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How to use the Seedance Quick Brief Interview agent skill
Updated · written with AI from the project's own documentation and checked against our catalogue data
seedance-interview-short is an agent skill for Seedance 2.0, an AI video generator. Instead of a long intake, it asks you at most three plain-language questions, or none if your idea is already clear, and turns your rough idea into one short creative brief. This guide explains what the skill does, how to install it, how to trigger it with everyday requests, and where its limits are, so you can go from an idea to a usable brief quickly.
Seedance Quick Brief InterviewEmily2040/seedance-2.0 · MIT Download the skill Quick start
- 1Download and unzip. Download the skill ZIP from our page and unzip it so that SKILL.md is inside the skill folder.
- 2Place the folder. Move the unzipped folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or into a project's .claude/skills/ folder.
- 3Or upload in the Claude apps. In the Claude apps, open Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills, and upload the skill.
- 4Describe your idea. Ask for a quick Seedance 2.0 creative brief and describe the video in your own words.
- 5Answer or skip the questions. Answer the one to three questions if you can, or reply 'choose for me' to get a draft now.
- 6Use the brief. Take the short brief into the recommended next skill, such as seedance-prompt-short for a compact prompt.
What the skill makes the agent do
The skill makes the agent act like a fast creative director for AI video generation. It fills gaps with reasonable defaults so you are not stuck answering questions about film technique.
The output is one compact brief covering the subject, the action and how it ends, one camera move, lighting, sound, and constraints. The skill then points you to the right follow-up skill for writing the full prompt, handling connected clips, or fixing a bad result.
- Asks at most three questions, and only when the answer would change the prompt
- Asks in everyday words and offers options with a default, so 'I don't know' does not stall the brief
- Keeps the brief under 150 words
- Recommends the next skill to use
Install the skill from the ZIP or the Claude apps
Download the ZIP for this skill from our page and unzip it. The skill's files include SKILL.md. Put the unzipped skill folder in ~/.claude/skills/ to make it available to your user, or in a project's .claude/skills/ folder to make it available only inside that project.
If you use the Claude apps instead, open Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills, and upload the skill there.
- Personal use: unzip into ~/.claude/skills/
- Single project: unzip into the project's .claude/skills/ folder
- Claude apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills, then upload
Trigger the skill with a natural request
You do not need a special command. The skill is meant to load when you ask for a fast Seedance 2.0 creative brief, a short interview, a compressed intake flow, or a quick director-style clarification before prompt writing. Say what you want in your own words and mention that you want a quick brief.
If you already have a specific shot in mind, say so. The skill keeps explicit shot, lens, camera, or performance direction as you gave it rather than replacing it with its own choices.
- 'Give me a quick Seedance 2.0 brief for a coffee cup being filled with milk.'
- 'I have a rough video idea, make me a short creative brief before I write the prompt.'
- 'Short interview, then a brief for a 5-second product clip.'
Work through an example
Suppose you say you want a clip of a potter's hands shaping a bowl on a wheel. The skill may ask what happens and what is different at the end. If you say you are not sure, it picks one simple action with a visible ending, such as a lump of clay becoming a bowl, and drafts from there.
The brief you get back is short. It names the mode, the subject, the beat from start to final state, one camera move, the light and style, the sound, and the constraints. After you choose a direction, you receive only the chosen brief unless you asked for alternatives.
- Answer the question in plain words, or reply 'choose for me' and the skill drafts immediately
- Use the brief as the starting point for the next skill
Know when to use a different skill
The skill keeps briefs short, so it routes other work elsewhere. Use seedance-prompt for a full standalone production prompt and seedance-prompt-short for a compact prompt, including one clip whose duration is still undecided.
For long multi-shot stories or connected clips, use seedance-sequence. For continuing from footage you already accepted, use seedance-continuation. For IP or likeness risk, use seedance-copyright. If you start from a bad result, use seedance-troubleshoot.
- Full prompt: seedance-prompt
- Compact prompt: seedance-prompt-short
- Connected clips or long story: seedance-sequence
- Continuation from accepted footage: seedance-continuation
- Copyright or likeness risk: seedance-copyright
- Bad result: seedance-troubleshoot
Safety, requirements and what to expect
The skill lists no requirements. It does not run scripts and does not use the network, according to its description. It is released under the MIT licence.
Before a brief is shown, the skill screens the draft for content that classifiers often refuse, such as a knife, a wound, a break-in, or a child in danger. It keeps the scene, removes the trigger detail, and tells you in one line what changed. It is not meant for real people's likeness, copyrighted characters, or violence against children; the skill flags those for moderation or copyright review rather than producing them.
The brief is a draft. It does not guarantee that the video generator will accept or render it well.
- Requirements: none listed
- Runs scripts: no
- Uses network: no
- Licence: MIT
- Not for long multi-shot stories, real people's likeness, or copyrighted characters
What people use it for
- Turning a rough product idea into a 5-second brief for a short Seedance 2.0 clip
- Helping a hobbyist describe a simple action with a clear ending without film vocabulary
- Producing a fast camera, light and sound plan before writing a prompt
- Routing a long story to the sequence skill instead of forcing it into one brief
Frequently asked questions
Is the seedance-interview-short skill free to use?
The skill is released under the MIT licence, as stated in its description. The skill itself generates a brief, not video, so any video generation you do happens in the tool you use separately.
What do I need to run seedance-interview-short?
The skill lists no requirements. It does not run scripts and does not use the network. You need an agent setup that can load skills, such as Claude with a .claude/skills folder or the Claude apps' Skills settings.
Where do I install the skill?
Unzip the downloaded ZIP into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use, or into a project's .claude/skills/ folder for one project. In the Claude apps, you can upload it under Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills.
How is this different from seedance-prompt?
seedance-interview-short creates a short brief with at most three questions. seedance-prompt writes a full standalone production prompt. Use the short skill first when you want a quick brief, then move to the full prompt skill if you need more detail.
Can it make a multi-shot story or connected clips?
No. The skill keeps briefs short and sends long multi-shot stories or connected sequences to seedance-sequence. Continuing from accepted footage goes to seedance-continuation.
Why did my brief change a detail I wrote?
The skill screens drafts for content that classifiers often refuse, such as a knife, a wound, or a break-in. It keeps the scene, drops the trigger detail, and says in one line what changed. Real people's likeness and copyrighted characters are flagged for review rather than produced.
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Our verdict
Use this skill if you have a rough video idea, do not know film terms, and want a usable Seedance 2.0 brief fast with little back-and-forth. Pick something else if you need a long multi-shot story, a verified production plan, or content involving real people's likeness or copyrighted characters.
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