Dolly out

Pulls away and reveals; isolation, or the bigger picture.

Use when: Endings, reveals of a location, showing a person alone in a large space.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot Optics and camera: Slow pull back at eye height, the camera travels straight backward and more of the room comes into frame around him. Camera: rolls straight back, away from her. Pace: slow and controlled. Keep: the same height and direction while more of the room comes in. Ends: a wider frame that shows the place. Reference clip (Dolly out): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/09-dolly-out-hq.mp4

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Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

Reference clip by AI Camera Movements, shown with permission.

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Move card

Camera: Rolls straight back, away from her
Pace: Slow and controlled
Keep: The same height and direction while more of the room comes in
Ends: A wider frame that shows the place

Say it like this

Slow pull back at eye height, the camera travels straight backward and more of the room comes into frame around him.

Watch out

Write the move as behaviour with a start and an end (a slow straight push from six metres to three and a half). A bare move name drifts.vendor: Higgsfield Seedance 2.5 prompting guide, read 28 Sep 2026
Pull back is the move for reveals; say what the reveal shows at the end.unverified: A 2026 model-syntax study for a prompt builder, summarised in Director Chair field notes on video prompting, not measured by us

The maker's card

dolly out. Movement: move the camera physically backward in a straight line away from the main subject. Speed: smooth controlled retreat. Framing: keep lens direction and camera height consistent while more environment enters frame. End: finish in a wider composition.AI Camera Movements (aicameramovements.com)

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Sources

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 Checked 2026-10-13.

AI Camera Movements: a looping example clip of this move and a free prompt card (link only)

Camera Control: a free 3D stage to place the person and set the lens before you generate

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