Short Film Prompts
Reviewed prompt templates for Short Film workflows, creative production, and reusable AI generation tasks.
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Short Film Prompts collects reusable prompts for Short Film, with nearby model and category paths so you can expand from a specific generation goal into related production workflows. Reviewed prompt templates for Short Film workflows, creative production, and reusable AI generation tasks.
How to use
- Start with the closest Short Film prompt, then replace subject, style, aspect ratio, and output constraints.
- When output quality varies, lock the model and core composition before adding camera, motion, or page-structure detail.
- Use related category and model links to compare image, video, and webpage variants for the same job.
FAQ
What are Short Film Prompts best for?
Short Film Prompts are best for reusable AI generation templates, rapid creative testing, and production-ready drafts.
Can I copy these prompts directly?
Yes. Copy the full prompt first, generate a baseline result, then adapt the brand, product, audience, style, and output requirements.
Zootopia Comedic Donut Chase Short
A highly detailed, scene-by-scene Seedance 2.0 prompt for a 15-second comedic animated short in the style of Zootopia, focusing on Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde chasing and securing a single strawberry jelly donut as evidence, emphasizing visual comedy and precise camera language.
WWI Continuous Tracking Shot Prompt
A detailed cinematic prompt for Seedance 2.0 focusing on a single, continuous, side-parallel tracking shot of a WWI soldier sprinting across a chaotic battlefield during an assault, specifying camera technique, setting, action, and technical parameters.
Wuxia Fantasy Epic: Sword Saint vs. Blade Demon
A prompt for generating a 15-second Chinese Wuxia fantasy film with cinematic special effects. It depicts an epic battle between a white-robed Sword Saint and a black-armored Blade Demon on a shattered ancient sword platform above the clouds, featuring the ultimate clash of ten thousand swords against a single, devastating slash.
Wuxia Combat Short Video Prompt (Seedance 2.0)
A detailed 15-second prompt for Seedance 2.0 to generate a Wuxia (martial arts) combat short video. The user notes a humorous failure where the prompt's camera instruction ('crane shot rapidly rising to full view') was interpreted literally, showing an actual crane. The prompt specifies a Hong Kong Wuxia + Hollywood action style, setting (rainy rooftop, distant city skyline), character details, and a sequence of shots with specific timing, camera angles (low-angle, 360-degree orbit), and effects (slow motion, sparks, particle effects).
Wong Kar-wai style rainy phone booth scene
A highly detailed, multi-shot cinematic prompt for Seedance 2.0 designed to emulate the style of 90s Hong Kong Art Cinema, featuring a melancholic scene in a rainy phone booth with specific instructions for visual effects, lighting, and emotional performance.
Wong Kar-wai Style Melancholy Phone Booth Scene
A detailed, three-shot prompt for a 10-second video mimicking the style of 90s Hong Kong Art Cinema (Wong Kar-wai). It specifies visual elements (retro film grain, yellow-green tint, step-printing/slow shutter drag), a key line of dialogue, and camera techniques (peeking through glass, extreme close-up, handheld feel) to convey intense loneliness and suppressed emotion in a rainy phone booth scene.
Wushan Wuxing Style High-Energy Fight Scene Prompt for Seedance 2.0
A detailed, five-shot prompt for Seedance 2.0 to generate a high-energy, stylized fight scene between two martial artists in the distinct national comic style of 'Wushan Wuxing' (Fog Hill of Five Elements), emphasizing intense action, dynamic camera work, and powerful visual effects like ink flow and speed lines.
Woman applying makeup invaded by mud-like liquid
A detailed narrative prompt for Seedance 2.0 describing a woman applying makeup who is interrupted by a mud-like liquid flooding her room. The scene escalates as she climbs onto a chair, is forced to float, and eventually hits the ceiling, which opens to reveal sunlight.
Wes Anderson Style Movie Trailer Prompt
A prompt for generating a 15-second movie trailer inspired by Wes Anderson's aesthetic, featuring symmetry, centered composition, and a pastel color palette. The content is a dark-comedy drama about an AI, requiring fast cuts and actors breaking the fourth wall with a deadpan delivery.
