Chase shot
How to prompt a chase shot in AI video
To prompt a chase shot in AI video, describe your scene first, then add the camera line as its own sentence: "chase shot. Movement: follow a moving subject quickly along the action route." Finish it with the speed, what stays fixed and how the shot ends, as in the full recipe below.
Fast reactive pursuit of a moving subject.
Best for: Action and urgency — staying glued to a subject in flight.
The recipe
chase shot. Movement: follow a moving subject quickly along the action route. Speed: fast, reactive and physically close. Framing: keep the subject visible while allowing energetic reframing. End: stay connected to the subject in motion.
How to prompt a chase shot in AI video
- 01
Describe the shot
Write one or two sentences for the subject, setting and light before any camera language.
- 02
Add the chase shot recipe
Append the recipe as its own sentence: "Camera: chase shot. Movement: follow a moving subject quickly along the action route. Speed: fast, reactive and physically close. Framing: keep the subject visible while allowing energetic reframing. End: stay connected to the subject in motion."
- 03
Keep one move per shot
Remove any other camera instructions so the model commits to a single, readable move.
- 04
Generate and review the ending
Check the final frame matches the End line. If the move drifts, shorten the clip or restate what must stay fixed.
One move is one shot. To carry it into the next shot, pin where each clip starts and ends with first-frame / last-frame and chain the shots into a short film with one cast in every shot. Still picking software? Here is what to look for in a short-film tool.
Try this prompt
“A lighthouse on a rocky coast at golden hour, waves breaking softly below, warm light on the stone. Camera: chase shot. Movement: follow a moving subject quickly along the action route. Speed: fast, reactive and physically close. Framing: keep the subject visible while allowing energetic reframing. End: stay connected to the subject in motion.”
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