Prompt craft · 5 min · 2026-08-30

Camera Movement Glossary for AI Video

Pan, tilt, dolly, truck, crane, roll, handheld, locked-off. One term per shot.

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Truck is sideways. Dolly is toward or away. If you write camera moves dynamically you will get a blender demo. Pick one verb.

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Locked-off 35mm on the brass tide-clock, 5s, only the gears and gulls move. AUDIO: mechanism, wind.

Glossary

• Pan: yaw. Tilt: pitch.
• Dolly: in/out. Truck: left/right.
• Crane: up/down through space.
• Roll: horizon rotates — use rarely.
• Handheld: add only if you want shake.

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