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Prompt Manual

The exact language each engine loves — camera, motion, transitions, lighting — plus ready-to-use example prompts. Pick a model.

Open studio

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance · via OpenRouter

Unified multimodal flagship — text, first/last-frame image, reference images, reference video and reference audio in; native synced audio out. Best all-round cinematic realism.

Inputs

Text · first & last frame image · up to 9 reference images · up to 3 reference videos · up to 3 reference audio (lip-sync) · generates audio

Specs

Duration 4 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 15s · 480p / 720p / 1080p · 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9

Prompt formula

Subject + appearance → action → setting → lighting / time-of-day → ONE camera move → style / mood. Put the most important thing first. Direct it like a human — don’t micro-manage the frame.

Language it loves

  • Natural, human descriptions over photography jargon
  • Exactly ONE clear camera move per shot
  • Concrete lighting (golden hour, rim light, volumetric god rays, low-key)
  • Film-stock / lens style: “anamorphic, shallow DOF, 35mm grain, teal-orange grade”
  • Reference assets named in the prompt: @Image1, @Video1, @Audio1
  • Short, abstract sound cues (“rain on leaves”, “distant city hum”)

Avoid

  • Stacking conflicting moves (“push-in, then pan, zoom out, orbit”)
  • Dense on-screen text or long paragraphs
  • Over-detailed per-object foley (can error)
  • Durations outside 4/5/6/8/10/12/15

Camera angles & moves

Aerial droneSweeping bird’s-eye reveal — high altitude, smooth descent. Epic establishing shot.
Dolly inSlow push toward the subject — builds intimacy and focus.
Dolly out / pull-backPull away to reveal context or isolate the subject in a bigger world.
Orbit / arcCircles the subject 180–360° — parallax depth, hero energy.
Crane upRises upward to reveal scale and environment.
Tracking / followMoves with the action, steadicam fluidity — kinetic but controlled.
Low-angle heroLooks up at the subject — powerful, dominant framing.
MacroExtreme close-up, shallow depth of field — texture and craft.
FPV rushHigh-velocity first-person drone — immersive, high energy.
Dutch tiltCanted angle — tension and unease.
HandheldSubtle organic motion — authentic, documentary feel.
Rack focusShifts focus between foreground/background — directs the eye.

Motion & pacing

Real timeNatural pacing — believable physics, everyday rhythm.
Slow motion120fps drama — weight, elegance, emphasis on a beat.
Speed rampTransitions slow→fast (or fast→slow) for punch.
HyperlapseAccelerated time with motion blur — time flying by.
ParallaxForeground/background drift at different speeds — layered depth.
FloatingWeightless dreamlike drift — calm, ethereal.

Lighting

Golden hourWarm low sun, long soft shadows — romantic, premium.
Rim / back lightLight behind the subject — separation, halo, drama.
Soft keyLarge diffuse front light — flattering, editorial.
Low-keyMostly shadow with selective light — noir, moody, tense.
High-keyBright, low-contrast — clean, commercial, upbeat.
Volumetric / god raysVisible light beams through haze — epic, atmospheric.
Neon / practicalColored light sources in frame — cyberpunk, nightlife.

Transitions (for editing between shots)

Seedance renders one continuous shot per clip — use these when stitching shots together.

CutInstant change between shots — the default, energetic.
Cinematic dissolveOne shot melts into the next — passage of time, mood.
Match cutCut on a matching shape/motion — clever, seamless continuity.
Whip panFast blur-pan into the next shot — high energy.
Light flashWhite/over-exposed flash to hide the cut — punchy, musical.
Speed-ramp transitionRamp out of one shot into the next on the beat.

Example prompts — Seedance 2.0

Text → video

A golden eagle soaring through a misty mountain valley at sunrise, slow dolly-in, golden-hour rim light, anamorphic with shallow depth of field, 35mm grain, cinematic.

Image → video (first frame)

She slowly turns to face the camera as wind catches her hair; subtle handheld; soft window key light; quiet ambient room tone.

First + last frame

Smooth transition from day to night — the sky darkens and city lights flicker on; locked-off wide; time-lapse feel.

Lip-sync (reference)

@Image1 speaks directly to camera in a clean studio, calm and confident, saying @Audio1; soft key light; shallow depth of field.

Tip: in the studio, the agent applies most of this for you — this manual is for when you want to hand-tune a shot.