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AI Cinematic Performance Template

Twelve panels,
one arthouse-grade performance.

Edition 03 — A two-step cinematic performance

Step one writes a rough black-and-white 12-panel storyboard — sharp gesture sketches of a solo performer inside an empty brutalist hall, marked with motion, camera, lighting, and vocal cues. Step two hands the storyboard to Seedance i2v and renders a fifteen-second cinematic dance with live singing and a spotlight resolve. The whole thing happens in the console below.

Models: GPT Image 2 · Seedance 2.0
Output: 15 sec · 16:9 · arthouse-grade
Run time: ≈ 4 min end-to-end

OUTPUT REFERENCE

Step 02 — final performance0:15

Describe what you want to create...

TEMPLATE OUTPUTWhat you'll generate

STEP 01Generate the 12-panel storyboard
GPT IMAGE 2

STEP 02Generate the performance video

SEEDANCE 2.0

02 — INSIDETwo prompts, one workflow

One performer, twelve beats, zero compromise.

The prompts below are the verbatim source. Copy them into the console above and tweak the lyrics, location, or emotional arc.

STEP 01Storyboard sheet

Sketch the 12-beat performance in pencil

A storyboard brief for GPT Image 2.0 that asks for 12 cinematic 16:9 panels in rough pencil — choreography energy, camera angles, lighting beams, and a color-coded annotation system for movement, framing, and vocal emphasis.

Verbatim prompt

1,708 chars

Create a raw contemporary dance performance storyboard focused on intense physical movement and live singing. Use reference image for the character.

16:9 storyboard sheet, 12 cinematic panels. The actual storyboard drawings must be black and white only: rough pencil lines, minimal detail, fast gesture drawing energy, simple anatomy construction and strong silhouette readability. Keep the artwork lightweight, dynamic and unfinished like early choreography previs.

A solitary female performer sings continuously while executing an emotionally charged contemporary dance routine inside a massive empty brutalist hall. The choreography is aggressive, fluid and constantly evolving: rapid turns, floor slides, crawling transitions, sharp body isolations, trembling hands, extreme balance shifts, hair whips, lunges, jumps, collapsing movements and distorted sculptural poses.

Every panel must contain visible motion and strong body momentum. Avoid static standing poses. The performer should feel trapped between ritual, exhaustion and emotional release.

Use cinematic arthouse camerawork with handheld energy, whip pans, orbit movement, overhead shots, side silhouettes, aggressive close-ups, long lens compression and extreme negative space.

Keep the environment minimal: empty space, smoke, fabric motion, harsh light beams and wet floor reflections only.

Annotation color system:
red arrows = body movement
blue arrows = camera movement
green marks = framing / composition notes
orange marks = lighting direction
purple marks = vocal / emotional emphasis
black text = short lens notes and panel labels

No timestamps. End with one overwhelming final movement pose beneath a harsh isolated spotlight.

Model — gpt-image-2

Reference output, step 02SEEDANCE-2-BETA

STEP 02Performance video

Render a 15-second arthouse cut that holds on a final spotlight

A scene-by-scene shot list for Seedance 2.0 i2v. The storyboard locks the performer; the prompt scripts the 12 beats, handheld camera energy, IPA lyric pronunciation, FACS expressions, and the closing isolated spotlight.

Verbatim prompt

1,385 chars

Use the storyboard reference @[storyboard ref] as the complete visual and choreography source for a 15-second video. Follow all 12 beats sequentially from left to right, top to bottom. Do not reinterpret the actions, poses, camera angles or emotional progression. Preserve the storyboard's shot order, movement logic, framing variety and final pose.

Compress the full 12-beat sequence into 15 seconds. Each beat must appear clearly as a fast motion snapshot, not as a full-length action. Use urgent rhythm, quick cuts, match cuts and whip transitions. No pauses until the final beat.

Keep the same single female performer @[character ref] identity from the character reference. Do not duplicate her. Continuous live singing throughout, with visible breath, mouth movement, body strain, fabric motion, floor contact and emotional escalation.

Environment: massive empty brutalist hall, wet reflective floor, smoke, harsh light beams, minimal space. Cinematic arthouse camera energy: handheld movement, close-ups, overhead flashes, low angles, orbit motion and extreme negative space.

