Technical Specifications

Pre-Filled Template

### 1 · Core theme
`dance film | full-body continuous motion | body synced to rhythm | one bold grade | real physical motion, no stiff mocap look, no choppy cuts`

### 2 · Character & scene

**Dancer:** [Dancer]. Reference uploaded photo, features 100% preserved,
no beautification. The realism is in the effort: sweat, hard breathing,
muscle strain and control, hair and loose clothing moving with momentum,
a bare foot scuffing the floor. Real physical motion with weight — not a
weightless stiff mocap puppet.

**Scene:** [Space], [Grade]. The light and floor are part of the
choreography — shadows move with the body.

### 3 · Atmosphere & quality
Shot on ARRI Alexa with anamorphic primes, bold [Grade]. Film grain,
real practical light, motion blur allowed on fast limbs. One committed
look. Frame to keep the **whole body** readable — dance lives in the full
figure, not in tight crops.

### 4 · Camera rules
**One continuous flowing take** that follows the body — an orbit, a track,
a slow push that keeps [Dancer] whole in frame. The opposite of an MV's
fast cuts: let the movement play.
- *Breathing:* "Handheld shot. Throughout, maintain an extremely subtle,
  breath-like camera float to enhance presence." — alive, moving with the
  dancer, but never cropping the motion.
- *Sound (music IS wanted, like an MV):* this genre rides a track. Specify
  [Style Tempo] so the body's motion locks to the beat. Production audio
  underneath — breath, foot scuffs, fabric. If you have the track, generate
  to temp and lay the real song in post.

### 5 · Storyboard (one continuous take, ~12s)

```
0–3s · Entry (establish body + space)
Action: [Dancer] begins, still then moving, the [Grade] light defining
        the figure in [Space].
Camera: Slow push/orbit, full body in frame.
Beat:   Movement initiates on the downbeat.

3–9s · The phrase ([Move] — the body's argument)
Action: [Move] plays out continuously — momentum, weight, control,
        sweat and breath, shadows sweeping with the body.
Camera: One flowing follow — orbit/track — never cutting away, never
        cropping out the limbs at the key moment.
Beat:   The motion accents land with the rhythm.

9–12s · Resolve (restrained close)
Action: The phrase resolves; [Dancer] settles, chest heaving.
Camera: Hold, breath-float, full figure.
Close:  No freeze-frame pose-to-camera, no logo, no flashy spin. Just the
        dancer breathing in the light where the movement ended.
```

### Negative prompt (Seedance / Kling — paste into the dedicated field)
```
blurry, low resolution, watermark, text overlay, subtitles, logo, stiff mocap motion, weightless floaty movement, robotic interpolation, choppy cuts mid-move, cropped-out limbs, plastic CG skin, glossy idol render, video-game look, 3D cartoon, flat even studio lighting, distorted face, extra fingers, bent/broken joints, melting/morphing limbs, frame flicker, ghosting, lifeless locked-off camera
```

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Raw Template with Variables

### 1 · Core theme
`dance film | full-body continuous motion | body synced to rhythm | one bold grade | real physical motion, no stiff mocap look, no choppy cuts`

### 2 · Character & scene

**Dancer:** {{dancer}}. Reference uploaded photo, features 100% preserved,
no beautification. The realism is in the effort: sweat, hard breathing,
muscle strain and control, hair and loose clothing moving with momentum,
a bare foot scuffing the floor. Real physical motion with weight — not a
weightless stiff mocap puppet.

**Scene:** {{space}}, {{grade}}. The light and floor are part of the
choreography — shadows move with the body.

### 3 · Atmosphere & quality
Shot on ARRI Alexa with anamorphic primes, bold {{grade}}. Film grain,
real practical light, motion blur allowed on fast limbs. One committed
look. Frame to keep the **whole body** readable — dance lives in the full
figure, not in tight crops.

### 4 · Camera rules
**One continuous flowing take** that follows the body — an orbit, a track,
a slow push that keeps {{dancer}} whole in frame. The opposite of an MV's
fast cuts: let the movement play.
- *Breathing:* "Handheld shot. Throughout, maintain an extremely subtle,
  breath-like camera float to enhance presence." — alive, moving with the
  dancer, but never cropping the motion.
- *Sound (music IS wanted, like an MV):* this genre rides a track. Specify
  {{style_tempo}} so the body's motion locks to the beat. Production audio
  underneath — breath, foot scuffs, fabric. If you have the track, generate
  to temp and lay the real song in post.

### 5 · Storyboard (one continuous take, ~12s)

```
0–3s · Entry (establish body + space)
Action: {{dancer}} begins, still then moving, the {{grade}} light defining
        the figure in {{space}}.
Camera: Slow push/orbit, full body in frame.
Beat:   Movement initiates on the downbeat.

3–9s · The phrase ({{move}} — the body's argument)
Action: {{move}} plays out continuously — momentum, weight, control,
        sweat and breath, shadows sweeping with the body.
Camera: One flowing follow — orbit/track — never cutting away, never
        cropping out the limbs at the key moment.
Beat:   The motion accents land with the rhythm.

9–12s · Resolve (restrained close)
Action: The phrase resolves; {{dancer}} settles, chest heaving.
Camera: Hold, breath-float, full figure.
Close:  No freeze-frame pose-to-camera, no logo, no flashy spin. Just the
        dancer breathing in the light where the movement ended.
```

### Negative prompt (Seedance / Kling — paste into the dedicated field)
```
blurry, low resolution, watermark, text overlay, subtitles, logo, stiff mocap motion, weightless floaty movement, robotic interpolation, choppy cuts mid-move, cropped-out limbs, plastic CG skin, glossy idol render, video-game look, 3D cartoon, flat even studio lighting, distorted face, extra fingers, bent/broken joints, melting/morphing limbs, frame flicker, ghosting, lifeless locked-off camera
```

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How to use this prompt

1. Review the pre-filled example and source files above.
2. Replace each variable ({{dancer}}, {{grade}}, {{move}}, {{space}}, {{style_tempo}}) with your own value.
3. Copy the template or download prompt-shortfilm-storyboard-dance-choreography-film.txt, then use it in your model, IDE, or workflow tool.
4. Compare your result with the sample output when one is provided.

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