AI video camera movements to use in your prompt

1. 1

   Choose one camera move

   Pick a single move for the clip. Two or three competing moves in one short clip tend to blur together.

2. 2

   Write it after the subject and action

   Keep the order subject, action, camera, light, for example a surfer carving a wave, slow tracking shot, golden hour.

3. 3

   Match the move to the clip length

   A 5 second clip leaves little time for a complex move, so keep it simple there and save slower, longer moves for longer clips.

4. 4

   Compare on two models

   Models interpret camera terms differently. Run the same prompt on two models and keep the one that moves the way you wanted.

• Static wide shot: the camera does not move and the whole scene is visible.
• Slow dolly in or dolly out: the camera moves toward or away from the subject.
• Tracking shot: the camera follows the subject alongside or behind it.
• Handheld: a slight natural shake, for a documentary feel.
• Aerial drone shot: a high, sweeping view looking down on the scene.
• Pan left or right, tilt up or down: the camera turns from a fixed position.
• Orbit: the camera circles the subject.
• Close-up and extreme close-up: framing rather than movement, but they change how a move reads.
• Slow motion: stretches the action, useful for impacts and splashes.

Neither a camera term nor a style preset is a guarantee. They nudge a model toward a result, and the outcome varies by model and subject. Because you pay per generation, test on the cheapest resolution before committing to a high-quality render.

Some style presets bake a camera move into their recipe. Cinematic Drone adds a sweeping aerial shot and Cinematic Slow-Mo adds slow motion with a close-up. Open either preset page to see the exact text and copy it into any model.

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