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Camera

Shot sizes 16Angles 17Camera moves 43Rigs 6Lenses 10Focus and depth 4

Frame

Composition 14Aspect ratios 11

Light and look

Light 22Time of day 12Colour looks 14Film stock and texture 9Art styles 6

People and places

Characters 6Expressions 31Settings 6

Motion

Subject motion and speed 9

Edit

Transitions 21Edit effects 41Sound 14

Story

Hooks 46Script arcs 10Video formats 11Calls to action 5Test and publish 16

Recipes

Presets 28Prompt guides 11

Tools

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Camera moves

Static shot

Calm and observant; the action in the frame carries all the energy.

Use when
Interviews, product on a table, a performance you want the viewer to watch without distraction.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot Optics and camera: Static shot on a tripod, the camera does not move for the whole clip, only the people in the frame move. Camera: on a tripod, not moving at all. Pace: none; only the scene moves. Keep: height, angle, lens and framing identical from the first frame to the last. Ends: exactly where it started. Reference clip (Static shot): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/01-static-shot-hq.mp4

Download reference

Seedance 2.5 reads labelled blocks with timecodes.

Reference clip by AI Camera Movements, shown with permission.

Move card

Camera
On a tripod, not moving at all
Pace
None; only the scene moves
Keep
Height, angle, lens and framing identical from the first frame to the last
Ends
Exactly where it started

Say it like this

Static shot on a tripod, the camera does not move for the whole clip, only the people in the frame move.

Watch out

The maker's card

Related

Feels present and real, as if someone is standing there filming.HandheldPrompt Compresses time: clouds race, crowds flow, a day passes in seconds.Time-lapsePrompt

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

ShotDeck: real film examples of this camera move (paid, link only)

Flim: film, ad and music-video stills of this camera move (free tier, link only)

For agents: this card as markdown, as JSON.