Prompt
289 words@image1 is the first keyframe and style reference. High-cinematic-quality tragic drama animation. Dark, moody, high-contrast desaturated color palette with a cold green-tinted shadow grading. A warm, flickering key light illuminates her face, casting dramatic shadows. Dimly lit traditional Japanese room with soft volumetric dust particles floating in the air. 0–3s: CLOSE-UP from @image1. Her eyes are tightly shut, trembling with intense grief. A thick glinting tear tracks slowly down her cheek, refracting the warm key light. Her chin quivers slightly in a micro-expression of profound sorrow. Camera executes an ultra-slow dolly zoom. 3–6s: EXTREME CLOSE-UP on her lips. Her mouth is slightly agape as a silent, shaky sob escapes. A tear drops from her chin and splashes onto the red collar of her kimono, creating a realistic damp darkening spot on the intricate silk fabric. 6–9s: SLOW PROFILE PAN. She slowly bows her head. Strands of her dark hair fall loose across her face, swaying softly with her shallow, heavy breathing. The collarbone and chest muscles tense up naturally under the weight of her grief. 9–12s: MEDIUM SHOT. She slowly opens her glassy, red-rimmed eyes, looking down in despair. A shaft of cold moonlight pierces the sliding paper screens (shoji) in the background, cutting through the volumetric dust. She clutches her red collar with a trembling, pale hand. 12–15s: MACRO SHOT OF HER EYES. Looking slightly off-camera, her glossy eyes reflect a flickering candle flame. The camera slowly pulls back as she lets out a final, shaky exhale, her facial muscles softening into a hollow, numb expression. Tragic cinematic realism matching the style and face of @image1. High-fidelity tear rendering, volumetric dust, ultra-realistic skin and cloth physics, shallow depth of field. 2.35:1, 24fps. Total: 15s / Multi-shot / 16:9
About this prompt
Tragic Drama Japanese Animation Prompt is a Short Drama Seedance 2.0 prompt with 289 words, structured around shot timing, camera direction, motion cues, and remixable scene details.
Use the preview clip when available to understand pacing, then treat the prompt text as a production brief you can adapt for your own subject, brand, or story.
Video prompt structure
Use it for Short Drama videos
Best for Seedance 2.0 generations that need Anime, Short Drama, Multi-Shot. Replace the subject, setting, product, dialogue, music, and timing before sending it to the generator.
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- Step 2
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- Step 3
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