How to write Seedance prompts
Evaluation words like “cinematic” are hard for the model to execute. Specify subject, action, camera, light, and sound.
Picture direction
Evaluation words
“Cinematic,” “epic,” and “beautiful” are not executable instructions. A prompt should state who is in frame, what changes, how the camera moves, where the light comes from, and what the sound contains.
Too many evaluation words
epic cinematic shot of a woman reading a letter, emotional, beautiful lighting, 8K masterpiece
Clear direction
A woman at a kitchen table reads the letter twice, then her hands lower it and go still. Camera: medium close-up at eye level, a slow push-in that settles when her hands stop. Soft window light keeps her face plain. Sound: room tone, one chair scrape, near-silence.
Putting subject and action first helps the model identify the shot priority.