Seedance 2.5 Mermaid Is Hauled Aboard a Fishing Boat Cinematic Realistic Prompt
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Video description
This Seedance 2.5 found-footage prompt depicts two fishermen hauling a three-metre mermaid onto the wet deck of a working boat. The clip opens mid-haul, with a dripping net suspended above the deck, a huge fish tail and a pale human hand visible between the folds. The winch lowers the load and the men open the net, revealing her face in a close-up beneath wet hair. She suddenly plants her palms, slaps her heavy tail on the deck and lunges at the fishermen, who scramble back as a bucket rolls away. One man runs to the captain at the wheelhouse; the captain turns, smirks and says he will handle it. Thirty seconds, 16:9, handheld smartphone footage with digital zoom and natural live audio, in bright overcast daylight.
Prompt
Create a 30-second, horizontal 16:9 ultra-realistic video of fishermen hauling an enormous mermaid aboard a working fishing boat, followed by sudden chaos and a calm captain’s reaction. ONE continuous handheld smartphone shot, recorded by an unseen crew member standing on the deck.
REFERENCES
Use Image 1 for the mermaid’s facial identity. Preserve her recognizable facial features and proportions throughout, especially during the close-up. Adapt her hair to being wet and tangled.
Use Image 2 for the captain’s facial identity. Preserve his recognizable features when he turns toward the camera. He wears a navy captain’s coat, dark trousers and a captain’s peaked cap, with his face clearly visible beneath it.
CAMERA AND LIGHTING
Authentic casual smartphone footage: slight hand shake, imperfect framing, ordinary autofocus, natural motion blur and realistic digital zoom. The recording device and its operator remain out of frame.
Bright overcast daylight. Neutral colours, soft shadows, wet surfaces, worn fishing equipment and an ordinary grey sea. Natural skin and scale texture, without cinematic lighting or beauty filters.
The camera operator stays safely inside the deck. He can turn and take a few steps to follow the action, but never changes viewpoints through a cut. The boat rocks gently.
SETTING AND CREATURE
A working fishing boat with a broad, wet deck, a metal gunwale and a small hydraulic lifting boom. Two fishermen wear waterproof jackets, rubber gloves and work boots.
The captain stands several metres away, outside the nearby wheelhouse doorway, facing the wheelhouse with his back toward the working deck. He remains there until approached.
A heavy fishing net hangs from the boom immediately inside the gunwale. The winch supports its weight; the fishermen guide and open it.
Inside is a roughly three-metre-long mermaid with the face from the reference and the appearance of a beautiful 24-year-old woman. She has expressive eyes, full lips, wet tangled hair, human arms, a slim waist, a very curvy figure, a very large full bust and rounded hips flowing naturally into a thick grey-green fish tail with a broad fin. Dense overlapping scales fully cover her chest and continue into the tail.
Her appearance is organic and lifelike: irregular scales, saltwater, natural skin texture and believable weight. Her torso and tail form one continuous body. She has two arms and a single tail.
CONTINUOUS ACTION — 30 SECONDS
These timings describe phases of ONE uninterrupted recording.
0–5s — MID-HAUL
Begin with the dripping net already suspended just above the deck. An enormous fish tail protrudes from its loose opening. Between folds of netting, a pale human hand is clearly visible. Her face remains concealed.
The person filming reacts immediately:
“What the hell did you catch?”
The winch lowers the load. Her weight settles visibly onto the deck, the suspension rope slackens and water drains around her. Only then do the fishermen begin opening the net.
5–8s — REVEAL
One fisherman pulls the slack mesh away from her head and shoulders. The other clears it from her tail. They expose the same creature already inside the net, without moving her to another position.
The camera makes a short, slightly uneven digital zoom toward the human hand, then adjusts upward toward her face.
8–11s — FACE CLOSE-UP
A clear close-up reveals her face beneath strands of wet hair, faithfully matching the reference. Her eyes are open. She breathes and slowly shifts her gaze toward the nearest fisherman.
Hold her recognizable face for a brief, tense moment. Audible breathing comes from behind the camera.
11–19s — SUDDEN CHAOS
She abruptly plants her palms and raises her upper body. Her heavy tail flexes and slaps the wet deck, throwing water toward both men.
The camera immediately zooms back out.
She thrusts herself toward the nearest fisherman, pushing with her arms and muscular tail. Her body slides a short distance across the wet deck. He jumps backward and releases the loose net.
The person filming shouts:
“It’s moving!”
Bracing with one palm, she swipes her other arm toward the second fisherman. He recoils, knocks a plastic bucket sideways and scrambles away. The bucket rolls across the deck.
Her movements are fast and forceful, with visible weight and contact with the deck. Both fishermen react independently. The camera shakes in surprise but keeps the action readable.
19–25s — CALLING THE CAPTAIN
The second fisherman runs toward the captain at the wheelhouse.
The camera pans after him and follows several steps along the same deck. The mermaid’s splashing and the other fisherman’s alarm remain audible behind them.
The running fisherman calls:
“Captain! Captain! We caught a mermaid! You need to deal with this!”
The captain is still facing away. The fisherman stops beside him, breathless.
25–30s — CAPTAIN REVEAL
The captain turns naturally toward the fisherman and then looks directly toward the person filming.
The camera settles into a close medium view, clearly revealing the face from the reference. He remains remarkably calm against the commotion behind the camera.
He gives a small, confident smirk and says:
“I’ll handle it.”
End on his expression at exactly 30 seconds, with the boat’s engine, water and distant commotion still audible.
SOUND AND CONTINUITY
Natural live audio only: winch motor, draining water, quiet engine, wind, wet netting, boots on deck, tail impacts, the rolling bucket, startled breathing and the specified English dialogue. No music or added horror sound effects.
Maintain the same mermaid, two fishermen, captain, equipment and deck layout. The opened net stays on the deck where she was unloaded. Her heavy tail flexes and slides against the surface; it never becomes legs.
One uninterrupted recording at normal speed. No cuts, hidden transitions, slow motion, external viewpoints or teleporting camera movements.
No subtitles, graphics, watermark or recording interface.
Prompt parameters
Topic & subject
- Topic
- Cinematic Realistic
- Subject
- MermaidFishermen
- Mood
- TenseChaoticCalm
Scene & action
- Scene
- Fishing BoatWet Deckgrey sea
- Action
- hauling netrevealing mermaidmermaid attacking
- Motion
- tail slapLungingTurning
Camera
- Shot size
- Close-UpMedium ShotWide Shot
- Angle
- Eye Level
- Camera move
- HandheldDigital ZoomPan
- POV
- First Person
Light & colour
- Lighting
- Overcast DaylightSoft Shadows
- Colour
- Neutral ColorsNatural
- Style
- Ultra RealisticHandheld Smartphone FootageFound Footage
Character
- Character tags
- MermaidCaptainFishermen
Original details
- Audio
- DialogueAmbientSFX
- Negatives
- In the prompt
- References
- Binds reference material
- Prompt language
- English