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Dolly/Track

Dolly in

How to prompt a dolly in shot in AI video

Dolly in start frame

To prompt a dolly in shot in AI video, describe your scene first, then add the camera line as its own sentence: "dolly in. Movement: move the camera physically forward in a straight line toward the main subject." Finish it with the speed, what stays fixed and how the shot ends, as in the full recipe below.

Camera body physically pushes forward toward the subject.

Best for: Intimacy with parallax — closing on a subject as the world slides past.

The recipe

dolly in. Movement: move the camera physically forward in a straight line toward the main subject. Speed: smooth controlled push. Framing: keep camera height, lens direction and subject position consistent while distance closes. End: finish in a tighter composition.

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How to prompt a dolly in shot in AI video

  1. 01

    Describe the shot

    Write one or two sentences for the subject, setting and light before any camera language.

  2. 02

    Add the dolly in recipe

    Append the recipe as its own sentence: "Camera: dolly in. Movement: move the camera physically forward in a straight line toward the main subject. Speed: smooth controlled push. Framing: keep camera height, lens direction and subject position consistent while distance closes. End: finish in a tighter composition."

  3. 03

    Keep one move per shot

    Remove any other camera instructions so the model commits to a single, readable move.

  4. 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: dolly in. Movement: move the camera physically forward in a straight line toward the main subject. Speed: smooth controlled push. Framing: keep camera height, lens direction and subject position consistent while distance closes. End: finish in a tighter composition.”

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