Video · Camera MoveNO.015 / 166
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When to use it
Openings, establishing a location, an emotional release at the end of a sequence.
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Prompt template
aerial drone shot slowly rising from behind a ridge and flying forward, revealing a vast sea of clouds and distant snow peaks the moment it clears the ridge, smooth and stable.
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Sample prompt · generate a video directly
The technique comes first, followed by the scene, action, performance and duration. Paste it straight into a video model and swap in your own characters and plot.
Aerial shot: a drone rises slowly along a pine-covered ridge and flies forward; the instant it clears the crest it reveals a churning sea of clouds below and snow peaks turned red by the morning sun, with a lone backpacker on a trail along the mountainside. Smooth and steady, 7 seconds.
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Common pitfalls
- The whole view is visible from the start, so there's no reveal.
- Too fast, like an FPV drone.
- Terrain scale is wrong and the mountains look like models.
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Parameter tips
5 to 8 s; you need something in the foreground to clear (a ridge, treetops, a roof) for it to feel like a reveal.