly.

Stop-motion claymation style. A round clay hamster baker frantically decorates a wobbling five-layer cake as it leans further with each dollop of frosting, visible fingerprints in the clay, miniature bakery set with felt props, 12fps stop-motion cadence, warm tungsten lighting, playful pizzicato strings, the cake finally slumps gently onto the hamster.

'Visible fingerprints' and '12fps cadence' are the two words that make clay read as real.

16-bit pixel art animation. A tiny knight sprite walks right across a parallax-scrolling forest, layers of pixel trees moving at different speeds, enters a cave where a huge pixel dragon's eye opens glowing in the dark, screen-shake as the dragon roars, chiptune adventure music that shifts to a low ominous theme in the cave, CRT scanline overlay.

Parallax layers and screen-shake are pixel-native motion languages the model knows.

Layered paper-cut animation style. A small paper boat sails across waves made of overlapping blue paper layers that slide up and down rhythmically, a paper whale surfaces spouting confetti water, sun made of radiating gold paper strips, subtle drop shadows between layers, whimsical ukulele and glockenspiel score, storybook charm.

Mentioning drop shadows between layers sells the physical paper depth.

Polished 3D animation, family film quality. A small rusty robot in a junkyard finds a glowing flower growing from an old boot, its big lens-eyes zoom and refocus with a soft whirr, it gently builds a protective cage around the flower from scrap, warm sunset light through the junk piles, tender orchestral theme, expressive mechanical body language, subsurface scattering on the petals.

Emotion through 'mechanical body language' — no dialogue needed.

Traditional Chinese ink wash painting animation. A crane takes flight from a misty mountain lake, its wingbeats leave trails of dissolving ink in the air, mountains rendered in graded ink washes emerge and fade through the mist, occasional vermilion seal-red accent, guqin and bamboo flute score, generous negative space, meditative slow pacing.

Negative space and ink-trail physics are what make shuimo style convincing.

Nature documentary, cinematic. Green and violet aurora ribbons dance over an Icelandic glacier lagoon at night, icebergs mirror the lights on still black water, ultra-wide shot slowly tilting up from reflection to sky, stars visible between the aurora curtains, time-lapse pacing on the sky with real-time water, deep ambient drone score, crisp cold atmosphere.

Mixing time-lapse sky with real-time foreground creates a striking hybrid look.

Wildlife macro film. A ruby-throated hummingbird hovers at a trumpet flower in extreme slow motion, individual wingbeats fully visible, iridescent throat feathers shifting color as it moves, pollen dust drifting in a sunbeam, background melts into green bokeh, delicate wing-hum sound design pitched down, natural morning light.

'Individual wingbeats fully visible' forces genuinely slow motion rather than a blur.

Epic landscape film. Golden hour over Sahara dunes, wind peels sand ribbons off the crests in slow motion, a lone camel caravan crosses the frame as tiny silhouettes on a distant ridge, drone shot gliding low over the rippled sand then rising to reveal endless dunes, warm orange and deep shadow contrast, sparse duduk melody over wind sound.

Scale contrast — tiny caravan against endless dunes — gives instant epic feeling.

Storm chaser footage, cinematic grade. A rotating supercell thunderstorm churns over Kansas plains, time-lapse of the mesocyclone structure spiraling, lightning strikes inside the cloud lighting it from within like a lantern, golden wheat field in the foreground bending in the wind, low rumbling thunder and rising tension drone, teal-and-amber grade.

'Lit from within like a lantern' — analogies steer lighting better than adjectives.

Underwater documentary. Slow drift dive along a thriving coral reef wall, shafts of sunlight pierce the blue water surface above, a sea turtle glides past the camera close enough to touch, clouds of orange anthias fish part and reform, soft caustic light patterns dancing on the coral, muffled underwater ambience with gentle bubbles, rich turquoise and coral color palette.

Caustic light patterns are the single most convincing underwater detail.

Meditative nature film. Rain falls through a dense green bamboo forest, camera tilts slowly up the towering stalks toward the grey sky, droplets bead and fall from leaves in macro cutaways, mist drifts between the trunks, a stone path glistens below, immersive rain and leaf-drip sound design, desaturated jade green palette, tranquil and cool.

Alternating wide tilts with macro droplet cutaways builds a meditative rhythm.

Cinematic character study. An elderly violinist plays in a tiled subway corridor, warm practical lights against cool fluorescent ambience, commuters blur past in long exposure streaks while he stays sharp, slow push-in from wide to close-up of weathered hands on strings, a single coin drops into his open case in slow motion, emotional violin solo carries the sound design.

Motion-blur crowds with a sharp subject is a strong visual metaphor the model handles well.