Wes Anderson Style Movie Trailer
A detailed prompt for generating a movie trailer in the distinctive style of Wes Anderson, emphasizing symmetry, pastel colors, whimsical characters, and specific editing techniques like fast cuts.
Warehouse Breach to Rooftop Inferno Cinematic Script
A highly structured, multi-shot prompt/script for Seedance 2.0 detailing a 15-second first-person action sequence, including specific camera work, scene transitions, and action choreography, moving from a warehouse breach to a rooftop explosion.
Viral Sketch Comedy Video Prompt: The Car Wash Twist
A detailed prompt for generating a short, vertical, sketch comedy video in the style of Douyin (TikTok). It features an exaggerated boss and an honest employee, culminating in a double plot twist involving a luxury car and a car wash job. The prompt includes specific scene breakdowns, character descriptions, actions, and dialogue/lip-sync instructions.
Viral Short Drama: Heartbreak and Rain Prompt
A text-to-video prompt for Seedance 2.0 to generate a 15-second vertical short drama in the style of a viral Chinese melodrama. The scene is a rainy night street where the male protagonist desperately chases the female protagonist, 'Yanzi,' as she leaves in a luxury car, culminating in his iconic, despairing cry and collapse on the wet asphalt.
Viral CEO Drama: The Dragon King Reveal Prompt
A text-to-video prompt for Seedance 2.0 to generate a 15-second vertical short drama in the style of a viral Chinese 'Godly CEO' revenge story. The scene involves a groom being humiliated by his future mother-in-law at a wedding, only for him to reveal his true identity as the 'Dragon King' (a powerful, hidden billionaire) in a dramatic, high-contrast sequence.
Video prompt for a romance novelist and an elegant editor
A Grok Imagine video generation prompt detailing a scene involving a romance novelist named 'London Town' and an editor from 'Marks Books'. The editor is described as a tall, elegant blonde woman wearing heels and a red dress. The prompt instructs the characters to speak in English, with the editor introducing herself and saying the writer's name.
Uzbek Puppet Stop-Motion Narrative Prompt
A long, detailed, two-part stop-motion narrative prompt for Seedance 2.0 featuring an Uzbek woman puppet. The first part describes a quiet tea-drinking scene, and the second describes a vigorous cooking scene (kneading dough and baking samsas in a tandoor), using [cut] markers for scene changes and specifying materials and camera angles.
Two Cinematic Story Prompts on Risk-Taking
Two short, high-concept cinematic prompts for Seedance 2.0 focusing on dramatic, high-risk actions: diving for a pearl in shark territory and sailing into a collapsing city.
Transformers/Mission Impossible Hybrid Jet Transformation Prompt
An extremely detailed, multi-act prompt for Seedance 2.0 describing a 10-second continuous shot of a pilot climbing a transforming jet in Paris, the jet transforming into a colossal humanoid mech, firing a cannon, folding back into a jet, and rocketing to Shanghai.
三个短剧剧本提示（现代爱情/冲突）
以下是为 Seedance 2.0 提供的三个详细的 15 秒短剧剧本，涵盖了不同的浪漫/冲突场景，分别是《霸道总裁的虐恋》、《校园暗恋告白》和《闺蜜的背叛》，每个剧本都包含具体的场景分解和情感走向。
The Sewing Master - Seedance 2.0 Video Prompt
A highly detailed, multi-section prompt for Seedance 2.0 to generate a cinematic video featuring a 'Sewing Master.' The prompt specifies the subject's appearance, attire, action style (blending Wing Chun and Tai Chi), environment, mood, and a detailed 15-second timeline with specific camera angles and visual effects, emphasizing precision, tension, and ritualistic elegance.
The Great Era (大时代) 90s HK TV Drama Style Video Prompt
A detailed, multi-shot prompt for Seedance 2.0 to generate a video mimicking the intense, fatalistic style of the 1990s Hong Kong TV drama 'The Great Era' (大时代). It specifies the visual style (vintage film grain, warm yellowish tone, high contrast), setting (1990s HK stock exchange), character (a frantic speculator), and three distinct, emotionally charged shots with specific actions, dialogue, and atmosphere.
