# Orbit

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

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

## Watch out

- Full orbits risk the subject changing on the far side. Give a character sheet or reference so the back of the subject is known. (measured; House rule)

## Move card

- **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

## Reference: Orbit clockwise

> 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: https://aicameramovements.com/previews/hq/15-orbit-clockwise-hq.mp4
Clip: https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/15-orbit-clockwise-hq.mp4
Poster: https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/15-orbit-clockwise-hq.jpg

## Reference: Orbit counterclockwise

> 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: https://aicameramovements.com/previews/hq/15b-orbit-counterclockwise-hq.mp4
Clip: https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/15b-orbit-counterclockwise-hq.mp4
Poster: https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/15b-orbit-counterclockwise-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: 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.
Reference clip (Orbit clockwise): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/15-orbit-clockwise-hq.mp4
```

### Seedance 2.0

```
Scene: [your subject] in [your setting].
Shot 1: one continuous shot
Optics 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.
Reference clip (Orbit clockwise): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/15-orbit-clockwise-hq.mp4
```

### Kling 3.0

```
[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.
Reference 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.
Reference clip (Orbit clockwise): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/15-orbit-clockwise-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

- Arc: https://directorchair.ai/move/arc-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.