How to Use Seedance
Seedance turns a sentence — or a single image — into a short video clip. Follow these five steps to make your results look intentional.
- 1
Choose your starting point
Text-to-video builds a scene from a description. Image-to-video animates a still you upload. Pick based on whether you already have the first frame.
- 2
Name the subject
Start with what's in frame — a person, product, place, or creature. Be specific about the one thing the shot is about.
- 3
Give the camera a job
Add a movement: slow dolly in, aerial drone descending, 360° turntable, handheld follow. Motion is what separates video from a moving photo.
- 4
Set lighting, mood & style
Golden hour, dramatic rim light, soft studio key — then a finish like 'cinematic, anamorphic lens flare' or '2D hand-painted anime'.
- 5
Generate, then iterate
Run it, change one thing at a time, and re-run. You'll quickly learn what each edit does to the result.
Start from a proven prompt
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Snappy Cartoony Anime Acting Style Prompt
A style prompt adding snappy, exaggerated pose-to-pose motion to anime characters.
by @suji_pop
Anime Soccer Player Tiger Spirit Goal
A female soccer player unleashes a giant tiger spirit to score an epic stadium goal.
by @Just_sharon7
Dark Fantasy Knight Cavalry Charge
A cinematic dark-fantasy storyboard of an armored visor-down knight charging into battle on horseback.
by @YaZoraiz
Frequently asked questions
What makes a good Seedance prompt?
A clear subject, an explicit camera movement, defined lighting/mood, and a style keyword. Stacking those four consistently produces usable clips.
What's the difference between text-to-video and image-to-video?
Text-to-video generates a scene from your description. Image-to-video animates a still image you provide, preserving its composition while adding motion.
Why does my video look static?
Add explicit motion — a camera move, wind, particles, or subject action. Descriptions without movement tend to produce static-feeling clips.
How do I keep a character consistent in image-to-video?
Describe only subtle motion (a gentle head turn, slight breeze) and add 'preserve identity' to your prompt. Start from a sharp, well-lit source image.