Final beat holds for the last 1 seconds under one harsh isolated spotlight.

Lyrics only once,
IPA:
/aɪ muːv θruː ˈsaɪləns/
/ðə laɪt breɪks miː/

FACS: AU1+AU4 tension, AU5 intensity, AU25 singing mouth, AU26 open release, AU43 exhausted blink.

No text, no annotations, no timestamps, no watermark.

Model — seedance-2-beta

Make it yours

4 LEVERS

01Location: Swap the brutalist hall description in both steps — cathedral, warehouse, desert, abandoned theatre, anywhere with strong negative space.
02Performer: Update the character description and wardrobe. Reference an image to lock identity across the storyboard and the video.
03Lyrics & mood: Replace the IPA block in step two with your own short line. Adjust the emotional emphasis cues for ritual, ecstasy, exhaustion, anything.
04Cost: ~1 image generation plus 1 image-to-video pass. Current credit rates live on each model page.

Once you've tuned a beat sequence you like, save the prompt pair and re-run for every track, venue, or character.

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What the AI cinematic performance template does

The AI cinematic performance template is a two-pass workflow that produces a 15-second arthouse contemporary dance video from text alone. The first pass writes a rough black-and-white 12-panel storyboard with annotated motion, camera, lighting, and vocal cues. The second pass animates those beats into a continuous cinematic cut with live singing and a final spotlight hold.

You run the AI cinematic performance template inside the console above. Step one calls GPT Image 2.0 with a storyboard brief that locks the solo performer's likeness. Step two hands the sheet to Seedance 2.0 image-to-video as a reference. Swap the lyrics, swap the venue, hit generate, ship the AI cinematic performance template's final clip. GPT Image 2.0 image studio · Seedance 2.0 image-to-video

Performer lock
Same face and silhouette across all twelve panels and the final video from the AI cinematic performance template.
Annotated beats
Color-coded arrows mark movement, camera, framing, lighting, and vocal emphasis — readable choreography previs.
Live singing
Continuous vocal performance with FACS-tagged mouth and breath movement. Real lyric IPA pronunciation.
Spotlight close
Final beat holds for one second under one harsh isolated spotlight. Clean cinematic resolve.

Who uses the AI cinematic performance template

Anyone shipping short-form arthouse moving image where one performer carries the whole frame.

Music video directors

Use the AI cinematic performance template to previs a video before booking a stage. Storyboard doubles as a director's lookbook.

Choreographers

Block a routine inside an environment before rehearsal. The AI cinematic performance template handles camera language and space.

Independent artists

Drop a visualizer for a new track without renting a stage. The AI cinematic performance template keeps you center frame.

Brand film teams

Pitch a brand spot with full storyboard + animatic in one afternoon. The AI cinematic performance template is the deck.

AI cinematic performance template vs. shooting it on a stage

Why the AI cinematic performance template beats a full stage shoot for early-stage cinematic previs and short-form arthouse drops.

AI cinematic performance template

Traditional shoot

Production time

Two prompts. About four minutes end-to-end.

Stage rental, performer call, lighting setup, multiple takes.

Cost per clip

Credits only — see credit pricing.

Crew day rates, stage hire, post, and color.

Storyboard fidelity

Sheet and video render against the same brief — no drift.

Boards, blocking, and final cut never quite match.

See credit pricing · Seedance 2.0 Fast · Travel vlog template

AI cinematic performance template — common questions

What is the AI cinematic performance template?

The AI cinematic performance template is a paired prompt: a GPT Image 2.0 brief that produces a 12-panel rough-pencil storyboard in 16:9, and a Seedance 2.0 i2v shot list that turns those panels into a 15-second arthouse dance video with live singing and a closing spotlight hold. Both prompts are on this page and free to remix.

Do I need storyboard or directing experience?

No. The AI cinematic performance template's step-one brief includes the panel structure, the camera language, the annotation legend, and the emotional arc. You just adjust the lyrics, location, or wardrobe.

Can I use my own lyrics?

