The hook line in large type behind the speaker's head, readable on the very first frame.

Frame 0 is the thumbnail

The first frame already says what the video is about, in the feed and on the profile grid.

Use when: Every video that will be judged by its cover.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. The hook line in large type behind the speaker's head, readable on the very first frame. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

SubjectSetting

Watch out

Show only the first frame for two seconds and ask what it is about. No answer means the visual hook fails.practitioner: Director Chair field notes on hooks and ideas
Eight of the nine measured reference edits start the first spoken word at 0.0 seconds.measured: Director Chair measurements of published shorts (measured 22 and 23 Oct 2026)

One huge word between the speaker and the background turns a talking head into a poster.

Type behind the headPrompt

The first frame shows the entire board zoomed out, the title and all ten numbered steps, before the camera goes to step one.

The whole list as a map in frame 0Prompt

A line of at most six words in high contrast above the speaker's head, on screen from the first frame.

Text on screen firstPrompt

You learn whether the opening says anything before the feed tells you.

Two-second first-frame testPrompt