Seedance Prompt Generator — Turn Any Idea into a Seedance Video Prompt
The Seedance Prompt Generator by generateprompt.ai is a free tool that turns a one-line idea into a professional Seedance prompt, ready to paste into Seedance 2.0 or 2.5. It writes the subject and action, the scene, one clear camera move per shot, the lighting and style, then the audio and dialogue, with support for timed multi-shot scenes and reference files such as @Image1.
Subject, action and scene (Optional)
Camera and style (Optional)
Lighting and mood (Optional)
Audio and dialogue (Optional)
Reference files (@) (Optional)
If you uploaded images, video or audio in Seedance, enter each file's tag as it appears there (e.g. @Image1) and the job it does.
Character or product consistency (Optional)
On-screen text (Optional)
Short text renders more reliably in Seedance
Things to avoid (Optional)
What Is a Seedance Prompt?
A Seedance prompt is the text you give ByteDance's Seedance model to generate a video. Seedance treats camera directions literally, so the best results come from specific description: who appears and what they do, where, one camera move with its direction and speed, how the light looks, and then the sound. The clearer the description, the closer the result matches what you have in mind.
The Seedance Prompt Formula (6 Elements)
Subject and action
Who is on screen and what they do
Example: A woman in a cream linen dress walks slowly along a terrace
Scene
Location, time of day, details
Example: a stone terrace above the sea, late afternoon
Camera
One move, with direction, speed and framing
Example: the camera slowly pushes in to a close-up
Lighting and style
Light source, color, shadows and look
Example: warm golden light from the left, natural filmic color
Audio
Ambience, effects, music and dialogue
Example: soft waves, distant gulls, no music
References
One job for each uploaded file
Example: @Image1 as the woman's face and outfit
How to Use the Seedance Prompt Generator
- 1Type your video idea in the field.
- 2Pick Single shot or Multi-shot.
- 3(Optional) Set the camera, style, lighting, audio and reference files.
- 4Click "Generate Seedance Prompt", then copy the prompt and paste it into Seedance.
Features
- A prompt in a clear order: subject and action, scene, camera, lighting and style, then audio.
- One clear camera move per shot, kept separate from the subject's movement.
- Timed multi-shot scenes: Auto or Custom, with an explicit "Cut to" between shots.
- Reference files: one job for each tag, such as @Image1, @Video1 or @Audio1.
- Audio: dialogue with speaker names and languages, ambient sound, sound effects and music.
- Constraints at the end of the prompt, such as "No on-screen text."
- Variations: three versions of your prompt, each changing speed, movement or framing.
Seedance Prompt Examples You Can Copy
Example 1 - Single shot
A woman in a cream linen dress walks slowly along a sunlit stone terrace above the sea, trailing her hand along the railing. Late afternoon on the coast, with whitewashed walls and potted lemon trees behind her. The camera tracks beside her at walking speed in a medium shot, then slowly pushes in to a close-up as she stops and looks out at the water. Warm golden light from the left, long soft shadows on the stone, natural filmic color. Audio: soft waves below, a light breeze, distant gulls, no music.
Example 2 - Timed multi-shot
A small neon-lit ramen bar at night, rain on the window; the chef is a man in his fifties with a white headband and a navy apron. Shot 1 (0–4s): wide shot, static. Steam rises from the counter as the chef ladles broth into a bowl. Cut to: Shot 2 (4–8s): close-up, slow push-in. The chef sets the bowl in front of a young woman, who smiles. Cut to: Shot 3 (8–12s): medium shot, handheld. She lifts the noodles with chopsticks and laughs as steam fogs her glasses. Warm tungsten light inside, cool blue reflections on the wet glass. Audio: rain on the window, the clink of the bowl, low jazz from a radio.
Seedance Camera Movements Cheat Sheet
| Term | How to write it | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Static | Static wide shot of the empty street. | Setting, calm, opening shots |
| Push-in | The camera slowly pushes in to a close-up of her face. | Emphasis, emotion, reveal |
| Orbit | The camera orbits clockwise around the bottle at a steady speed. | Products, hero moments |
| Tracking | The camera tracks beside the runner at the same speed. | Movement and action continuity |
| Handheld | Handheld medium shot, following her through the crowd. | Realism, energy, documentary feel |
| Crane / Aerial | The camera cranes up to reveal the whole city at dusk. | Scale, establishing shots, endings |
Common Seedance Prompt Mistakes
- Vague phrases like "cinematic shot" instead of a named camera move.
- Stacking several camera moves in one shot.
- Mixing the camera's movement and the subject's movement in one sentence.
- Giving one reference file several jobs, or describing it in a way that contradicts the file.
- Long on-screen text with no surface or camera distance.
- Writing resolution, aspect ratio or duration in the prompt instead of choosing them in the interface.
Frequently Asked Questions
Using Kling or Veo 3 instead?
Try the Kling prompt generator or the AI video prompt generator for Veo 3 and other models.