Yes. Replace the IPA block in step two with the phonetic transcription of any short line. The AI cinematic performance template renders mouth and breath movement using FACS tags so the vocal performance reads as continuous.

How long does one AI cinematic performance template run take?

About four minutes end-to-end on Seedance 2.0 Fast. Step one (the storyboard) takes around a minute. Step two (the 15-second video) takes around three.

What aspect ratio does the AI cinematic performance template output?

16:9 landscape — native for YouTube, festival screens, and cinema-aspect Reels. The storyboard sheet is 16:9 and the final video matches.

Will the performer stay consistent across all twelve panels?

Yes — the AI cinematic performance template's step-one brief explicitly locks the solo female performer's identity using a character reference. Negative constraints ('do not duplicate her') reinforce the lock for step two.

Can I change the location from a brutalist hall?

Yes. Edit the environment description in both step-one and step-two prompts. The AI cinematic performance template's structure also works in warehouses, cathedrals, deserts, or stadiums — anywhere with strong negative space.

Is this safe for commercial use?

Generations from seedance2.so are yours to use. Cross-check any lyrics in the IPA block for songwriting rights, and check the AI cinematic performance template prompt for trademarked venue names before publishing on a brand channel.

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AI Cinematic Performance Template

Twelve panels,
one arthouse-grade performance.

Edition 03 — A two-step cinematic performance

Models

GPT Image 2 · Seedance 2.0

Output

15 sec · 16:9 · arthouse-grade

Run time

≈ 4 min end-to-end

Create a raw contemporary dance performance storyboard focused on intense physical movement and live singing. Use reference image for the character. 16:9 storyboard sheet, 12 cinematic panels. The actual storyboard drawings must be black and white only: rough pencil lines, minimal detail, fast gesture drawing energy, simple anatomy construction and strong silhouette readability. Keep the artwork lightweight, dynamic and unfinished like early choreography previs. A solitary female performer sings continuously while executing an emotionally charged contemporary dance routine inside a massive empty brutalist hall. The choreography is aggressive, fluid and constantly evolving: rapid turns, floor slides, crawling transitions, sharp body isolations, trembling hands, extreme balance shifts, hair whips, lunges, jumps, collapsing movements and distorted sculptural poses. Every panel must contain visible motion and strong body momentum. Avoid static standing poses. The performer should feel trapped between ritual, exhaustion and emotional release. Use cinematic arthouse camerawork with handheld energy, whip pans, orbit movement, overhead shots, side silhouettes, aggressive close-ups, long lens compression and extreme negative space. Keep the environment minimal: empty space, smoke, fabric motion, harsh light beams and wet floor reflections only. Annotation color system: red arrows = body movement blue arrows = camera movement green marks = framing / composition notes orange marks = lighting direction purple marks = vocal / emotional emphasis black text = short lens notes and panel labels No timestamps. End with one overwhelming final movement pose beneath a harsh isolated spotlight.

Use the storyboard reference @[storyboard ref] as the complete visual and choreography source for a 15-second video. Follow all 12 beats sequentially from left to right, top to bottom. Do not reinterpret the actions, poses, camera angles or emotional progression. Preserve the storyboard's shot order, movement logic, framing variety and final pose. Compress the full 12-beat sequence into 15 seconds. Each beat must appear clearly as a fast motion snapshot, not as a full-length action. Use urgent rhythm, quick cuts, match cuts and whip transitions. No pauses until the final beat. Keep the same single female performer @[character ref] identity from the character reference. Do not duplicate her. Continuous live singing throughout, with visible breath, mouth movement, body strain, fabric motion, floor contact and emotional escalation. Environment: massive empty brutalist hall, wet reflective floor, smoke, harsh light beams, minimal space. Cinematic arthouse camera energy: handheld movement, close-ups, overhead flashes, low angles, orbit motion and extreme negative space. Final beat holds for the last 1 seconds under one harsh isolated spotlight. Lyrics only once, IPA: /aɪ muːv θruː ˈsaɪləns/ /ðə laɪt breɪks miː/ FACS: AU1+AU4 tension, AU5 intensity, AU25 singing mouth, AU26 open release, AU43 exhausted blink. No text, no annotations, no timestamps, no watermark.