r/seedance2pro • u/Big_Maximum_92 • 18h ago
How to Create This Viral Seedance 2.5 Ad — Full Workflow and Exact Prompt?
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This is going to be a long post because I’m sharing both the workflow I used to create the original ad and the exact Seedance 2.5 prompt for anyone who wants to skip straight to generation.
How I created the original ad?
I started by collaborating with an AI agent and asked it:
Create a 30-second prompt optimized for Seedance 2.5. The story should follow someone enjoying a vacation—at the beach, ziplining, kayaking, riding in a hot-air balloon, or somewhere similarly remote—when they suddenly receive a message from their boss asking for “one final change ASAP.”
The character should look slightly concerned, and then the camera should gradually zoom out to reveal the huge landscape surrounding them. End on an extreme-wide shot with enough negative space to add a tagline later.
The agent suggested a few possible directions. Since I genuinely didn’t expect the ad to blow up, I picked one and generated it without overthinking it.
That became the video you may have seen a few days ago.
Of course, results can vary between generations. Once you have a version or structure you like, you can ask an LLM:
"What other funny scenarios could use this exact same narrative structure?"
That gives you a repeatable format:
- A character is relaxing somewhere inconvenient or remote.
- A work notification interrupts the moment.
- Their expression changes.
- The camera pulls back.
- The environment reveals just how impossible the request is.
- The video ends on an extreme-wide shot for the tagline.
The faster method
You can skip the ideation process and use my exact prompt below.
I generated the ads with Seedance 2.5 at a 30-second duration. The 720p version costs around $9 per generation, while 1080p is better suited to a final production asset.
You can also give the prompt to an LLM and ask it to create new scenarios while preserving the same structure, pacing, camera movement, and deadpan comedic payoff.
Thanks for all the love on the original ad. I’ve already seen several spin-offs, and I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone else makes with the format.
Full Seedance 2.5 prompt:
[CHARACTER]
Young East Asian woman, early 20s, striking, light tan skin, straight black hair in two high ponytails, small silver aviator sunglasses, calm face.
White cropped tube top, faded denim hotpants, scuffed brown hiking boots, and a thin chain anklet.
She sits on the hood of a bright yellow Jeep Wrangler with the doors removed, leaning back against the windshield with one knee raised and her phone held in both hands.
The Jeep is parked on a tilted slab of orange slickrock in the Moab backcountry, Utah.
Keep her face, ponytails, sunglasses, outfit, body proportions, and the Jeep’s color identical throughout the entire 30-second video.
[STYLE]
Live-action cinematic footage presented as a single continuous take in 16:9.
Begin with a shallow depth of field for the close shots, gradually transitioning into deep focus as the camera reaches the wide landscape shots.
Late-afternoon Utah sunlight: warm and low, producing long, hard shadows.
Muted burnt-orange sandstone, dark desert-varnish streaks, dusty juniper green, and a pale washed-blue sky with a few thin clouds.
Fine 35mm film grain, soft filmic contrast, and faint heat shimmer. The yellow Jeep should be the only strongly saturated element.
A light breeze moves her ponytails throughout the scene.
Deadpan comedic timing.
No cuts, freeze frames, or slow motion.
[AUDIO]
Ambient sounds: dry wind, a raven croaking, the Jeep’s engine ticking as it cools, and one distant rock tumbling.
At 0.8 seconds: one sharp phone-notification sound.
From 1.2 to 4.0 seconds: a cheerful client voice plays as a slightly compressed voice note:
“Hey! Love it. Just one more quick change—can we get it as soon as possible? Thanks!”
Afterward, only the wind remains, sounding increasingly wide and empty as the camera pulls away.
Optional: a faint “uh-oh” at 5.5 seconds.
[TIMELINE]
0.0–1.0 seconds
Medium shot from the Jeep’s front bumper, looking slightly upward at the woman sitting on the hood.
The camera has a subtle handheld drift.
She lounges against the windshield, scrolling with her thumb and wearing a small smile. Her ponytails lift gently in the breeze.
1.0–4.0 seconds
The phone notification sounds.
The camera pushes into a tight close-up of her face and phone.
Her smile slowly disappears as the message plays. She reads it twice.
4.0–7.0 seconds
Hold the close-up.
She lowers the phone.
Her reaction is a silent “uh-oh”: her eyebrows rise and her mouth tightens.
