Camera moves for AI video

A camera move is a sentence about how the audience should feel. Pick one per shot and name its speed.

Move	What the camera does	Use it for
Static (locked-off)	Doesn’t move.	Dialogue, tension, letting a face do the work.
Push in (dolly in)	Moves toward the subject.	Realisation, rising pressure.
Pull out (dolly out)	Moves away from the subject.	Reveals, isolation, endings.
Pan	Turns left or right on the spot.	Following action, showing what’s beside.
Tilt	Turns up or down on the spot.	Height, power, a slow reveal of a person.
Tracking (truck)	Travels alongside the subject.	Walking scenes, momentum.
Orbit (arc)	Circles the subject.	Big moments, decisions, reflection.
Crane (pedestal)	Rises or drops.	Opening or closing a scene.
Handheld	Small human shake.	Panic, intimacy, a documentary feel.
Whip pan	A fast pan that blurs.	Surprise, and transitions between shots.
Rack focus	Focus shifts from one depth to another.	Reveals, connecting two things.

One move per shot. Two moves in one prompt usually gets you neither, or a camera that wanders.
Name the speed. Slow, steady or fast. “Slow push in” and “fast push in” are different scenes.
Lead with it if it’s ignored. If the model keeps dropping the move, put the move at the start of the prompt and try again.
Dolly is not zoom. A zoom changes the lens. A dolly moves the camera, so the background shifts against the subject. Say “dolly” when you want depth to change.
Static is a choice. The strongest shot in a scene is often the one where nothing moves except the person.

Part 05. Camera moves