Bearded Warrior Sword Duel in Nine Cuts

Wuxia · Seedance 2.5 · Koldo Huici · 2026-08-08

A pure shot-list prompt: nine 2-second beats from 0:02 to 0:20, each ending with a named camera angle, plus one anti-distortion line. There is one line of dialogue near the end.

Prompt

Try it on Seedance 2.5

[0:02–0:04] They charge toward each other. Wide angle. [0:04–0:06] Swords clash, sparks flying. Low angle. [0:06–0:08] The bearded warrior pushes forward with heavy strikes. Over-the-shoulder angle. [0:08–0:10] The other warrior blocks and counters. Side angle. [0:10–0:12] Brief slow motion — the bearded warrior lands a crushing blow. Slow motion, close-up. [0:12–0:14] Back to full speed — the other warrior staggers, disarmed. Handheld angle. [0:14–0:16] The bearded warrior pins him down. High angle. [0:16–0:18] He leans in and says “sayonara baby.” Close-up angle. [0:18–0:20] A single sword strike — the other warrior’s body falls, headless. Wide angle. Consistent character anatomy throughout, no morphing, no distortion.

Shot breakdown

Subject: A bearded warrior and a second sword fighter, with consistent anatomy requested for both.
Action: They charge, clash with sparks, the bearded one overpowers, the other counters, a slow-motion crushing blow, a disarm, a pin, a spoken line and a final sword strike.
Camera: Each beat names its angle: wide, low, over-the-shoulder, side, slow-motion close-up, handheld, high, close-up, then wide again.
Style: No look is specified beyond sparks and slow motion; the style comes from the model's default fight look.
Sound: Only the spoken line is specified; sword clashes will be added by the model.

Recommended settings

Model: Seedance 2.5
Duration: 20 s
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Resolution: 1080p

Make it yours

The timeline starts at 0:02, leaving the first two seconds undefined; shift every code back by 2 seconds and the clip fits in 18 seconds.
Keep the last sentence 'Consistent character anatomy, no morphing, no distortion'; with nine cuts it is what keeps the two fighters stable.
For a 10-second cut, keep only the clash, the slow-motion blow and the final strike and set the duration to 10.

Source and license

Author: Koldo Huici
Original post: View on X
Collected in: renoise-ai/awesome-seedance-2-5-prompts
License: CC BY 4.0
Changes: Makernice added the summary, breakdown, recommended settings and tips, and removed lines with links or @mentions, hashtag-only lines and thread replies from the post. The remaining prompt wording is unchanged.

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