Follow shot / over-the-shoulder
How to prompt a follow shot / over-the-shoulder shot in AI video
To prompt a follow shot in AI video, describe your scene first, then add the camera line as its own sentence: "follow shot from behind. Movement: move behind the subject along their route at shoulder height." Finish it with the speed, what stays fixed and how the shot ends, as in the full recipe below.
Camera trails behind the subject at shoulder height.
Best for: Immersive journeys — putting the viewer in the subject wake.
The recipe
follow shot from behind. Movement: move behind the subject along their route at shoulder height. Speed: match the subject pace. Framing: keep the back, shoulder or head as the foreground guide while the route ahead stays readable. End: continue following with the subject leading the frame.
How to prompt a follow shot / over-the-shoulder shot in AI video
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Describe the shot
Write one or two sentences for the subject, setting and light before any camera language.
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Add the follow shot / over-the-shoulder recipe
Append the recipe as its own sentence: "Camera: follow shot from behind. Movement: move behind the subject along their route at shoulder height. Speed: match the subject pace. Framing: keep the back, shoulder or head as the foreground guide while the route ahead stays readable. End: continue following with the subject leading the frame."
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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: follow shot from behind. Movement: move behind the subject along their route at shoulder height. Speed: match the subject pace. Framing: keep the back, shoulder or head as the foreground guide while the route ahead stays readable. End: continue following with the subject leading the frame.”
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