Thanos Apologizes to Spider-Man Prompt
A text command used to generate a 15-second video scene in Seedance 2.0, depicting Thanos apologizing before being assaulted by a group led by Spider-Man. This showcases the ability of the AI to create complex, narrative-driven scenes from a simple text prompt.
Text-to-video prompt: The First Bloom
A detailed multi-shot prompt for Grok Imagine to generate a heartwarming, slice-of-life video about a woman discovering the first flower she has grown has finally opened. The prompt includes title, genre, logline, and specific instructions for the first shot, including time duration.
Sweet and Reversing Ancient Romance Short Drama Video Prompt
A detailed, scene-by-scene prompt for Seedance 2.0 to generate a 15-second short drama video with a sweet, contrasting, and strong reversal plot, featuring a cold-faced poison king and a charming female蛊医 (Gu doctor) who plants a 'heart Gu' on him.
SWAT Hostage Negotiation Scene
A highly detailed, multi-shot cinematic script prompt for Seedance 2.0, specifying camera angles, dialogue, character actions, and technical style (high-shutter speed, handheld shake) for a SWAT hostage situation.
Super Saiyan 3 transformation
A detailed, narrative prompt for Grok Imagine describing a dramatic transformation into Super Saiyan 3, including dialogue and action.
Storyboarding and Multi-Perspective Video Generation
A general instruction for creating a short film using Seedance 2.0, emphasizing the use of storyboards and switching between different perspectives to enhance rhythm and cinematic quality. This is a high-level instruction rather than a specific scene prompt.
Stop Motion Miniature Animation
A cinematic prompt for creating stop-motion style animated shorts with tactile miniature aesthetics and detailed textures.
Single-Take Tracking Shot from Past to Present
A prompt inspired by the film 'Wings' (1927) to generate a single-take tracking shot that transitions the scene from the past to the present.
Single-Take Horror Sequence Prompt
A prompt that generates a single-take horror sequence where a girl encounters intruders and grabs a shotgun, focusing on building pure tension.
Shot Horror Sequence (Kling 3.0)
A detailed, multi-shot prompt for generating a 13-second POV horror sequence set in an abandoned hallway, featuring a rocking horse that multiplies and a final jump scare with a distorted wooden mask. This prompt is explicitly for Kling 3.0, not Seedance 2.0, but is included as a complex video generation example.
Seedance 2.0 Video Prompt: News Report and Action Scene
A highly detailed and complex prompt designed for Seedance 2.0 to generate a video with two distinct parts: a professional news report segment and a gritty, found-footage style action sequence featuring a female protagonist fighting zombies. The prompt specifies detailed visual aesthetics, camera work (handheld shake, motion blur), sound design (sirens, radio static, rough field audio), and a specific narrative structure, aiming for a low-fidelity, old-school CRT monitor look with VHS noise and artifacts.
Seedance 2.0 Video Prompt: First-Person Knight vs. Giant
An extremely detailed, multi-scene prompt for Seedance 2.0 to generate a continuous first-person perspective video showing a knight fighting a giant monster in a chaotic, muddy battlefield at dusk. The prompt specifies camera movements (shaking, rolling), visual constraints (view through a helmet slit), sound effects (metal impact, ringing ears, heavy breathing), lighting, and technical rendering details (24mm lens, 35mm film look, 8k resolution), structured with precise time stamps for each action sequence.
Seedance 2.0 Test: Butterfly Fairy Story
A user shares a simple prompt used to test Seedance 2.0's understanding of environment, character, and tone, resulting in a short narrative about a butterfly transforming into a fairy who is startled by an approaching presence and returns to the wall.
Seedance 2.0 Prompt: Time Travel Short Drama
A Seedance 2.0 prompt for generating the first segment (15 seconds) of a time-travel short drama. The scene features a modern girl accidentally falling while looking at her phone on a skybridge and transitioning into an ancient Chinese costume drama style with cinematic quality and specific color grading.
