{
 "slug": "arc-shot",
 "name": "Arc",
 "category": "move",
 "group": "Physical moves",
 "media": [
  "video"
 ],
 "checked": "2026-10-13",
 "effect": "Circles part of the way around a subject; it gains dimension and importance.",
 "use_when": "Hero moments, a product on a pedestal, a person at the moment of a decision.",
 "phrase": "arc shot, the camera moves on a shallow curve a quarter of the way around her at the same distance and height",
 "pitfalls": [
  {
   "text": "A partial arc holds the subject more consistently than a full orbit.",
   "evidence": "unverified",
   "source": "A 2026 model-syntax study for a prompt builder, summarised in Director Chair field notes on video prompting, not measured by us"
  }
 ],
 "per_model": [],
 "external_refs": [
  {
   "site": "aicameramovements",
   "url": "https://aicameramovements.com/",
   "what": "a looping example clip of this move and a free prompt card (link only)"
  },
  {
   "site": "aicameracontrol",
   "url": "https://aicameracontrol.com/",
   "what": "a free 3D stage to place the person and set the lens before you generate"
  }
 ],
 "licensed": [
  {
   "site": "aicameramovements",
   "name": "Arc right",
   "text": "arc right. Movement: move on a shallow curved path around the main subject toward the right side. Speed: smooth measured curve. Framing: keep distance, height and subject readability consistent while the angle changes. End: finish from a new right-side angle.",
   "credit": "AI Camera Movements (aicameramovements.com)",
   "source_url": "https://aicameramovements.com/previews/hq/14-arc-right-hq.mp4",
   "group": "Physical Moves",
   "intensity": null,
   "cue": null,
   "shot": "Shot 14",
   "family": null,
   "aliases": [],
   "media": {
    "video": "/media/aicameramovements/14-arc-right-hq.mp4",
    "card": "/media/aicameramovements/14-arc-right-hq-card.mp4",
    "poster": "/media/aicameramovements/14-arc-right-hq.jpg",
    "card_poster": "/media/aicameramovements/14-arc-right-hq-card.jpg",
    "width": 1280,
    "height": 720,
    "duration": 15
   }
  },
  {
   "site": "aicameramovements",
   "name": "Arc left",
   "text": "arc left. Movement: move on a shallow curved path around the main subject toward the left side. Speed: smooth measured curve. Framing: keep distance, height and subject readability consistent while the angle changes. End: finish from a new left-side angle.",
   "credit": "AI Camera Movements (aicameramovements.com)",
   "source_url": "https://aicameramovements.com/previews/hq/14b-arc-left-hq.mp4",
   "group": "Physical Moves",
   "intensity": null,
   "cue": null,
   "shot": "Shot 14B",
   "family": null,
   "aliases": [],
   "media": {
    "video": "/media/aicameramovements/14b-arc-left-hq.mp4",
    "card": "/media/aicameramovements/14b-arc-left-hq-card.mp4",
    "poster": "/media/aicameramovements/14b-arc-left-hq.jpg",
    "card_poster": "/media/aicameramovements/14b-arc-left-hq-card.jpg",
    "width": 1280,
    "height": 720,
    "duration": 15
   }
  }
 ],
 "site_names": [
  "Arc right",
  "Arc left"
 ],
 "related": [
  "orbit",
  "slider-shot"
 ],
 "rights": "own-work",
 "evidence": "film-craft",
 "source": {
  "url": null,
  "note": "Move names and the seven groups from aicameramovements.com (names and structure only); behaviour and numbers in our own words from Director Chair field notes on video prompting and the first Director Chair spec"
 },
 "body": "## Move card\n\n- **Camera:** curves part of the way around the subject\n- **Pace:** measured\n- **Keep:** the same distance and height while the angle changes\n- **Ends:** a new side of the subject",
 "shown_with": null,
 "url": "https://directorchair.ai/move/arc-shot",
 "markdown": "https://directorchair.ai/move/arc-shot.md",
 "prompts": {
  "seedance-2.5": "Scene: [your subject] in [your setting].\nShot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot\nOptics and camera: Arc shot, the camera moves on a shallow curve a quarter of the way around her at the same distance and height. Camera: curves part of the way around the subject. Pace: measured. Keep: the same distance and height while the angle changes. Ends: a new side of the subject.\nReference clip (Arc right): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/14-arc-right-hq.mp4",
  "seedance-2.0": "Scene: [your subject] in [your setting].\nShot 1: one continuous shot\nOptics and camera: Arc shot, the camera moves on a shallow curve a quarter of the way around her at the same distance and height. Camera: curves part of the way around the subject. Pace: measured. Keep: the same distance and height while the angle changes. Ends: a new side of the subject.\nReference clip (Arc right): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/14-arc-right-hq.mp4",
  "kling-3": "[your subject]. The scene is [your setting]. Arc shot, the camera moves on a shallow curve a quarter of the way around her at the same distance and height. Camera: curves part of the way around the subject. Pace: measured. Keep: the same distance and height while the angle changes. Ends: a new side of the subject.\nReference clip (Arc right): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/14-arc-right-hq.mp4",
  "veo-3.1": "Arc shot, the camera moves on a shallow curve a quarter of the way around her at the same distance and height. Camera: curves part of the way around the subject. Pace: measured. Keep: the same distance and height while the angle changes. Ends: a new side of the subject. [your subject] in [your setting]. Framing and subject stay as in the start image.\nReference clip (Arc right): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/14-arc-right-hq.mp4"
 },
 "licence": {
  "code": "MIT",
  "text": "CC BY 4.0",
  "third_party": "Clips and card texts inside a \"licensed\" block belong to their makers and are shown with permission and credit."
 }
}