# Intent vs Precision

Seedance prompting is not pixel scripting. The text should direct intent; references should carry dense visual information.

## Use Text For

- action;
- emotional intent;
- camera behavior;
- timing;
- light changes;
- audio;
- constraints.

## Use References For

- identity;
- product design;
- motion examples;
- camera rhythm;
- voice or sound texture;
- material appearance.

Short prompts should be dense, not vague.

For the operational version of this split — deciding where one generation's budget goes between identity fidelity, motion boldness, and scene density — load [allocation-model](allocation-model.md).