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What each shot has to prove
Every shot isolates one motion problem that a concept depends on. Watch the four takes against the criterion, then pick the model that holds the criterion in both takes rather than the one with the single best clip.
| Shot | What to judge |
|---|---|
| S01Clock flip | Digits change from 16:59 to 17:00 without smearing or inventing characters |
| S02Invasion | Four bodies and a dog enter in one take without morphing into each other |
| S03Pitch | Speech looks natural, hands stay hands, the call grid reads as live |
| S04Freeze gag | The face holds absolutely still while only the pixelation moves |
| S05Charm | The laugh reads as real and the gestures land on the beat |
| S06Buffering | A steady spinner plus four separate head turns, with the 3D look intact |
| S07Witness | Flicker and a breathing light while everything else stays locked |
| S08Asleep | Micro motion only, breathing and flicker, nothing dramatic invented |
| S09Pulse | Clean rings radiate from the seam across both halves without colour bleed |
| S10Fist bump | Two hands meet across the seam with solid contact, no pass through |
| S11Tablet freeze | A live boy against a screen that stays genuinely frozen except the spinner |
| S12Oma | Real emotion, tears and a laugh, without the face drifting |
Test setup
- Two models, two takes each, in the same order on every row: Kling 2.5 first, Seedance 1.5 Pro second.
- Every take starts from the selected storyboard frame, so differences come from motion and not from a new image.
- The prompt describes motion and camera only. It never restyles the frame, and faces and wardrobe stay as generated.
- No text, no captions, and no logos are requested, so type treatment stays a post production decision.
- A shot passes when both takes of a model hold the criterion. One lucky take is not a result.
Clock flip
Can the model change a digital readout from 16:59 to 17:00 cleanly? Hook of board 1.
Motion prompt
Static locked camera on the oven display. The digits hold on 16:59 for two seconds, then change to 17:00 with a soft glow. A thin band of warm window light drifts slowly across the steel. Nothing else moves. No text apart from the digits already on the display.
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Kling 2.5Take A
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Kling 2.5Take B
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake A
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake B
Invasion
Multi character entrance with a dog, the hero motion of board 1.
Motion prompt
The front door swings fully open toward the camera. The red haired boy runs in first holding his blue tablet, the teenage girl with the headset follows, the father with grocery bags steps in last, the small dog jumps past them. Slight handheld camera shake, natural motion, warm light flares briefly as the door opens. Faces stay as in the image.
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Kling 2.5Take A
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Kling 2.5Take B
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake A
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake B
Pitch
Talking head realism, subtle hands, laptop grid alive.
Motion prompt
The woman speaks confidently toward the laptop, small natural hand gestures, a slight head tilt, then a brief smile. The six people on the laptop screen nod subtly. Slow push in toward her face. Warm afternoon light, shallow depth of field, no camera cuts.
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Kling 2.5Take A
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Kling 2.5Take B
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake A
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake B
Freeze gag
Hold a frozen grimace while the pixelation crawls, the comedy beat of board 2.
Motion prompt
The man's face stays completely frozen in the grimace, not a blink, not a breath, like a stalled video call. Only the blocky pixelation crawls and shifts across his face and the colour tearing flickers. The laptop screen glow pulses faintly. Locked camera, no other motion.
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Kling 2.5Take A
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Kling 2.5Take B
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake A
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake B
Charm
Natural laugh and gestures, the payoff of board 2.
Motion prompt
The man laughs naturally, opens his hands mid sentence, leans back slightly, then leans in toward the laptop with a grin. The colleagues on the laptop screen laugh with him. Bright even light, gentle push in, no cuts.
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Kling 2.5Take A
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Kling 2.5Take B
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake A
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake B
Buffering
Spinning wheel plus four slow head turns in the 3D style, opener of board 3.
Motion prompt
The buffering wheel on the TV spins continuously. The four family members slowly turn their heads to glare at each other, one raises an eyebrow, the small boy hugs his tablet tighter. Very slow dolly in toward the sofa. Keep the stylised 3D look and the dark noir lighting.
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Kling 2.5Take A
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Kling 2.5Take B
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake A
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake B
Witness
Spotlight flicker and a breathing router light, the funniest still of board 3.
Motion prompt
The spotlight flickers twice like an old stage lamp. The router's magenta light breathes slowly, brighter and dimmer. Dust motes drift through the light beam. A slow dolly in toward the chair. Stylised 3D look, everything else stays still.
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Kling 2.5Take A
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Kling 2.5Take B
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake A
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake B
Asleep
Micro motion: breathing, dog, TV flicker, the restraint of board 4.
Motion prompt
The sleeping man breathes slowly, his chest rising, his mouth twitching once. The dog shifts its head and settles again. The football match on the TV plays with players moving, and its glow flickers on the room. Locked handheld camera with the slightest drift. Nothing dramatic happens.
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Kling 2.5Take A
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Kling 2.5Take B
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake A
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake B
Pulse
Magenta waves radiating from the router across the split, the resolve of board 5.
Motion prompt
The magenta light on the router pulses, and clean magenta light waves radiate outward in rings from the centre seam across both halves. The gamer on the left and the woman on the right exhale and relax, their screens stabilise. Slow push in on the router. Black background, neon look preserved.
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Kling 2.5Take A
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Kling 2.5Take B
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake A
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake B
Fist bump
Two people making contact across a seam, the hardest motion in board 5.
Motion prompt
The teenage gamer and the woman bump fists across the centre seam, a clean solid contact, then both grin and pull back. In the background the father and the boy stay on their screens and smile. Neon magenta rim light flares briefly at the moment of contact. Camera holds steady.
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Kling 2.5Take A
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Kling 2.5Take B
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake A
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake B
Tablet freeze
Live boy, frozen screen with a spinner, the core beat of board 6.
Motion prompt
The boy is alive: he points at his missing tooth, opens his mouth wider, his eyes flick to the tablet expectantly. The tablet screen stays completely frozen in blocky pixels with only the white loading circle spinning. Warm backlight, slow push in on the boy, no cuts.
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Kling 2.5Take A
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Kling 2.5Take B
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake A
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake B
Oma
Hand to heart, tears, laugh, the emotional peak of board 6.
Motion prompt
The grandmother on the tablet screen presses her hand to her heart, her eyes fill with tears, and she laughs with joy, leaning closer to the camera. Soft lens flare drifts across the frame. The tablet and the kitchen around it stay still. Gentle slow push in.
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Kling 2.5Take A
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Kling 2.5Take B
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake A
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Seedance 1.5 ProTake B