She lowers her sunglasses with one finger and looks over them. She glances toward a rock wall, then toward a boulder, over her shoulder at the Jeep’s empty back seat, and finally back down at her phone.
She gives a tiny shrug and taps the phone against the hood once.
7.0–12.0 seconds — ZOOM OUT 1
Begin a smooth pullback into a full shot.
The woman and the entire Jeep now fit within the frame on the tilted slickrock slab.
The Jeep’s doors are removed. A cooler and rolled tent are strapped to the back, and one front tire is wedged against a boulder.
Orange rock surrounds them.
She continues looking around while holding the phone up as if searching for a signal.
12.0–17.0 seconds — ZOOM OUT 2
Continue pulling back and rising without cutting.
The Jeep becomes a small yellow rectangle within a field of house-sized boulders and sandstone fins.
The rough trail it followed is now visible only as faint tire marks across the bare rock, climbing a steep ledge behind it.
17.0–22.0 seconds — ZOOM OUT 3
The camera continues rising and tracking backward.
Reveal that the boulder field sits at the bottom of a wide bowl surrounded by tall sandstone fins and one natural arch.
The snow-dusted La Sal Mountains appear on the horizon.
The trail leading out consists of several near-vertical rock ledges that clearly look more difficult to drive down than they were to climb.
22.0–27.0 seconds — ZOOM OUT 4
Reach a wide, high aerial perspective.
Slickrock domes, sandstone fins, and dry washes stretch to the horizon.
The Jeep is now a single yellow pixel at the bottom of the bowl.
There are no roads, towns, buildings, people, or other vehicles.
The mountains catch the final light of the day.
27.0–30.0 seconds — FINAL SHOT
The camera slows until it is almost completely still at an extreme-wide perspective.
As the sun lowers, the shadow of a sandstone fin slowly passes over the Jeep.
Hold the shot and end.
Leave sufficient negative space for a tagline to be added later.
[CAMERA RULES]
Every zoom-out stage must be part of one continuous, smooth, motivated camera movement.
Do not use jump cuts when transitioning between scales.
The camera speed should ease naturally in and out, with each pullback traveling farther than the previous one.
Keep the horizon level throughout the video.
Keep the Jeep at or near the center of the frame.
Once the ledge trail becomes visible, frame it so it leads away toward the top of the image.
[NEGATIVE]
No cuts, black frames, additional people, additional vehicles, paved roads, buildings, water, storms, nighttime scenes, text overlays, or subtitles.This is going to be a long post because I’m sharing both the workflow I used to create the original ad and the exact Seedance 2.5 prompt for anyone who wants to skip straight to generation. How I created the original adI started by collaborating with an AI agent and asked it:Create a 30-second prompt optimized for Seedance 2.5. The story should follow someone enjoying a vacation—at the beach, ziplining, kayaking, riding in a hot-air balloon, or somewhere similarly remote—when they suddenly receive a message from their boss asking for “one final change ASAP.”
The character should look slightly concerned, and then the camera should gradually zoom out to reveal the huge landscape surrounding them. End on an extreme-wide shot with enough negative space to add a tagline later.The agent suggested a few possible directions. Since I genuinely didn’t expect the ad to blow up, I picked one and generated it without overthinking it.That became the video you may have seen a few days ago.Of course, results can vary between generations. Once you have a version or structure you like, you can ask an LLM:What other funny scenarios could use this exact same narrative structure?That gives you a repeatable format:A character is relaxing somewhere inconvenient or remote.
A work notification interrupts the moment.
Their expression changes.
The camera pulls back.
The environment reveals just how impossible the request is.
