Fast zoom

A quick, decisive change of scale that points the viewer at one thing.

Use when: Highlighting a detail, a reaction in comedy, punchy social cuts.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot Optics and camera: Fast zoom in on the logo on the box, about one second from wide to tight, the camera stays in place. Camera: stays put while the lens changes quickly, in or out. Pace: about a second. Keep: the target in the centre through the change. Ends: a steady frame at the new size. Reference clip (Fast zoom in): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/06-fast-zoom-in-v2-hq.mp4

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Reference clip by AI Camera Movements, shown with permission.

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Move card

Camera: Stays put while the lens changes quickly, in or out
Pace: About a second
Keep: The target in the centre through the change
Ends: A steady frame at the new size

Say it like this

Fast zoom in on the logo on the box, about one second from wide to tight, the camera stays in place.

Watch out

Give one main camera move per shot. Two moves at once, or orders that contradict each other, make the camera wander.vendor: Kling camera guide and ByteDance Dreamina Seedance guide, via Director Chair field notes on video prompting

The maker's card

fast zoom in. Movement: quickly increase lens focal length toward the main visual target. Speed: quick decisive zoom. Framing: keep the target centered or clearly readable during the scale change. End: finish on a stable tighter composition.AI Camera Movements (aicameramovements.com)
fast zoom out. Movement: quickly decrease lens focal length away from the main visual target. Speed: quick decisive zoom. Framing: keep the target readable as the surrounding space appears. End: finish on a stable 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)

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