Gritty sports portrait. A boxer wraps her hands in a dim locker room, single overhead tungsten bulb, steam from a recent shower drifts through the light beam, extreme close-ups: taped knuckles flexing, focused eyes, a slow exhale, distant muffled crowd noise builds through the walls, she stands and walks toward the light of the corridor, heavy bass heartbeat score.

Muffled off-screen crowd audio adds a whole unseen world to a single room.

Warm documentary portrait. An elderly Chinese grandmother folds dumplings at a flour-dusted wooden table, afternoon light through a lace curtain, macro shots of practiced fingers pleating the dough, she smiles at someone off-camera, steam rises from a bamboo steamer, gentle kitchen sounds and a soft erhu melody, warm nostalgic grade, shallow focus.

'Smiles at someone off-camera' creates relationship without a second character.

Emotional cinematic portrait. An astronaut still in her flight suit steps out of a car onto a rainy suburban street at dusk, a child runs from a doorway into her arms in slow motion, porch light halos in the rain, handheld camera circles the embrace, neighbors' windows glow warm in the background, swelling strings with a quiet piano resolution, teal-orange grade.

One clear emotional action beat is worth more than paragraphs of mood words.

Contemplative portrait film. A calligrapher in a sunlit studio loads a brush with ink, extreme macro of the brush tip meeting rice paper, each stroke blooms slightly into the fibers, cut to his calm face reflected in an ink stone, dust motes in the window light, only sounds: brush friction, breathing, a distant wind chime, minimalist and reverent pacing.

Ink bleeding into paper fibers is a beautiful macro physics detail to request.

Contemporary dance film. A dancer in flowing red fabric moves through an abandoned warehouse, dramatic shafts of light from broken skylights, dust ignites in the beams as she spins, camera orbits her in a smooth continuous move, fabric trails describe arcs in the air, slow-motion accents on the biggest movements, sparse cello and room reverb, high contrast chiaroscuro.

Red fabric plus light shafts plus dust: three elements that guarantee visual drama.

Cinematic food film. A bowl of tonkotsu ramen lands on a wooden counter in a tiny midnight ramen shop, steam erupts backlit by a red lantern, chopsticks lift noodles high in slow motion with broth dripping, macro of a soft egg being split, chashu glistening, cozy rain outside the window, sizzling kitchen ambience and light jazz, warm amber and red palette.

Backlit steam is the single highest-impact trick in food video.

Indulgent dessert commercial. Molten dark chocolate pours in a thick ribbon over a dome cake in extreme slow motion, the glaze spreads in a perfect wave, macro of the surface turning glossy, a knife cuts through revealing a lava core that flows out, gold flakes drift down, deep warm lighting on black slate, rich low strings, decadent mood.

'Thick ribbon' and 'perfect wave' control fluid viscosity better than 'pouring'.

High-energy street food film. A chef tosses fried rice in a carbon steel wok over a roaring flame at a night market stall, fire leaps up engulfing the tossed rice mid-air, sparks and steam lit by the stall's bare bulbs, fast whip-pans between the flame, the chef's focused face and the sizzling wok, crackling fire audio with rhythmic wok scraping, saturated night market colors.

Whip-pans between three anchors give street energy without losing coherence.

Organic breakfast commercial. Golden honey drizzles from a wooden dipper onto stacked pancakes in macro slow motion, the stream coils and folds on the top pancake, butter melts down the sides, morning sun flares through the honey stream making it glow, berries tumble in slow motion in the background, soft acoustic guitar, bright airy grade.

Honey coiling ('liquid rope coil effect') is a mesmerizing physics detail models render well.

Refined culinary documentary. A sushi master's hands form nigiri in precise economical movements, macro on the knife gliding through fatty tuna in one clean stroke, a brush of nikiri glaze catches the light, the piece is placed on dark ceramic and rotated toward camera, hinoki wood counter, quiet room tone with knife and breath sounds, restrained cool-warm contrast.

'Economical movements' captures craftsman motion quality in two words.

Moody bar commercial. A bartender lifts a smoke-filled glass cloche off an old fashioned cocktail, smoke cascades over the bar top like a waterfall, amber liquid glows under a single spotlight, a large clear ice sphere rotates slowly as it is dropped in slow motion, orange peel twist expresses oils in macro, deep jazz double bass, dark wood and brass tones.

Smoke waterfall off the bar edge adds motion to an otherwise static subject.

Cyberpunk cityscape. Aerial shot diving between neon-drenched megatowers in a rainy future Tokyo, holographic koi fish swim between buildings, flying vehicles stream in lit traffic lanes, camera weaves down to street level where a noodle vendor's stall glows under acid-pink signs, dense atmospheric haze, synthwave score with heavy sub-bass, Blade Runner-inspired palette of teal, magenta and amber.