Seedance 2.0 机甲变形视频提示词
一个为 Seedance 2.0 设计的详细多帧提示，旨在生成一段逼真、电影级的视频，内容是一名特种部队队员进行高空跳伞并变形成一架 80 米高的重型机甲。该提示详细说明了视觉风格（IMAX、好莱坞橙青色调、重工业美学）、角色细节、环境（暴风雨中的高空海域）、摄像机运动（手持、跟随、低角度），以及机甲组装和最终戏剧性着陆的精确序列。
Seedance 2.0 Chinese Xianxia animation prompt (0-15 seconds)
A detailed Chinese prompt for Seedance 2.0 generating the first 15 seconds of a high-energy, cinematic 3D Xianxia (immortal hero) animation. It specifies the aspect ratio, style, color palette, and camera movement, focusing on a male cultivator standing on a cliff edge facing an approaching demonic energy.
Sci-fi Cinematic 360-Degree Rotation Prompt
A highly detailed, two-shot cinematic prompt for Seedance 2.0, set in a Hollywood Sci-fi style. It describes a violent corkscrew maneuver inside a spaceship, focusing on a couple (Darrow and Victra) bracing themselves, sharing a desperate kiss mid-rotation, and culminating in Victra slamming Darrow's visor down as the ship takes impact and the camera completes a 360-degree rotation.
Recursive Horror Jump-Scare Prompt
An extremely long and detailed prompt for Seedance 2.0 designed to create a psychological horror scene with a recursive loop effect, focusing on first-person POV, VHS aesthetic, and mounting dread rather than a cheap jump scare. The prompt specifies camera movements, sound design, and the appearance of a translucent ghost in security footage that mirrors reality.
Political Satire Short Film: The 'Nothing' Hero's Ride
A detailed, multi-scene prompt for Seedance 2.0, structured as a short film script with dialogue and camera instructions, depicting a satirical narrative. A confident figure on horseback rides through a wealthy neighborhood, expecting a warm welcome, only to be completely ignored by a crowd rushing past him to a Chinese steamed bun shop, leading to a moment of self-mockery and a defiant ending.
Pixar Style World Cup Animation
A complex narrative prompt for a 10-second cinematic video featuring the Statue of Liberty and a child playing soccer, transitioning from reality to a surreal World Cup stadium.
OVA anime style violinist with levitation and sinister observer
A complex, multi-part prompt for Grok Imagine combining OVA anime style with hybrid realism. It describes a blindfolded violinist levitating on stage, with spirits emerging from the music, and includes extensions for crowd reaction and the introduction of a sinister, whispering observer.
One Sword Breaks Dawn Video Prompt for Seedance 2.0 (Fantasy Action)
A highly detailed, multi-scene prompt for Seedance 2.0 to generate a 15-second fantasy action video titled 'One Sword Breaks Dawn'. The prompt specifies cinematic quality, aspect ratio, color palette, and a four-segment storyboard with precise timing, character descriptions, actions, camera movements, and sound effects for a dramatic battle scene.
One-Shot War Disaster Film Sequence
A detailed Chinese prompt for Seedance 2.0 to generate a cinematic, one-take (one-shot) war disaster sequence. The scene follows a young messenger running through trenches, explosions, and debris, culminating in him reaching a ruined bell tower to fire a signal flare, providing an immersive, realistic war scale.
One Piece Inspired Video Prompt: Loki Saves Hostages
A detailed, narrative prompt inspired by One Piece chapter 1174, describing a dramatic scene where child hostages are about to fall into the sea, only to be saved by Loki, who transforms into a giant black dragon. The scene culminates with Loki, Gear 5 Luffy, and Ragnir (in squirrel form) preparing for battle against MMA monsters.
Neo-Chinese Wuxia Ink Style Combat: Black Ink Warrior vs. Red Assassin
A highly detailed prompt for generating a 15-second, fast-paced Wuxia combat scene in a Neo-Chinese ink painting style. The video uses fluid ink particle effects, high-speed cinematography, and a stark black, white, and red color palette. The climax involves the characters breaking the 'fourth wall' from the ink painting into the real world.
Multimodal Video Generation Instruction
The instruction used in Seedance 2.0 to generate a video based on a detailed text description provided in a reference image, due to character limits in the text input.
Multi-Shot Storyboard Prompt for Cartoon Generation
A detailed, multi-shot prompt designed to generate a short cartoon sequence depicting a man getting into a car and driving wildly, including specific camera and action cues.