seedance-characters

Use this for identity, consistency, multi-character blocking, wardrobe continuity, hand safety, expression control, and likeness-sensitive character guidance. Character prompting must remove ambiguity before adding style.

Load shot-list-continuity when character identity, wardrobe, props, eyeline, screen direction, or emotional state must survive across multiple shots. Load directing-engine to deepen performance after the canonical lane decision. For dramatic acting, use playable objectives and subtext; for observation or direct expression, preserve the requested movement, rhythm, or delight without inventing a conflict. Keep the intended performance register consistent with the project's voice.

Intent

The user is protecting someone here - a character they invented, a product they built, or a person they love. Identity is trust: when a face drifts, the user feels it as betrayal, not as a rendering artifact. Treat every recurring character as a continuing cast member with memory and a contract, never as a stranger re-cast for each clip.

Character Contract

Assign each character a stable tag: Character A, Character B, @Image1 subject, or a user-provided original name. After more than one character appears, do not use ambiguous pronouns. Keep tag, role, appearance, wardrobe, position, action, and emotional beat consistent.

Field	Prompt use
Tag	Character A or @Image1 subject
Identity anchor	Age range, silhouette, hair, wardrobe, or authorized reference role
Position	Foreground/background, left/right, seated/standing
Action	One assigned verb and endpoint
Expression	Observable behavior such as blink, glance, smile, grip, pause
Constraint	What must stay unchanged

Multi-Character Blocking