Motion Camera Shot Video Prompts

Pan Shot

Prompt: A slow, smooth horizontal pan from left to right. Start on a bustling city street with a red car parked on the left. As the camera pans, follow a pedestrian walking from left to right, then reveal a lively outdoor cafe with people chatting, and finally end on a towering skyscraper on the far right. The movement should be fluid, guiding the viewer’s eye across the entire scene.

Following shot was created with Google Veo 2

Tilt Shot

Prompt: A deliberate vertical tilt shot. Begin tightly framed on a person’s worn, muddy boots standing on uneven terrain. Slowly tilt the camera upwards, revealing their legs in hiking gear, then their body, and finally their face looking up in awe at a massive, ancient tree towering into the sky. The tilt should convey the immense scale of the tree.

Dolly (Tracking) Shot

Prompt: A smooth dolly shot tracking a character. Start with the camera just behind a person as they walk quickly down a long, empty hallway, maintaining a consistent distance. The person should appear increasingly anxious as they move forward. The hallway is dimly lit with flickering lights, enhancing the feeling of suspense.

Zoom Shot

Prompt: (From 00:00 to 00:05 seconds)
Start with extreme close-up shot of a detective and then camera slowly zooms out, revealing the detective at a desk cluttered with clues, photos, notes, and a large map. This emphasizes the case’s complexity.

(From 00:05 to 00:06 second)
The camera performs a rapid, quick zoom-in to an extreme close-up on a red-circled location on the map, placed on desk, signalling a sudden realization or discovery.

A extreme close-up shot of a detective, from his eyes. Camera slowly zooms out, revealing detective at a desk looking on a large map, place on the desk. Camera smoothly stops at wide-shot. The camera performs a rapid, quick zoom-in to an extreme close-up on a red-circled location on the map, placed on the desk, signaling a sudden realization or discovery.

A extreme close-up shot of a detective, from his eyes. From 00:01 to 00:04 second Camera slowly zooms out, revealing detective at a desk looking on a large map, place on the desk. At 00:04 second Camera smoothly stops at wide-shot and Camera stays still till 00:05 second. From 00:05 to 00:06 second The camera performs a rapid, quick zoom-in to an extreme close-up on a red-circled location on the map, placed on the desk, signaling a sudden realization or discovery. From 00:07 to 00:08 camera tilts up showing detective face.

Crane (Boom) Shot

Prompt: A sweeping crane shot. Begin with a close-up of a lone figure standing on a vast, open beach at dawn, looking out at the ocean. The camera then smoothly cranes upwards and backwards, slowly revealing the expansive coastline, the crashing waves, and the rising sun painting the sky, making the figure appear increasingly small within the grand landscape. The movement should feel majestic and vast.

Steadicam (Stabilized) Shot

Prompt: A continuous, fluid Steadicam shot following a character. Begin as the camera smoothly walks behind a person entering a crowded, vibrant marketplace. The camera should navigate around other people and stalls, maintaining a stable, eye-level perspective as if the viewer is right there with the character, allowing for an immersive and realistic feel without any jarring movements.