Seedance Prompt Generator

How to write a Seedance prompt

Seedance, from ByteDance, is built for short stories rather than single moments. It can hold the same subject across a cut, so one clip can open wide and finish on a close-up.

1. Write each shot as its own sentence. Start the second with “Cut to” so the model knows a new shot begins.
2. Keep the subject the same across cuts. Describe it once in full, then refer back to it (“the hippo”, “she”).
3. Use real camera language. Wide shot, close-up, tracking and push-in are all understood.
4. Give each shot room. Two shots fit comfortably in 8 to 10 seconds. Three or more need a longer clip.

Example Seedance prompts

Shot 1: Wide establishing shot of a firefighter wading through a flooded street toward a floating cardboard box, the camera tracks alongside the subject. Cut to shot 2: close-up of the firefighter lifting a soaked kitten out of the box. Lighting: soft overcast daylight. Style: documentary style, natural and unpolished. Sound: rain on water, a tiny meow.

Shot 1: Wide shot of a packed stadium at night as a fan in a team scarf stands up and raises both arms. Cut to shot 2: close-up of the fan shouting with joy as confetti falls. Lighting: colorful stadium floodlights. Style: casual vertical phone footage, like a real social media post. Sound: a roaring crowd.

The AI Stadium trend in the trending prompt library runs on Seedance in the app.

Seedance settings in ShortStudio

Seedance 2.0 makes 4 to 15 seconds clips at 480p, 720p or 1080p, in more aspect ratios than any other video model in the app. Seedance 2.5 is the premium model, with clips up to 30 seconds at 720p.

Seedance is the most expensive model per second, so price a full series in the AI video cost calculator first. For a single shot, Kling 3.0 usually costs less.