Driver Put Phone Away prompt for Seedance: a copyable prompt

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Short answer

Copy the prompt below into Seedance, attach your photo and pick 9:16, about 14 seconds. It describes the cab, the fixed camera and the five beats, with no dialogue. Expect a few tries; the timing will be rougher than with a timing guide.

Example frame: a bearded man in a minibus driver's seat turning round to shout at the camera,Fotograma de ejemplo: un hombre barbudo en el asiento de un minibús se gira para gritarle a la cámara,Quadro de exemplo: um homem de barba no banco do motorista de uma van se vira para gritar com a câmera
Example frame: a bearded man in a minibus driver's seat turning round to shout at the cameraFotograma de ejemplo: un hombre barbudo en el asiento de un minibús se gira para gritarle a la cámaraQuadro de exemplo: um homem de barba no banco do motorista de uma van se vira para gritar com a câmera

Copy this prompt

Image-to-video, 9:16, about 14 seconds.
Reference image 1 is the CHARACTER, the driver. Keep their face, hair, skin tone and body shape exactly as in the image. Adult only.
Clothes: exactly the clothes from the photo.
Setting: the front of a small passenger minibus seen from the passenger side, right-hand-drive cab, the driver's seat on the left of the frame, a big steering wheel to its right, pale curtains with fringe tassels, a padded fare counter in the foreground with a plain card terminal, a few coins and a smartphone. No brand names, no printed words anywhere.
Camera: one fixed handheld-style shot from the passenger seat, as if a passenger is secretly filming; no cuts.
Beat 1 (0 to 2 seconds): the CHARACTER sits sideways in the driver's seat and glances back at the camera with an irritated look.
Beat 2 (2 to 3 seconds): looks away to the road for a moment, then turns back.
Beat 3 (3 to 6.5 seconds): turns right round to face the camera and throws both hands open, palms up, shouting angrily at the person filming; loud and furious, but no clear words.
Beat 4 (6.5 to 9 seconds): keeps scolding the camera, shaking the head and waving the hands, then shrugs in disbelief.
Beat 5 (9 to 14 seconds): slowly turns back to the front, shoulders drop, hands settle in the lap, stares ahead through the windshield and never looks at the camera again.
Audio: angry shouting without clear words, quiet engine hum, loose coins rattling. No music.
Photorealistic, natural colour, no text, no captions, no logos, no watermark.

How to use it

  • Reference image 1 = your photo.
  • Mute the result and add a sound.

Questions people ask

Is this the exact prompt MimicZip uses?

No. It is a shorter public version; ours also uses a timing guide.

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