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Seedance First Frame Prompts
A Seedance first frame prompt uses the opening image as the start state, then asks the text prompt to create one readable motion path from that state.
How do you write a Seedance first frame prompt?
Write a Seedance first frame prompt by treating the first image as the opening state and the text as the motion contract. The prompt should describe what starts in the frame, what moves, which camera behavior is allowed, what should stay stable, and where the clip should end. Keep the first test short so you can see whether the subject, product, pose, background, or lighting drifts before adding more references. If the first frame came from a third-party prompt, creator demo, brand asset, or storyboard, use it only when you have rights or authorization; otherwise rebuild the frame with owned material and keep only the workflow lesson. In HolyCrab, review opening-frame stability, motion clarity, final-frame usefulness, rights status, retry count, and cost per approved clip.
Key takeaways
- Use the first frame as the opening composition, not as a full-scene script.
- Describe one motion path from the opening state to the final payoff.
- Say which identity, product, pose, background, or lighting details must stay stable.
- Replace third-party frames with owned or authorized material before generation.
- Review the result by start-state match, drift, final-frame quality, retries, and cost.