Quick answer: structure a Seedance 2.0 prompt as subject + one action + camera + environment + lighting/style + audio + continuity constraints. The best prompt is not the longest one; it is the shortest shot brief that gives every instruction and reference a clear job.
Seedance 2.0 can use text, images, video, and audio as references. The formula and eight copy-paste prompts below cover text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-led camera motion, dialogue, sound, multi-shot timing, and transitions.
A Reliable Seedance 2.0 Prompt Structure
Use this order:
- Subject: who or what is on screen, including identity anchors.
- Action: one primary physical or emotional beat.
- Camera: shot size, movement, angle, and lens behavior.
- Environment: location, depth, weather, and time of day.
- Lighting and style: one coherent visual direction.
- Audio: dialogue, ambience, effects, or silence.
- Continuity constraints: what must not change.
Template:
[Subject] performs [single action]. [Shot size and camera movement]. [Environment and depth]. [Lighting and visual style]. [Audio direction]. Preserve [identity, wardrobe, geometry, or reference constraints]. [Duration and aspect ratio].
8 Copy-Paste Seedance 2.0 Prompt Examples
1. Character close-up
A tired courier in a weathered red jacket pauses under a station awning and looks toward an arriving train. Medium close-up, slow push-in, stable eye line, shallow depth of field. Blue-hour rain with warm platform lights. Quiet rain, distant rail noise, one soft breath. Keep facial features and jacket details stable. Six seconds, 16:9.
2. Vertical motion comic scene
A young swordswoman steps from shadow into a lantern-lit alley and raises her blade once. Start on a waist-up panel-like composition, then make a controlled lateral track as cloth and hair react to the movement. Inked comic texture with restrained color. One metal draw sound and low city ambience. No costume or face changes. Six seconds, 9:16.
3. Product shot
A matte-black wireless speaker rotates slowly on a stone pedestal while a narrow band of light travels across its surface. Locked macro camera with a subtle 10-degree orbit. Dark studio, soft haze, accurate material reflections. Minimal electronic sound bed. Keep logo shape and product proportions identical to the reference. Five seconds, 1:1.
4. Image-to-video character motion
When an image already defines appearance, do not redescribe every visible detail. Tell the model what may move and what must remain locked.
Use the reference image as the first-frame identity and composition. Add [one subject motion] and [one environmental motion]. [Camera instruction]. Preserve face, clothing, object geometry, color palette, and background layout. No new people or objects. [Audio direction]. [Duration].
Example:
Use the reference as the first frame. The character turns toward the window once while curtain fabric moves in a light breeze. Slow 5% push-in with no roll or shake. Preserve facial identity, hairstyle, uniform, room geometry, and color palette. Add soft room tone and distant rain. Five seconds.
5. Image identity with a video camera reference
Use image A only for the character's face, hairstyle, red coat, and body proportions. Use video B only for its slow clockwise orbit and walking rhythm. The character crosses a wet rooftop at night while distant signs reflect in puddles. Preserve the identity and wardrobe from image A; do not copy the person or setting from video B. Six seconds, 16:9.
6. Dialogue with synchronized ambience
Two detectives sit across a narrow diner booth at midnight. Locked medium two-shot with a very slow push-in. The detective on the left says, “The train never reached the last station,” in a restrained voice; the other stays silent and looks toward the window. Keep both faces visible and stable. Low refrigerator hum, light rain on glass, no music. Eight seconds, 16:9.
7. Multi-shot action with timed beats
Create one continuous eight-second sequence with three clear beats. 0–2s: wide shot of a cyclist entering an empty tunnel. 2–5s: side tracking shot as the cyclist accelerates past repeating lights. 5–8s: front close-up as the tunnel exit fills the background. Keep the same rider, bicycle, direction of travel, and cool color palette across every cut. Add tire noise and a rising tunnel echo.
8. Match-cut transition
Start on a top-down close-up of a spinning vinyl record in a warm apartment. Match-cut the circular motion into an aerial view of a car circling a snowy roundabout. Keep the rotation direction and center point aligned through the transition. No extra cuts. Carry the record crackle into soft road noise, then fade it out. Six seconds, 16:9.
Using Video and Audio References
Assign one role to each reference:
- image reference: identity, costume, prop, scene, or composition;
- video reference: motion rhythm, camera path, performance, or transition;
- audio reference: timing, dialogue cadence, ambience, or sound design.
If two references conflict, state the priority in the prompt. For example: “Use image A for character identity; use video B only for camera motion.” This is clearer than asking the model to imitate both in full.
Camera Language That Produces Clearer Results
Prefer one deliberate move per shot:
- locked shot for dialogue and product geometry;
- slow push-in for realization or tension;
- lateral track for walking and environmental reveal;
- controlled orbit for products or spatial emphasis;
- pull-back reveal for scale and scene context.
Avoid stacking “handheld, orbit, zoom, dolly, whip pan” in one short clip. Conflicting camera verbs often produce apparent subject deformation or an incoherent background.
Common Failures and Fixes
Identity drift
Use a clear identity reference, reduce unrelated style adjectives, and repeat only the attributes that must remain fixed. Break a long performance into shorter shots that reuse the same references.
Too much motion
Keep one primary action and one secondary environmental motion. Remove simultaneous gestures that compete for attention.
Camera ignores the instruction
Move the camera instruction earlier, name one move, and specify a stable start composition.
Dialogue feels disconnected
Keep the face visible, reduce camera motion, provide the exact line or audio reference, and define the emotional delivery without adding multiple competing actions.
Multi-shot scene resets
Generate a planned shot list instead of forcing an entire sequence into one prompt. Reuse character, scene, and style references for each shot, then assemble the approved clips in an editor.
Prompt Workflow for a Story Episode
- Parse the script into shots and assign one story beat to each shot.
- Lock character and scene references before video generation.
- Draft storyboards to validate composition and continuity.
- Generate short motion tests at a cost-efficient setting.
- Promote only approved shots to final resolution.
- Save prompt versions and generation settings with every output.
This is the workflow AniKuku is designed around: the model generates shots, while the workspace preserves the story context that individual API calls do not know.
Using Seedance 2.5? The same shot-brief structure remains useful, but verify its current modes and limits in the Seedance 2.5 release, specs, and access status rather than treating this 2.0 guide as its specification.
FAQ
What is the best Seedance 2.0 prompt format?
Use subject, one action, one camera move, environment, lighting, audio, and explicit continuity constraints in that order.
Can Seedance 2.0 use several references?
The official product page describes multimodal reference support. Assign each reference a specific role and verify current limits in the ModelArk tutorial.
How long should a Seedance prompt be?
Long enough to resolve ambiguity, but not padded with synonyms. A compact shot brief usually gives the model clearer priorities.
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