A Seedance 2.0 Prompt Template for More Controllable AI Video

#ai #productivity

I have been collecting working Seedance 2.0 prompts, and one thing keeps showing up:

Good video prompts are not just descriptive. They are structured.

We published the collection here:

https://github.com/EvoLinkAI/awesome-seedance-2.0-prompts

It has 160+ curated Seedance 2.0 prompt cases across product ads, POV shots, cinematic scenes, camera motion, first-frame control, fantasy, action, and reference-driven workflows.

This is the template I would use when writing new prompts.

The template

Intent:
What should this clip communicate?

Scene:
Where does it happen? What should the environment feel like?

Subject:
Who or what is the main focus? What must stay consistent?

Camera:
Where does the camera start? How does it move? Are cuts allowed?

Timeline:
0-2s: ...
2-5s: ...
5-8s: ...

Style:
Lighting, color, lens feel, genre, texture.

Constraints:
What should not happen?

The most useful blocks are usually Camera, Timeline, and Constraints.

Why this helps

A prompt like this:

A man running through a city at night, cinematic, dramatic, realistic, fast camera.

can work, but it leaves too much open.

The model has to guess:

whether the camera follows from behind or from the side;
whether the shot cuts;
whether the man should stay visually consistent;
how fast the camera should move;
what should happen at the end.

For video, those guesses matter.

Example: action shot

Intent:
Create an 8-second continuous chase shot.

Scene:
Crowded old market street at dusk, warm lamps, narrow alleys, moving pedestrians.

Subject:
One young protagonist sprinting through the crowd. Keep the same outfit and silhouette throughout.

Camera:
Handheld tracking shot from behind, then side tracking, then a forward push as the character looks back.

Timeline:
0-2s: camera follows closely behind.
2-5s: side tracking as the character dodges pedestrians.
5-8s: push forward as the character glances back.

Style:
Cinematic thriller energy, readable motion, natural crowd ambience.

Constraints:
No cuts, no face morphing, no outfit change, no chaotic motion blur.

The trick is to stop writing one big paragraph and start writing a small shot plan.

Example: product ad

Intent:
Create a premium product hero shot.

Scene:
Dark reflective studio surface, subtle haze, controlled highlights.

Subject:
One luxury watch. Preserve the watch face, metal edges, proportions, and logo placement.

Camera:
Start with an extreme close-up on the dial, then slowly orbit right.

Timeline:
0-2s: close-up on dial and polished metal.
2-5s: slow orbit reveals the silhouette.
5-8s: centered hero frame.

Style:
Premium commercial lighting, crisp reflections, cinematic contrast.

Constraints:
No logo distortion, no extra text, no shape change, no abrupt cuts.

For products, "what not to change" is often more important than "make it beautiful."