Truck

Slides past a scene like a window; layers in depth separate.

Use when: Product rows, shelves, a team at desks, a reveal along a wall.

Prompt instructions

Scene: [your subject] in [your setting]. Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot Optics and camera: Truck right, the camera slides sideways along the shelf at a steady pace, it keeps facing the products while they pass through the frame. Camera: slides sideways on a straight line, still facing forward. Pace: steady. Keep: the lens pointing the same way while the scene slides past. Ends: a clean frame further along. Reference clip (Truck right): https://directorchair.ai/media/aicameramovements/10-truck-right-hq.mp4

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Reference clip by AI Camera Movements, shown with permission.

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Camera: Slides sideways on a straight line, still facing forward
Pace: Steady
Keep: The lens pointing the same way while the scene slides past
Ends: A clean frame further along

Say it like this

Truck right, the camera slides sideways along the shelf at a steady pace, it keeps facing the products while they pass through the frame.

Watch out

A pan turns the camera on one point; a truck carries the whole camera along a line. Only the truck gives parallax.film-craft: Director Chair field notes on video prompting

The maker's card

truck right. Movement: move the camera physically to the right on a straight horizontal path. Speed: smooth constant lateral travel. Framing: keep the lens facing the same direction while the scene slides across frame. End: finish on a clean lateral composition.AI Camera Movements (aicameramovements.com)
truck left. Movement: move the camera physically to the left on a straight horizontal path. Speed: smooth constant lateral travel. Framing: keep the lens facing the same direction while the scene slides across frame. End: finish on a clean lateral composition.AI Camera Movements (aicameramovements.com)

More clips on this card

Truck left

Scans a space or follows something across it, like turning your head.PanPrompt

A small, smooth sideways glide that adds depth to a still scene.SliderPrompt

Shows motion as a clean line across the frame; speed and direction become graphic.Side trackingPrompt

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)

For agents: this card as markdown, as JSON.

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