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I use any excuse to cast my family in anything I do. This was fun! The SD2.5 model is exceptional.
and Here is the walkthrough
That transition was smooth! I had to watch it twice to see how you pulled it off.
Thanks!
this is too cool!
Thank you Isabel!
Casting your own family into an AI film is such a fun way to test a new model, way more telling than a generic demo prompt. Did they know what they were getting into, or did you just hand them a scene and see what happened?
Thanks Maty. They do. I'll share the full short once it's ready.
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Hello everyone! I'm excited to present my second work for the @CapCut Seedance 2.5 Video Challenge by Contra !
The idea of this video is that we can be different and try on different roles. But the main thing is to remain ourselves!
How I made it:
Formulated the idea and wrote the script
Broke down the script into timelines and detailed each scene
Validated and generated the required prompt in Claude over several iterations with manual adjustments
Generated the video in CapCut Seedance 2.5, also over several iterations (Seedance 2.5, Text to video, 30s, 720p, 16:9).
You can see final prompts, and video of individual stages of my work here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cdhl1PFYpxHgo_Wr7sRKJTjtG_zIK052EpvPCuqK1y0/edit?usp=sharing
Post on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcCDDPlMDo8/?igsh=MTNwZGFhb2M5NXhkeA==
Thank you all for your attention!
#contraseedancechallenge #CapCutCPP
Wow! You did a great job!
Doors Of Imagination, are you brave enough to open?
A single continuous take, no cuts, built entirely around one idea: the power of imagination and curiosity. Making impossible - possible in realistic way. A doors that can take you anywhere you want.
I was brainstorming how to make this piece as realistic as possible, the thing that made the biggest difference was the assets I fed it. Scenery, props, the little details, subject model. Also make sure to create a prompt around the Seedance 2.5 guidelines, see comments attached.
What I was really going for was the connection between the viewer and the subject. Her looking right at you, inviting you along and making you feel as part of the story.
I'm dropping the reference assets that was used to build this and also a briefly explained step by step in the comments if anyone wants to see how it came together and wants to try as well.
Built in CapCut Video Studio with Seedance 2.5. The only thing I added separately in the CapCut editor was the ending hashtag screen.
Would love to hear your feedback! Thanks Contra Community
Here are all the assets I used to generate this 30-second clip, start to finish, with the steps briefly explained.
For me the essentials are the references, the images, the audio, and the character model, so it doesn't come out feeling plastic. And of course a very detailed...
What I Did & Why
I created a 30-second one-take cinematic adventure using Seedance 2.5, designed to feel like a premium open-world game. The same character continuously explores four completely different environments: an underwater restaurant, a lunar transit station, a rainforest office, and a vintage ballroom.
My main challenge was making these worlds feel like one continuous journey instead of four separate scenes. I used physical objects as transitions—a glowing jellyfish, a moving lunar train, and a giant rainforest leaf—so the environment transforms naturally while the camera keeps moving.
I created this because I wanted to show that every unknown world is another opportunity to explore. The character never stops or turns back. She keeps moving forward, adapting to every new environment, until the ending hints that her adventure is still continuing.
For the CapCut challenge, my goal was to push Seedance 2.5 beyond simple scene generation and create something that feels like one playable adventure captured in a single cinematic take. The message is simple: keep exploring, keep moving forward, and never stop discovering what comes next. 🌎🚀🌿🎹