Two budgets, not one lump. Write It is the bible (cheap drafts). Film It is Seedance chapters (the spend). We quote both before you burn — Soft ceiling ~675 cr for a mid band epic (board + 3×5s Seedance keepers).
Draft the bible cheap. Spend once on style + faces. Upscale/clean plates with Thelma before any video — soft stills stay soft in motion.
Stay on Z-Image for throwaway boards; only promote keepers to Seedream / grade.
Recommend Seedance 2.0 for takes you keep. Use Mini to prove the chapter, then upgrade heroes. Never Wan on mannequin→photoreal.
Draft path: Seedance Mini (~101 cr / 5s) · Keeper path: Seedance 2.0 (~209 cr / 5s)
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