If you are generating AI video, you know that getting the motion right is the hardest part.
You type camera moves forward,
but do you get a dolly, a zoom, or a hyperlapse?
To get control over your generations,
you need the right vocabulary.
Today, I'm testing and visualizing 42 specific camera movement prompts.
We are going to look at everything from zollies to barrel rolls so you can see exactly how the AI interprets these commands.
I've organized these by category to help you build your prompt library.
Dolly moves.
Slow dolly in.
Slow dolly out.
Fast dolly in.
Vertigo effect.
Infinite scale continuity,
extreme
macro zoom,
cosmic hyperzoom,
Character mounted framing.
Over the shoulder.
I still can't believe you said that to him.
It had to be done. Besides, look how well it turned out.
Fisheye or peephole lens.
Hello. I have your delivery.
Obstacle and environmental interaction.
Reveal from behind.
White movement.
Thru shot,
fly through aperture.
Focus and lens manipulation.
Reveal from blur. Fade in.
Rack focus. Foreground to background.
Tripod moves.
Tilt up.
Tilt down.
Slider moves.
Camera truck left.
Lateral truck right.
Orbital movements.
Orbit 180.
Fast 360
orbit.
Slow cinematic arc.
Vertical movements, crane or pedestal.
Pedestal down.
Pedestal up.
Crane up. High angle reveal.
Crane down, landing.
Optical lens effects,
smooth optical zoom in.
Smooth optical zoom out.
Snap zoom.
Drone
aerial views.
Drone flyover.
Epic drone reveal.
Large scale drone orbit.
Top down, god's eye view.
FPV drone aggressive,
drone dive.
Stylized and dynamic movements.
Handheld documentary style,
whip pan.
We have to accelerate the timeline on this project.
Dutch angle.
Clear the hallway.
Emergency.
Subject tracking.
Leading shot. Backward tracking.
Following shot, forward tracking.
Side tracking parallel.
POV walk, first person walk.
Time and speed manipulation.
Hyperlapse,
moving time lapse.
Bullet time, frozen moment.
Extreme orientation and perspective.
Barrel roll, vortex inception shot.
Worm's eye tracking,
ground level.
Hopefully, this helps you take better control of your AI video output.
If you found this list useful, save it for reference and let me know in the comments which movement you use the most. See you in the next one.