All groups

No default smile

Faces that look calm and real instead of generated and forced.

Use when: Ads, stock-like scenes, any group of people.

Shown with: Laughter. Clip by Emotion Direction, shown with permission.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): faces calm and attentive, cheer comes from the light, the props and the colour, not from smiles

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

SubjectSetting

Say it like this

Faces calm and attentive, cheer comes from the light, the props and the colour, not from smiles.

Watch out

When joy is the point, describe it physically: one mouth corner higher, the lower lids pushing up, teeth of uneven length in a natural off-white.measured: Director Chair field notes on video prompting (client feedback, Aug 2026)

Acting that reads as real instead of a generated face pulling an expression.Emotion as behaviourPrompt

Real, uncontrolled amusement the viewer wants to share.LaughterPrompt

Sources

Rules from Director Chair field notes on video prompting Checked 2026-10-13.

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