One continuous descent from aerial to street level shows off single-pass coherence.

Hard sci-fi realism. A massive rust-red dust storm wall approaches a Mars habitat of white geodesic domes, an astronaut sprints toward the airlock as the light dims to deep orange, fine dust starts hissing against her visor, interior shot: emergency lights activate as the storm envelops the dome windows, muffled roar outside, tense minimal electronics, NASA-documentary grounded aesthetic.

'Hard sci-fi realism' pulls the model away from fantasy toward engineering plausibility.

Post-apocalyptic wonder. A giant war mech overgrown with moss and vines sits kneeling in a sunlit forest clearing, birds nest in its shoulder cannon, a child touches its hand — one eye lens flickers on with a soft hum, servos grind as its head slowly turns toward the child, startled birds scatter through the light shafts, gentle awe-inspiring score, Ghibli-meets-District-9 mood.

Contrast pairs (war machine + nesting birds) create instant storytelling.

Cosmic spectacle. A sleek exploration vessel approaches a spherical wormhole distorting the starfield around it like a gravitational lens, light wraps and smears around the event horizon, the ship crosses the threshold — interior shot of light stretching through the cockpit windows into impossible geometries, time dilation visual effects, thunderous orchestral brass with organ, Interstellar-grade physicality.

Gravitational lensing is well represented in training data — lean into it.

Intimate sci-fi moment. A white-shelled android stands in an alley as rain begins to fall, extreme close-up of raindrops beading on its porcelain faceplate, its LED eyes shift from blue to a warm gold as it tilts its head upward, palm opens to catch droplets, micro-servo sounds under rain ambience, reflections of neon signage slide across its wet shell, quiet piano, melancholy and tender.

Emotion shown through LED color shift — machine-native expressiveness.

Grand futurism. A space elevator cable stretches from an equatorial ocean platform up through sunrise clouds into the black of space, a climber pod ascends past the camera with waving passengers visible in windows, the view transitions from golden atmosphere to star-field silence, Earth's curvature glowing below, deep ambient score fading to near-silence at the top, sense of scale and serenity.

Atmosphere-to-space transitions test and showcase long-range lighting continuity.

Vertical 9:16 social video. Overhead shot of hands unboxing a minimalist product: knife slices tape in one satisfying stroke, tissue paper unfolds crisply, the product lifts out with a soft glow reveal, every sound crisp ASMR quality — tape rip, paper crinkle, gentle thud, loopable ending that matches the opening frame, clean pastel background, no music, sound design only.

'Loopable ending matching the opening frame' is the retention hack for short video.

Vertical 9:16 fitness reel. Fast-cut montage: alarm clock 4:58 AM, feet hit the floor, chalk clap explodes in gym spotlight, barbell bends on a heavy deadlift, sweat drips in slow motion, screaming final rep, cold shower gasp, sunrise run silhouette — each cut synced hard to aggressive phonk beats, high contrast crushed blacks, motivational and raw.

List the cuts in order; the model will pace them to the described beat.

Vertical 9:16 fashion transition. A creator in casual sweats snaps her fingers — instant outfit change to evening streetwear mid-frame with a whip of motion blur and a camera flash, second snap: full formal look with wind machine hair, each transition hits on a trap beat drop, urban parking garage backdrop with dramatic single-source lighting, confident direct-to-camera attitude.

Snap-cut outfit changes are the native language of fashion TikTok.

Vertical 9:16 POV lifestyle video. First-person hands throughout: pull back linen curtains to morning light, pour oat milk into iced coffee with beautiful marbling, laptop opens next to a notebook and flowers, golden hour rays across the desk, cat walks across the keyboard, cozy lo-fi beats, soft film grain, aspirational but attainable aesthetic, warm creamy tones.

First-person hands anchor the POV; marbling milk is the scroll-stopper.

Vertical 9:16 home makeover video. Cluttered dim bedroom — hands clap over the lens for a hard cut — the same room transformed: warm string lights, made linen bed, plants, organized shelves, camera does one slow satisfying pan across the after-space, dust motes in window light, gentle acoustic strumming, before-grade cold and desaturated versus after-grade warm and golden.

The clap-cut is a clean transition device that survives generation reliably.

Vertical 9:16 comedic pet video. An orange cat pushes open a door in dramatic slow motion, wind machine fur, epic movie-trailer lighting and lens flare, deep trailer voiceover music builds — hard cut to the cat immediately flopping onto the floor like a liquid, record scratch, comedic timing, text-safe negative space at top and bottom of frame.

'Text-safe negative space' keeps room for captions — a real production consideration.