Seedance 2.5 Director preset

Upload up to 30 references, define the theme, the pacing, and the multishot structure, and generate a cinematic 30-second video in one pass. The Director preset gives you a structured way to brief the model like a crew: characters, locations, and products stay consistent across shots, and the cut follows the rhythm you set. Built for trailers, brand films, and music visuals.

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What is the Seedance 2.5 Director preset?

Seedance 2.5 Director is a guided preset on Artlist for making multishot, 30-second videos with the Seedance 2.5 model. Instead of one prompt, you upload up to 30 reference images, set a theme, choose the pacing, and outline the shots. The preset turns that brief into one continuous clip with consistent characters and products, plus sound in sync.

How to direct a 30-second video

Four steps from references to a finished multishot clip.

  • Upload your references

    Add up to 30 images: characters, wardrobe, locations, props, and products. The more consistent the references, the more consistent the output across shots.

  • Set the theme and pacing

    Describe the story in a line, pick a pace from slow and cinematic to fast and punchy, and define the multishot structure so the preset knows how many cuts to plan.

  • Generate and review

    Run the preset. It plans the shots, keeps subjects consistent, and renders the clip with synced sound. Scrub the result and note any shot you want tighter.

  • Refine and export

    Adjust the brief or swap a reference and generate again. When it is right, download the clip or open it in the Artlist toolkit to extend, edit, or add a track from the music catalog.

Ways to use the Director preset

A multishot workflow for anyone who thinks in scenes rather than single clips. Here is where it pays off.

  • Trailers and teasers

    Plan a cold open, a reveal, and a title beat from your references. The preset keeps the cast and world consistent across the cut.

  • Brand films

    Load product shots, talent, and locations, then direct a 30-second spot with a clear pace. Ideal for launches, seasonal campaigns, and social-first ads.

  • Music visuals

    Match the cut rate to a track and build a multishot visual around an artist's references. It works for lyric teasers, loops, and promo clips.

Frequently asked questions

The Seedance 2.5 model gives you open prompting with all settings exposed. The Director preset wraps the same model in a guided brief: references, theme, pacing, and shot structure, so you get a multishot result without writing a long prompt.

Up to 30 reference images per generation in the Director preset. Use them for characters, wardrobe, locations, props, and products so each shot stays consistent with the brief.

The Director preset targets 30-second clips generated in a single pass, with multiple shots inside one continuous video. Shorter cuts are possible depending on the pacing you set.

Yes. Seedance 2.5 generates audio together with the visuals, so ambience, effects, and dialogue arrive in sync. You can still replace or layer music in your editor.

Artlist includes starter credits for trying AI tools. Longer multishot generations cost more credits than short clips, so check the preset in the toolkit for its current cost before generating.

Yes. Videos generated with Artlist AI tools are covered by the Artlist license, including commercial use. Make sure you hold the rights to the references you upload.

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