# Steadicam or gimbal

Camera / Rig / Studio. Checked 2026-10-13.

A floating glide that follows people smoothly through space.

- Use when: Walk-and-talks, tours, events, weddings.
- Phrase: steadicam, the camera glides smoothly at chest height following her, no shake
- Page: https://directorchair.ai/rig/steadicam-rig
- JSON: https://directorchair.ai/api/rig/steadicam-rig.json

## Watch out

- A stabilised camera can look floaty and unreal; a touch of handheld weight reads more operated. (unverified; 2026 model-syntax study via Director Chair field notes on video prompting)

## Prompts

### Seedance 2.5

```
Scene: [your subject] in [your setting].
Shot 1 (0:00 to 0:05): one continuous shot
Optics and camera: Steadicam, the camera glides smoothly at chest height following the subject, no shake.
```

### Seedance 2.0

```
Scene: [your subject] in [your setting].
Shot 1: one continuous shot
Optics and camera: Steadicam, the camera glides smoothly at chest height following the subject, no shake.
```

### Kling 3.0

```
[your subject]. The scene is [your setting]. Steadicam, the camera glides smoothly at chest height following the subject, no shake.
```

### Veo 3.1

```
Steadicam, the camera glides smoothly at chest height following the subject, no shake. [your subject] in [your setting]. Framing and subject stay as in the start image.
```

## Goes well with

- Tracking shot: https://directorchair.ai/move/tracking-shot
- Handheld: https://directorchair.ai/move/handheld-shot

## Source

The first Director Chair spec and Director Chair field notes on video prompting

Text CC BY 4.0, Director Chair (directorchair.ai). Reference clips and their card texts belong to their makers.