Follow shot

The viewer walks in someone's footsteps and sees where they are going.

Use when: Arrivals, a tour of a venue, behind-the-scenes content.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot Optics and camera: Follow shot from behind at shoulder height, the camera trails two metres behind her as she walks into the hall. Camera: travels behind the subject at shoulder height. Pace: the subject's pace. Keep: the back of the head and shoulder as a guide in the frame, the route ahead readable. Ends: still following, the subject leading. Reference clip (Follow shot / over-the-shoulder): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/17-follow-shot-over-the-shoulder-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: Travels behind the subject at shoulder height
Pace: The subject's pace
Keep: The back of the head and shoulder as a guide in the frame, the route ahead readable
Ends: Still following, the subject leading

Say it like this

Follow shot from behind at shoulder height, the camera trails two metres behind her as she walks into the hall.

Watch out

Seen from behind, a real person keeps no likeness, which makes this shot safe when the face must stay unrecognisable.measured: Director Chair field notes on image prompting

The maker's card

follow shot from behind. Movement: move behind the subject along their route at shoulder height. Speed: match the subject's pace. Framing: keep the back, shoulder or head as the foreground guide while the route ahead stays readable. End: continue following with the subject leading the frame.AI Camera Movements (aicameramovements.com)

Shot from behind at shoulder height, we see her back and what she is walking towards.

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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

For agents: this card as markdown, as JSON.

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