# Video extension story beat for Seedance

Canonical: https://ai-video.holycrab.ai/seedance/examples/video-extension-story-beat/
Markdown: https://ai-video.holycrab.ai/seedance/examples/video-extension-story-beat.md
Last updated: 2026-06-19
Source kind: official_example
Rights status: embed_only
Curation: published
HolyCrab conversion: https://holycrab.ai/?model=seedance&utm_source=ai-video-trends&utm_medium=seedance_seo&utm_campaign=seedance_prompt_playbook&utm_content=seedance-examples-video-extension-story-beat&source_kind=official_example&page_kind=official_example&prompt=Continue+from+the+final+frame+of+the+source+clip.+Keep+the+same+character%2C+outfit%2C+lens%2C+and+lighting.+The+character+hears+a+sound%2C+turns+slowly+toward+the+doorway%2C+and+the+camera+stops+on+a+tense+over-shoulder+frame.

Citation summary: A Seedance continuation pattern for extending a short clip without restarting the scene.

## Direct Answer

This official-style Seedance prompt brief shows the model input, reference role, camera instruction, and final payoff in one reusable pattern.

## Source Attribution

- ByteDance Seed official Seedance 2.0 model page: https://seed.bytedance.com/en/seedance2_0
- Seedance 2.0: Advancing Video Generation for World Complexity: https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.14148

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## Prompt Reuse Checklist

- Name the exact input type: text, image, audio, video, first frame, or final frame.
- State what each reference controls so the model does not blend competing instructions.
- Use one camera move, one main action, and one final-frame payoff.
- Test the smallest version in HolyCrab before expanding the shot.

## Prompt Utility

- Evidence status: official-source paraphrase
- Confidence: official
- Reusable pattern: Continue from the final frame of the source clip. Keep the same character, outfit, lens, and lighting. The character hears a sound, turns slowly toward the doorway, and the camera stops on a tense over-shoulder frame.
- Rewrite rule: Keep the capability structure, then replace subject, reference role, camera, action, and final-frame payoff.
- Source evidence: Official paper describes video inputs and editing capabilities; HolyCrab uses this as a continuation prompt example.
- HolyCrab next step: Test the smallest official-style Seedance prompt in HolyCrab before adding more reference inputs.

## Prompt brief

Continue from the final frame of the source clip. Keep the same character, outfit, lens, and lighting. The character hears a sound, turns slowly toward the doorway, and the camera stops on a tense over-shoulder frame.

## Source note

Official paper describes video inputs and editing capabilities; HolyCrab uses this as a continuation prompt example.

## HolyCrab handoff

Copy the prompt structure, replace the subject and setting, then run a short HolyCrab Seedance test before adding more references.

## HolyCrab Handoff

1. Start with the source-attributed Seedance capability or example brief.
2. Name each input type and what it should control.
3. Write one camera path and one final-frame payoff.
4. Generate a short HolyCrab test, then revise only the weakest prompt variable.

## HolyCrab Handoff Prompt

```text
Continue from the final frame of the source clip. Keep the same character, outfit, lens, and lighting. The character hears a sound, turns slowly toward the doorway, and the camera stops on a tense over-shoulder frame.
```

## Related Seedance Pages

- Seedance video extension prompting: https://ai-video.holycrab.ai/seedance/capabilities/video-extension/ | Use video extension when a clip needs a second beat, a longer payoff, or a continuation that respects the previous motion and style.
- Seedance video editing prompts: https://ai-video.holycrab.ai/seedance/capabilities/video-editing/ | Use editing prompts to adjust style, lighting, background, subject action, or shot continuation without losing the original intent.