A creator VFX workflow for Seedance 2.5: character sheets, meta-prompting and tagged references for 30 s shots

Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated. Mikkel Lassalle (OpenArt influencer link, 2026-10-07). Workflow: (1) build assets first - character sheets on a plain grey background with one close-up and one full-body shot (he recommends GPT Image 2 at medium quality, 16:9, 2K; for his own likeness the prompt says preserve identity 100% and changes clothes); also object sheets (a vintage plane) iterated by prompt edits; (2) "meta prompting": paste a template prompt into ChatGPT with a short story idea and let it expand a detailed 30 s Seedance prompt; (3) in Seedance 2.5 select the sheets as references, set duration up to 30 s, and tag each reference to the matching role in the prompt (main character, companions, aircraft); (4) treat output as individual usable shots in a larger sequence. He states generations still fail, details need fixing and serious production needs much control and human creativity. A generated dialogue line claims Seedance 2.5 supports up to 50 assets (30 images, 10 videos, 10 audio) - creator/ad copy, not verified against docs. Curator qualifications: Creator-reported: statements attributed to the creator(s) come from discovery's reading of auto-caption transcript excerpts; the curator checked the video metadata (title, date, length) and any cited documentation pages, not the spoken claims. Nothing was tested; promotional or sponsored framing applies where stated. All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; video metadata checked where cited. Creator video (auto-caption transcript excerpts read by discovery; promotional/affiliate); not curator-verified beyond video metadata. Limitations: Sponsored; results not inspected; template prompt not captured (behind description/discount link). Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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