# Tears on a nighttime treadmill

> A woman on a treadmill shifts from a focused expression to visible distress and open crying. Cool gym lighting, dark windows, and consistent waist-up framing keep attention on her face and posture.

- Kind: Video
- Page: https://meetreference.com/v/video-tears-on-a-nighttime-treadmill-a7d010/
- Ready-to-use agent handoff: https://meetreference.com/v/video-tears-on-a-nighttime-treadmill-a7d010/agent.txt
- Exact prompt as plain text: https://meetreference.com/v/video-tears-on-a-nighttime-treadmill-a7d010/prompt.txt
- Authorship: AI-made, per the source
- Made with: Not stated
- Model: Seedance 2.5
- Built with: not stated
- Services: OpenArt
- Style: Short films; cinematic, photorealistic, performance-centered, low-key, minimalist
- Length and format: 15 sec, 16:9 (1280x720 source)
- Playback: a muted visual reference. The original soundtrack is available only at the source.
- Shared by @doctorwasif in X, Aug 11, 2026: https://x.com/doctorwasif/status/2087151667141828740
- 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
15-SECOND CINEMATIC EMOTIONAL GYM SCENE — 16:9

Use image as the sole face/identity reference. Preserve her exact facial structure, eyes, nose, lips, jawline, hairline, long wavy black hair, and skin tone. Adult fictional woman. Neutral fitted athletic tank top and leggings, no logos.

0–3s: Static 85mm upper-body close-up, mid-chest up. She runs steadily on a treadmill with earbuds, controlled breathing, focused neutral expression, light sweat.

3–5s: Her stride subtly falters. She stares blankly ahead as tension builds around her eyes and brows. Her breathing becomes uneven and catches in her throat.

5–10s: Tears rapidly fill both eyes and roll down her cheeks, mixing with sweat. Her eyes and nose redden, chin trembles, brows tighten. She keeps running while gripping the rails. A quiet muffled sob escapes between heavy breaths.

10–15s: Her restraint breaks. She slows slightly but keeps running. A sharp gasp leads into a loud, raw, uncontrollable cry. Her jaw and lower lip shake; tears flood her face; eyes squeeze shut then reopen. Her shoulders, chest, and throat visibly jerk with each sob. One hand grips the rail tighter. She never wipes her tears, covers her face, or stops. Hold on the raw breakdown through the final frame.

Camera: Locked-off upper-body close-up, 85mm portrait look, shallow DOF, sharp face/eyes, soft gym bokeh. No zoom, dolly, cuts, or camera shake.

Setting: Quiet nearly empty gym at night, treadmills/equipment blurred behind her, city lights through windows. Cool fluorescent light mixed with warm city glow, natural skin, realistic sweat and tears, subtle film grain.

Audio: Treadmill hum, footsteps, heavy breathing, distant gym ambience, muffled sobs, sharp gasps, loud broken crying, subtle ambient music. No dialogue.

Avoid: Falling, stumbling, malfunction, comedy, silent crying, restrained breakdown, face covering/wiping tears, eye contact with camera, beauty filters, face morphing, wardrobe changes, extra people, text, logos, watermarks.
```

## What it looks like

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

A woman in a futuristic control room, shown with changing facial expressions.

- Color: Cool charcoal, black, and muted gray, accented by bright cyan interface lights and small colored indicators.
- Type: Stylized 3D digital artwork with soft, polished character rendering.
- Framing: Centered waist-up figure against a symmetrical wall of control panels and screens; the room fills the background.
- Structure: The woman is the focal point, framed by horizontal cyan-lit panels and rows of consoles.

Storyboard, nine frames spread across the video: https://meetreference.com/media/video-tears-on-a-nighttime-treadmill-a7d010/storyboard.webp

- Frame 1 at 0.8s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-tears-on-a-nighttime-treadmill-a7d010/f1.webp
- Frame 2 at 2.5s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-tears-on-a-nighttime-treadmill-a7d010/f2.webp
- Frame 3 at 4.2s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-tears-on-a-nighttime-treadmill-a7d010/f3.webp
- Frame 4 at 5.8s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-tears-on-a-nighttime-treadmill-a7d010/f4.webp
- Frame 5 at 7.5s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-tears-on-a-nighttime-treadmill-a7d010/f5.webp
- Frame 6 at 9.2s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-tears-on-a-nighttime-treadmill-a7d010/f6.webp
- Frame 7 at 10.9s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-tears-on-a-nighttime-treadmill-a7d010/f7.webp
- Frame 8 at 12.5s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-tears-on-a-nighttime-treadmill-a7d010/f8.webp
- Frame 9 at 14.2s: https://meetreference.com/media/video-tears-on-a-nighttime-treadmill-a7d010/f9.webp

## Links

- Watch: https://x.com/doctorwasif/status/2087151667141828740
- Original post: https://x.com/doctorwasif/status/2087151667141828740
- Discovery collection: https://beatapi.io/seedance-2-5-prompts