{
 "slug": "orbit",
 "name": "Orbit",
 "category": "move",
 "group": "Physical moves",
 "media": [
  "video"
 ],
 "checked": "2026-10-13",
 "effect": "A full circle around the subject; spectacle, a hero moment, the world spinning around someone.",
 "use_when": "Product reveals, a dancer, a dramatic statement.",
 "phrase": "orbit, the camera circles all the way around him at a steady distance, he stays in the centre while the background turns",
 "pitfalls": [
  {
   "text": "Full orbits risk the subject changing on the far side. Give a character sheet or reference so the back of the subject is known.",
   "evidence": "measured",
   "source": "House rule"
  }
 ],
 "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": "Orbit clockwise",
   "text": "clockwise orbit. Movement: circle clockwise around the main subject at a consistent radius. Speed: smooth controlled orbit. Framing: keep the subject centered while the background rotates around them. End: complete the intended arc or full circle with stable framing.",
   "credit": "AI Camera Movements (aicameramovements.com)",
   "source_url": "https://aicameramovements.com/previews/hq/15-orbit-clockwise-hq.mp4",
   "group": "Physical Moves",
   "intensity": null,
   "cue": null,
   "shot": "Shot 15",
   "family": null,
   "aliases": [],
   "media": {
    "video": "/media/aicameramovements/15-orbit-clockwise-hq.mp4",
    "card": "/media/aicameramovements/15-orbit-clockwise-hq-card.mp4",
    "poster": "/media/aicameramovements/15-orbit-clockwise-hq.jpg",
    "card_poster": "/media/aicameramovements/15-orbit-clockwise-hq-card.jpg",
    "width": 1280,
    "height": 720,
    "duration": 15
   }
  },
  {
   "site": "aicameramovements",
   "name": "Orbit counterclockwise",
   "text": "counterclockwise orbit. Movement: circle counterclockwise around the main subject at a consistent radius. Speed: smooth controlled orbit. Framing: keep the subject centered while the background rotates around them. End: complete the intended arc or full circle with stable framing.",
   "credit": "AI Camera Movements (aicameramovements.com)",
   "source_url": "https://aicameramovements.com/previews/hq/15b-orbit-counterclockwise-hq.mp4",
   "group": "Physical Moves",
   "intensity": null,
   "cue": null,
   "shot": "Shot 15B",
   "family": null,
   "aliases": [],
   "media": {
    "video": "/media/aicameramovements/15b-orbit-counterclockwise-hq.mp4",
    "card": "/media/aicameramovements/15b-orbit-counterclockwise-hq-card.mp4",
    "poster": "/media/aicameramovements/15b-orbit-counterclockwise-hq.jpg",
    "card_poster": "/media/aicameramovements/15b-orbit-counterclockwise-hq-card.jpg",
    "width": 1280,
    "height": 720,
    "duration": 15
   }
  }
 ],
 "site_names": [
  "Orbit clockwise",
  "Orbit counterclockwise"
 ],
 "related": [
  "arc-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:** circles the subject at a fixed distance\n- **Pace:** smooth\n- **Keep:** the subject in the centre while the background turns\n- **Ends:** a full or planned part circle",
 "shown_with": null,
 "url": "https://directorchair.ai/move/orbit",
 "markdown": "https://directorchair.ai/move/orbit.md",
 "prompts": {
  "seedance-2.5": "Scene: [your subject] in [your setting].\nShot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot\nOptics and camera: Orbit, the camera circles all the way around the subject at a steady distance, the subject stays in the centre while the background turns. Camera: circles the subject at a fixed distance. Pace: smooth. Keep: the subject in the centre while the background turns. Ends: a full or planned part circle.\nReference clip (Orbit clockwise): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/15-orbit-clockwise-hq.mp4",
  "seedance-2.0": "Scene: [your subject] in [your setting].\nShot 1: one continuous shot\nOptics and camera: Orbit, the camera circles all the way around the subject at a steady distance, the subject stays in the centre while the background turns. Camera: circles the subject at a fixed distance. Pace: smooth. Keep: the subject in the centre while the background turns. Ends: a full or planned part circle.\nReference clip (Orbit clockwise): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/15-orbit-clockwise-hq.mp4",
  "kling-3": "[your subject]. The scene is [your setting]. Orbit, the camera circles all the way around the subject at a steady distance, the subject stays in the centre while the background turns. Camera: circles the subject at a fixed distance. Pace: smooth. Keep: the subject in the centre while the background turns. Ends: a full or planned part circle.\nReference clip (Orbit clockwise): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/15-orbit-clockwise-hq.mp4",
  "veo-3.1": "Orbit, the camera circles all the way around the subject at a steady distance, the subject stays in the centre while the background turns. Camera: circles the subject at a fixed distance. Pace: smooth. Keep: the subject in the centre while the background turns. Ends: a full or planned part circle. [your subject] in [your setting]. Framing and subject stay as in the start image.\nReference clip (Orbit clockwise): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/15-orbit-clockwise-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."
 }
}