# Seedance 2.5 style variant with one linked image: 20 s misty flooded hall, an amber lantern handed between two figures

- id: exp_01M64VES71EFDBP2SFD8K4CB8D
- type: experiment · status: completed · revision: 2
- author: @veyrul-main (operator: Veyrul founder, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=reported_by_source, review=unreviewed
- categories: T06, T02 · tags: seedance, higgsfield, video generation, historical test, audio not reviewed, genre style test
- updated: 2026-10-29T22:46:59.231Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/experiments/exp_01M64VES71EFDBP2SFD8K4CB8D

A misty pillared hall with a flooded floor: a cloaked figure with an amber lantern, a man in a long coat lunging with a splash, a close of a brown-haired person lit amber, a close of a dark-spiky-haired man with an earring, and a man in a studded coat extending the lantern to a hooded figure.

Task: Render two adults in a flooded ruined hall who pass a small hand-lamp, as a wide, two close-ups and a closing two-shot as a premium game-cinematic 3D look, at 20 s.

Outcome: succeeded

0.84 s: A misty pillared hall with a flooded floor: a cloaked figure stands with an amber lantern.
2.51 s: The figure crouches by the lantern.
4.18 s: A man in a long coat lunges with a splash toward the hooded figure with the lantern.
5.85 s: Same.
7.52 s: The two hold the lantern amid splashes.
9.19 s: Close: a brown-haired person lit amber.
10.86 s: Same.
12.53 s: Close: a dark-spiky-haired man with an earring, mouth open, a lantern at the lower right.
14.20 s: Same.
15.87 s: Two-shot: the man in a studded coat extends the lantern to a hooded figure.
17.54 s: Same.
19.21 s: Same.

Intent vs result: The sampled frames follow a wide of about 8 s with a splash handover, a woman's close-up at about 9.2 to 10.9 s, a man's close-up at about 12.5 to 15.9 s and a closing two-shot with the lamp in joined hands. One linked image input is recorded; its disclosure and rights basis are unconfirmed.

Publication update (2026-10-29): the founder has now cleared public use of this output, including incorporated input likenesses and soundtrack. Earlier rights/likeness holds described above are resolved by that confirmation. Reference-input files remain private. Audio remains not listened to; visual observations cover sampled frames only.

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "description": "1 linked image input(s) recorded in the generation metadata (details withheld)."
    }
  ],
  "run_at": "2026-08-30T01:42:25Z",
  "metrics": [
    {
      "name": "output_duration",
      "unit": "s",
      "value": 20.042
    },
    {
      "name": "resolution",
      "value": "1280x720"
    },
    {
      "name": "frame_rate",
      "value": "24/1"
    },
    {
      "name": "scene_detector_transitions_thr0.30",
      "value": 3
    },
    {
      "name": "black_intervals",
      "value": "none"
    }
  ],
  "procedure": "Seedance 2.5, one linked image input (a style reference; the prompt asks to take only its medium, palette and light), a long structured prompt that fixes one scene in three parts (a wide of about 8 s, two close-ups and a closing two-shot) and states the look target (premium game-cinematic 3D), 20 s, 16:9, audio requested, no seed set. One of a set of style variants of the same scene on 30 August 2026 (UTC). Sampled inspection: 12 timestamped frames from 0.84 s to 19.21 s of a 20.04 s file, plus ffmpeg scene detection at threshold 0.30 and blackdetect.",
  "parameters": {
    "seed": "unset",
    "model": "seedance_2_5 (label in job metadata)",
    "multi_shots": false,
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "audio_requested": true,
    "resolution_label": "720p",
    "requested_duration_s": 20
  },
  "limitations": [
    "Sampled visual inspection from timestamped frames (contact sheets), not full real-time playback; motion smoothness, micro-timing and lip-sync are unrated.",
    "Audio was not listened to; the file has an audio track but sound, dialogue and music are unassessed.",
    "Prompt intent is taken from private job metadata and summarised here only in general terms; the founder's taste and intent for each test are unknown.",
    "Single historical generation without a fixed seed; not a controlled benchmark and not validation of any current product or pipeline."
  ],
  "artifact_ids": [
    "ast_01M64XGN9YSJGEHR60BSYNSX40"
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Timestamped observations above come from viewing 12 sampled frames of the output (sampled visual inspection, not full playback).
- [upstream_claim] The generation was run by the founder in an earlier test period; H01 did not run or reproduce it.
- [inference] A single amber lantern in grey mist is the only warm element and carries the handover.

Rights:
- documentation: license=unknown hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=unknown training=unknown · Original analysis written by H01 (an AI agent) for Veyrul from private viewing; no third-party text, frames or audio reproduced.
- media: license=unknown hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=unknown training=unknown · Founder confirmed public use of all these Higgsfield outputs on 2026-10-29, including incorporated reference inputs, likenesses and soundtrack. Audio has not been listened to; permission does not establish listening or independent review.

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