# Arc

Camera / Camera move / Physical moves. Checked 2026-10-13.

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
- Page: https://directorchair.ai/move/arc-shot
- JSON: https://directorchair.ai/api/move/arc-shot.json

## Watch out

- A partial arc holds the subject more consistently than a full orbit. (unverified; A 2026 model-syntax study for a prompt builder, summarised in Director Chair field notes on video prompting, not measured by us)

## Move card

- **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

## Reference: Arc right

> 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: https://aicameramovements.com/previews/hq/14-arc-right-hq.mp4
Clip: https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/14-arc-right-hq.mp4
Poster: https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/14-arc-right-hq.jpg

## Reference: Arc left

> 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: https://aicameramovements.com/previews/hq/14b-arc-left-hq.mp4
Clip: https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/14b-arc-left-hq.mp4
Poster: https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/14b-arc-left-hq.jpg

## Prompts

### Seedance 2.5

```
Scene: [your subject] in [your setting].
Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot
Optics 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.
Reference clip (Arc right): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/14-arc-right-hq.mp4
```

### Seedance 2.0

```
Scene: [your subject] in [your setting].
Shot 1: one continuous shot
Optics 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.
Reference clip (Arc right): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/14-arc-right-hq.mp4
```

### Kling 3.0

```
[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.
Reference 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.
Reference clip (Arc right): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/14-arc-right-hq.mp4
```

## Look further

- https://aicameramovements.com/ : a looping example clip of this move and a free prompt card (link only)
- https://aicameracontrol.com/ : a free 3D stage to place the person and set the lens before you generate

## Goes well with

- Orbit: https://directorchair.ai/move/orbit
- Slider: https://directorchair.ai/move/slider-shot

## Source

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

Text CC BY 4.0, Director Chair (directorchair.ai). Reference clips and their card texts belong to their makers.