#005 Seedance 2.0: Two Strangers in Their Suits

The assignment

Objective

Animate Ethan and Dorian walking side by side while preserving their facial identities from the supplied starting image.

Expected outcome

A continuous, thigh-up tracking shot of the same two men walking through rainy London.

// Generations

Attempt 01

Two Strangers in Their Suits

Video generation
Failure

Original prompt

$ Use @Image1 as the exact starting composition and visual reference.

Contemporary London at night after rain. Ethan and Dorian walk side by side along a wet London pavement, wearing smart, well-tailored business suits.

Preserve both men's exact facial identities, hairstyles, clothing, body proportions and their positions within the reference image.

**CAMERA:** Smooth cinematic tracking shot moving backwards in front of the two men at their natural walking speed. Medium-wide framing, approximately thigh-up. Maintain consistent distance, natural perspective and stable composition.

**PERFORMANCE:** Dorian walks casually and confidently, slightly animated, with relaxed shoulders and a mischievous expression. He glances towards Ethan while talking.

Ethan walks beside him, listening with mild scepticism. He briefly turns his head towards Dorian and gives him an unimpressed sideways look.

Their walking is natural and coordinated, with realistic foot placement, arm swing, fabric movement and subtle changes in posture.

**ENVIRONMENT:** Reflections from London streetlights shimmer on the wet pavement. A few pedestrians move naturally in the distance. Traffic passes at normal city speeds.

**AUDIO:** Natural footsteps, distant traffic and London street ambience. No generated dialogue, narration, subtitles or music.

**DURATION:** 4 seconds. One continuous tracking shot. No cuts, sudden zooms, exaggerated gestures, accelerated traffic or character identity changes.

720p · 4.096 seconds · 9:16

Requested 4.042 seconds

Output

ethan-dorian-output.mp4

Information

Model: Seedance 2.0
Provider: ArtCraft

Reference media

Scorecard

1 missed · 5 partly met · 10 fully met

Face likeness · Ethan

Unverified

The starting frame did not provide a clear face reference for this character.
Face likeness · Dorian

Unverified

The starting frame did not provide a clear face reference for this character.

Technical record

Generated: 24 Oct 2026

// Dissection

The autopsy

Overall observations

As the faces come into view, both men look like strangers in Ethan and Dorian’s suits.

What failed

Neither face matches its character reference.

// Before the next run

Production implications

Cutting this into the scene would make it look as though two new characters had entered halfway through the conversation.

// Final assessment

The verdict.

I gave Seedance a starting image with Ethan and Dorian already in it. Then you see their faces. Two men in suits are walking through rainy London, and neither of them is Ethan or Dorian. For a scene with two established leads, I’d have to throw out the take.

Not fit for my production workflow