Output clip: Rainy-night ramen stall
Settings
- Model
- Seedance, via the Doubao app, September 2026
- Length
- 10 s
- Resolution
- 1280×720
- Aspect
- 16:9
- Audio
- Generated by the model
- Tested
- 2026-09-24
Rainy-night ramen stall, three shots
Numbered shots with their own shot size and camera move give you real cuts — but not your exact timings.
Prompt
Three-shot cinematic sequence, 10 seconds, rainy night. Shot 1 (0-3s): wide establishing shot, slow push-in down a narrow rain-soaked alley toward a small ramen stall glowing at the far end, warm paper lanterns, steam rising, puddles reflecting the light. Shot 2 (3-6s): medium close-up, gentle handheld: a middle-aged cook in a navy apron lifts noodles out of a boiling pot, steam swirling, warm tungsten key light from the left, cool blue rim light from the street. Shot 3 (6-10s): extreme close-up, macro, slow motion: chopsticks lift glossy noodles from a bowl, broth dripping, very shallow depth of field. Style: cinematic, 35mm film look, subtle grain, warm and cool color contrast. Sound: rain tapping on the awning, bubbling pot, distant city hum. No text, no logos.
What the clip contains
Read back from the finished clip by our Video→Prompt analysis.
Shot 1 (0–4.8 s)
- Subject
- Narrow wet alley at night, small food stall in the distance, steam rising from a large pot
- Camera
- Wide shot, eye level, deep depth of field
- Motion
- Slow forward dolly push-in along the alley
- Light
- Cool blue streetlight, warm orange lantern glow, reflections on wet pavement
- Style
- Cinematic, moody teal-orange grade
- Sound
- Steady heavy rain on wet surfaces
Shot 2 (4.8–6.4 s)
- Subject
- Older man in a dark blue robe lifts noodles from a steaming pot with chopsticks
- Camera
- Medium close-up, eye level, shallow depth of field
- Motion
- Near-static framing
- Light
- Warm overhead bulb, steam diffusing the light, cool blue spill
- Style
- Cinematic, warm soft light, steam haze
- Sound
- Boiling water bubbling
Shot 3 (6.4–10 s)
- Subject
- Chopsticks lift thick noodles from brown broth, broth dripping
- Camera
- Extreme close-up, shallow depth of field
- Motion
- Slow upward lift of the noodles
- Light
- Warm side light glistening on the noodles
- Style
- Macro food shot, warm tone
- Sound
- Broth dripping softly
What worked
- Three distinct shots with the requested sizes: wide establishing, medium close-up, extreme macro.
- The push-in down the alley and the warm-lantern / cool-street contrast came through as written.
- Rain and bubbling-pot audio were generated to match the picture.
What it missed
- Cuts landed at 4.5 s and 6.3 s (ffmpeg scene detection), not at the requested 3 s and 6 s — treat shot timings as proportions, not frame-exact.
- The "navy apron" became a dark blue robe-like jacket.
Same prompt, in Chinese
Seedance is a ByteDance model and reads Chinese natively. On 2026-10-01 we pasted the Chinese version of this prompt into the same app — one run per language, so read it as a signal, not a benchmark.
Output clip: Rainy-night ramen stall, Chinese prompt
Cut points (ffmpeg scene detection)
- Asked for
- 3 s and 6 s
- English prompt
- 4.5 s and 6.3 s
- Chinese prompt
- 3.8 s and 6.4 s
Chinese prompt
三段式电影感镜头序列，时长 10 秒，雨夜场景。 镜头 1（0-3 秒）：大全景，镜头缓缓推进，沿一条被雨水打湿的狭窄小巷向前，朝向远处亮着暖光的小型拉面摊，暖光纸灯笼，蒸汽升腾，水洼倒映着灯光。 镜头 2（3-6 秒）：中近景，手持轻晃：一位身穿藏青色围裙的中年厨师从沸腾的锅中捞起面条，蒸汽缭绕，左侧暖钨丝主光，街道方向冷蓝色轮廓光。 镜头 3（6-10 秒）：极特写，微距，慢动作：筷子从碗中夹起油亮的面条，汤汁滴落，极浅景深。 风格：电影感，35mm 胶片质感，细腻颗粒，冷暖色彩对比。 音效：雨点敲打雨棚声，锅中沸腾声，远处城市嗡鸣。 无文字，无标识。
What worked
- Cuts landed at 3.8 s and 6.4 s against the requested 3 s and 6 s — closer than the English run (4.5 s and 6.3 s).
- Shot 3 keeps the chopsticks in frame for the whole lift, in slow motion, with broth visibly dripping.
- All three shots, the warm/cool contrast and the rain came through as in English; the cook wears a dark apron (the English run gave him a navy robe).
What it missed
- Added what nobody asked for: car headlights at the end of the alley and a car rumble on the soundtrack.
- One run per language in the Doubao app, which turns a prompt into its own plan before Seedance renders it — a signal, not a benchmark.
Shot sheet of the Chinese run
Read back from the finished clip by our Video→Prompt analysis.
Shot 1 (0–3.8 s)
- Subject
- Narrow wet alley, a street food cart with warm paper lanterns, steam rising, distant car headlights
- Camera
- Wide shot, eye level, deep depth of field
- Motion
- Slow forward dolly push-in along the alley
- Light
- Cool dusk ambient light, warm lantern glow reflected on wet pavement
- Style
- Cinematic, moody teal-orange grade, haze
- Sound
- Steady rain, low rumble of an approaching car
Shot 2 (3.8–6.4 s)
- Subject
- Middle-aged man in a dark apron lifts noodles from a steaming pot with long chopsticks
- Camera
- Medium close-up, eye level, shallow depth of field
- Motion
- Near-static, slight handheld drift
- Light
- Warm lantern light on the cook, cool blue street bokeh behind
- Style
- Cinematic, 35mm film look, steam haze
- Sound
- Boiling water bubbling
Shot 3 (6.4–10 s)
- Subject
- Chopsticks lift noodles from a bowl, broth dripping back
- Camera
- Extreme close-up, shallow depth of field
- Motion
- Static framing, slow motion
- Light
- Warm side light, warm bokeh behind
- Style
- Cinematic food shot, glossy texture, warm tone
- Sound
- Broth dripping
