Best Seedance 2.0 Prompts for Beginners (Starter Pack: 12 Templates)

If you are new, you do not need "the perfect prompt". You need a prompt that produces something good, reliably, so you can learn what changes matter.

Below are 12 templates that behave well. Swap the brackets and keep everything else the same on your first few runs.

1) Cinematic portrait (safe default)

A single [person] in [location], cinematic realism.
Shot: medium close-up, 85mm look, shallow depth of field.
Camera: slow dolly-in, perfectly smooth.
Lighting: soft key, gentle rim light, controlled highlights.

2) Establishing wide (scale)

Wide establishing shot of [place] at [time], [weather], atmospheric depth.
Camera: slow crane reveal, smooth motion, 24mm wide lens.
Lighting: [golden hour/blue hour], volumetric light, subtle film grain.

3) Anime slice-of-life (calm)

Anime style, warm color palette, gentle motion.
A character in [cozy place] doing [small action].
Camera: locked-off or very slow push, soft lighting, subtle dust motes.

4) Clean action beat (readable)

Two characters only in a simple environment.
Wide shot, 24mm, deep depth of field.
Camera: smooth tracking shot.
Action: one clear beat (attack) and one clear reaction (evade).
Avoid: random cuts, extra characters, jitter.

5) Product hero (commercial)

Product: [item], premium finish, pristine surface.
Background: clean studio gradient.
Camera: slow orbit 180 degrees, smooth gimbal.
Lighting: large soft key, rim light, controlled highlights.

6) Documentary street (believable)

Documentary footage of [subject] in [real location].
Camera: handheld follow, subtle micro-jitter, continuous shot.
Lighting: natural daylight, realistic shadows, minimal grading.

7) Noir (high contrast)

Film noir mood: smoke, hard shadows, single motivated light source.
Camera: slow dolly-in, 35mm film grain, high contrast.

8) Cyberpunk rain (reflections)

Neon city at night, rain, wet asphalt reflections, atmospheric haze.
Camera: shallow depth of field, slow push, bokeh neon, anamorphic flares.

9) Macro detail (texture)

Extreme close-up macro shot of [detail].
Camera: slow push-in, rack focus, crisp texture, controlled highlights.

10) Loopable ambient (gif-friendly)

Calm scene with repeating motion (wind, fog, drifting particles).
Camera: locked-off tripod shot, stable exposure and focus.
Avoid: random events, sudden changes.

11) Fashion editorial (bold)

Fashion editorial in [location], confident pose, strong silhouette.
Camera: slow orbit, 50mm look, crisp detail, glossy highlights.
Lighting: high-end studio style, controlled shadows.

12) "One weird detail" surreal (memorable)

Realistic scene, but one surreal element: [surreal detail].
Everything else stays grounded: natural light, believable motion.
Camera: slow dolly-in, focus on the surreal detail at the end.

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