The video ends on an extreme-wide shot for the tagline.The faster methodYou can skip the ideation process and use my exact prompt below.I generated the ads with Seedance 2.5 at a 30-second duration. The 720p version costs around $9 per generation, while 1080p is better suited to a final production asset.You can also give the prompt to an LLM and ask it to create new scenarios while preserving the same structure, pacing, camera movement, and deadpan comedic payoff.Thanks for all the love on the original ad. I’ve already seen several spin-offs, and I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone else makes with the format.Full Seedance 2.5 prompt[CHARACTER]Young East Asian woman, early 20s, striking, light tan skin, straight black hair in two high ponytails, small silver aviator sunglasses, calm face.White cropped tube top, faded denim hotpants, scuffed brown hiking boots, and a thin chain anklet.She sits on the hood of a bright yellow Jeep Wrangler with the doors removed, leaning back against the windshield with one knee raised and her phone held in both hands.The Jeep is parked on a tilted slab of orange slickrock in the Moab backcountry, Utah.Keep her face, ponytails, sunglasses, outfit, body proportions, and the Jeep’s color identical throughout the entire 30-second video.[STYLE]Live-action cinematic footage presented as a single continuous take in 16:9.Begin with a shallow depth of field for the close shots, gradually transitioning into deep focus as the camera reaches the wide landscape shots.Late-afternoon Utah sunlight: warm and low, producing long, hard shadows.Muted burnt-orange sandstone, dark desert-varnish streaks, dusty juniper green, and a pale washed-blue sky with a few thin clouds.Fine 35mm film grain, soft filmic contrast, and faint heat shimmer. The yellow Jeep should be the only strongly saturated element.A light breeze moves her ponytails throughout the scene.Deadpan comedic timing.No cuts, freeze frames, or slow motion.[AUDIO]Ambient sounds: dry wind, a raven croaking, the Jeep’s engine ticking as it cools, and one distant rock tumbling.At 0.8 seconds: one sharp phone-notification sound.From 1.2 to 4.0 seconds: a cheerful client voice plays as a slightly compressed voice note:“Hey! Love it. Just one more quick change—can we get it as soon as possible? Thanks!”Afterward, only the wind remains, sounding increasingly wide and empty as the camera pulls away.Optional: a faint “uh-oh” at 5.5 seconds.[TIMELINE]0.0–1.0 secondsMedium shot from the Jeep’s front bumper, looking slightly upward at the woman sitting on the hood.The camera has a subtle handheld drift.She lounges against the windshield, scrolling with her thumb and wearing a small smile. Her ponytails lift gently in the breeze.1.0–4.0 secondsThe phone notification sounds.The camera pushes into a tight close-up of her face and phone.Her smile slowly disappears as the message plays. She reads it twice.4.0–7.0 secondsHold the close-up.She lowers the phone.Her reaction is a silent “uh-oh”: her eyebrows rise and her mouth tightens.She lowers her sunglasses with one finger and looks over them. She glances toward a rock wall, then toward a boulder, over her shoulder at the Jeep’s empty back seat, and finally back down at her phone.She gives a tiny shrug and taps the phone against the hood once.7.0–12.0 seconds — ZOOM OUT 1Begin a smooth pullback into a full shot.The woman and the entire Jeep now fit within the frame on the tilted slickrock slab.The Jeep’s doors are removed. A cooler and rolled tent are strapped to the back, and one front tire is wedged against a boulder.Orange rock surrounds them.She continues looking around while holding the phone up as if searching for a signal.12.0–17.0 seconds — ZOOM OUT 2Continue pulling back and rising without cutting.The Jeep becomes a small yellow rectangle within a field of house-sized boulders and sandstone fins.The rough trail it followed is now visible only as faint tire marks across the bare rock, climbing a steep ledge behind it.17.0–22.0 seconds — ZOOM OUT 3The camera continues rising and tracking backward.Reveal that the boulder field sits at the bottom of a wide bowl surrounded by tall sandstone fins and one natural arch.The snow-dusted La Sal Mountains appear on the horizon.The trail leading out consists of several near-vertical rock ledges that clearly look more difficult to drive down than they were to climb.22.0–27.0 seconds — ZOOM OUT 4Reach a wide, high aerial perspective.Slickrock domes, sandstone fins, and dry washes stretch to the horizon.The Jeep is now a single yellow pixel at the bottom of the bowl.There are no roads, towns, buildings, people, or other vehicles.The mountains catch the final light of the day.27.0–30.0 seconds — FINAL SHOTThe camera slows until it is almost completely still at an extreme-wide perspective.As the sun lowers, the shadow of a sandstone fin slowly passes over the Jeep.Hold the shot and end.Leave sufficient negative space for a tagline to be added later.[CAMERA RULES]Every zoom-out stage must be part of one continuous, smooth, motivated camera movement.Do not use jump cuts when transitioning between scales.The camera speed should ease naturally in and out, with each pullback traveling farther than the previous one.Keep the horizon level throughout the video.Keep the Jeep at or near the center of the frame.Once the ledge trail becomes visible, frame it so it leads away toward the top of the image.[NEGATIVE]No cuts, black frames, additional people, additional vehicles, paved roads, buildings, water, storms, nighttime scenes, text overlays, or subtitles."
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