Prompt
177 wordsGenerate a 15-second 9:16 vertical video in retro VHS style. The video must look like it was filmed with a cheap 90s camcorder, copied to VHS, and then re-recorded from a CRT TV screen. The footage should look like a creepy handheld forest recording with scan lines, noise, tape wear, color crosstalk, and simulated signal instability. Scene: Dark forest with old dolls and trash. Authentic handheld camcorder perspective with shaking and breathing effects, autofocus hunting, and white balance drifting. Lead: Young woman eating ramen in the forest next to a creepy kimono doll. Script: 0-5s camera focuses on her eating steaming ramen; a disheveled man approaches from behind trees to beg for food. 5-10s the man gets closer, the woman looks back, and the doll suddenly attacks the man, knocking him down. 10-15s doll continues attack while the woman calmly eats. Ends with heavy tape glitch and CRT flicker. Audio: Natural sound effects (boiling water, eating, wind) with VHS hum and distortion. No background music. Negative prompts: No HD, no stabilizers, no professional lighting, no clean backgrounds.
About this prompt
VHS Forest Mystery Horror Tape is a Short Drama Seedance 2.0 prompt with 177 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 Short Drama, UGC, Audio. Replace the subject, setting, product, dialogue, music, and timing before sending it to the generator.
Customize before generating
- Swap the subject. Keep the camera and timing structure, but change the character, product, or environment.
- Tighten the timeline. Shorten or expand shot blocks so they match the duration you want to render.
- Add reference media. Use first frames, last frames, images, video, or audio when the prompt depends on a specific look or rhythm.
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How to use it
- Step 1
Copy or start from this prompt
Use the full prompt as a structured draft rather than rewriting the whole video brief.
- Step 2
Open Seedance 2.0
Send the text into the Seedance generator and choose text, image, or reference mode.
- Step 3
Adapt and render
Tune duration, aspect ratio, reference media, camera notes, and dialogue before generating.
Make it a Seedance video
Start from this prompt in the Seedance 2.0 generator, then adjust the scene, duration, aspect ratio, and reference media.
