AI Camera Prompts: Movement, Angles and Shots in AI Video
Runway's guide lists the camera terms video models follow and gives an order for putting them into a prompt. It explains why named moves like a slow dolly push-in work better than words like cinematic.
Key points
- Prompt order: shot size, angle, move, subject, lens, light, what the shot reveals
- Always give a move a speed or a duration
- Reliable terms: push-in, pan, tilt, truck, orbit, crane, handheld, locked-off
- When to use prompt text and when to use built-in camera controls
- A copy-and-adapt library of example prompts