# Ember, golden temples and firebirds

> An ember introduces a fiery landscape of lava fissures and molten gold, followed by spired temples, luminous firebirds, an ocean scene and a final glowing point above Earth.

- Kind: Video
- Page: https://meetreference.com/v/video-ember-golden-temples-and-firebirds-94f201/
- Ready-to-use agent handoff: https://meetreference.com/v/video-ember-golden-temples-and-firebirds-94f201/agent.txt
- Exact prompt as plain text: https://meetreference.com/v/video-ember-golden-temples-and-firebirds-94f201/prompt.txt
- Authorship: AI-made, per the source
- Made with: Not stated
- Model: Seedance 2.5
- Built with: not stated
- Style: Generative; cinematic, elemental, fantasy, luminous, surreal, high-contrast
- Length and format: 30 sec, 16:9 (854x480 source)
- Playback: a muted visual reference. The original soundtrack is available only at the source.
- Shared by @sebatheepan in X, Aug 5, 2026: https://x.com/sebatheepan/status/2085103425704870222
- Prompt fidelity: Verbatim. This is the complete prompt exactly as the creator published it.

## Before you start

Guidance from Reference, separate from the creator's instructions.

1. Read the reference and inspect the project, installed libraries, and available agent skills before writing code. Reuse suitable tools already present.
2. Prefer the creator-reported libraries and skills when they fit the task. Explain what useful additions help with, and install missing project dependencies or relevant skills from official sources when the environment and the user's existing permissions allow it. Respect the project's package manager and setup rules; do not ask again for routine setup already authorized.
3. Distinguish tools used by the creator from your own recommendations. A listed tool is not automatically required, and an empty tools or requirements list means the setup is unknown, not that nothing is needed.
4. Ask concise questions when missing inputs or choices materially affect the result: paid services, credentials, the user's assets, or a different production approach. Use existing answers and permissions; continue independent work while waiting.
5. If a useful library, skill, or service cannot be installed or used, explain an available alternative and its expected effect on quality, features, or effort. Get the user's choice before a material compromise; otherwise state the fallback and continue. Never silently simplify the result or claim to have used a tool you did not use.

## Recreating this video

These are the creator's published instructions, unedited.

## Prompt

```text
A tiny ember drifts in darkness. It lands on dry grass and instantly ignites a chain reaction of fire that races across a field in real time. Flames morph mid-spread into molten glass, then into flowing lava rivers that carve canyons, then into rivers of liquid gold that solidify into ancient temples. The temples crack open under heat, releasing a swarm of phoenix-like firebirds that merge into one colossal bird. The bird dives into the ocean, turning the water into steam and then into a volcanic island that erupts, launching the camera into the stratosphere on a pillar of fire that becomes a rocket trail ending in a silent, glowing ember floating above Earth. Non-stop forward momentum, elemental morphing (fire → glass → lava → gold → birds → volcano), and constant camera chase.
```

## What it looks like

Written by Reference from the video frames, not by the creator.

A dark, fiery world of glowing abstract terrain, a radiant skyline, bird-like golden forms, and Earth seen from space.

- Color: Black, charcoal, deep red, orange, and bright gold, with cool blue-gray tones in the sky and Earth scenes.
- Type: Stylized digital illustration with cinematic, high-contrast lighting.
- Framing: Mostly wide views with glowing structures and terrain across the lower portions; some frames center a bright vertical form or a small point of light against dark surroundings.
- Structure: The imagery moves from darkness and fiery abstract landscapes to a luminous city and airborne forms, ending on a view of Earth.

Storyboard, nine frames spread across the video: https://meetreference.com/media/video-ember-golden-temples-and-firebirds-94f201/storyboard.webp

- Frame 1 at 1.7s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-ember-golden-temples-and-firebirds-94f201/f1.webp
- Frame 2 at 5.0s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-ember-golden-temples-and-firebirds-94f201/f2.webp
- Frame 3 at 8.3s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-ember-golden-temples-and-firebirds-94f201/f3.webp
- Frame 4 at 11.7s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-ember-golden-temples-and-firebirds-94f201/f4.webp
- Frame 5 at 15.0s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-ember-golden-temples-and-firebirds-94f201/f5.webp
- Frame 6 at 18.4s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-ember-golden-temples-and-firebirds-94f201/f6.webp
- Frame 7 at 21.7s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-ember-golden-temples-and-firebirds-94f201/f7.webp
- Frame 8 at 25.0s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-ember-golden-temples-and-firebirds-94f201/f8.webp
- Frame 9 at 28.4s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-ember-golden-temples-and-firebirds-94f201/f9.webp

## Links

- Watch: https://x.com/sebatheepan/status/2085103425704870222
- Original post: https://x.com/sebatheepan/status/2085103425704870222
- Discovery collection: https://beatapi.io/seedance-2-5-prompts