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Orbit counterclockwise

How to prompt a orbit counterclockwise shot in AI video

Orbit counterclockwise start frame

To prompt an orbit counterclockwise shot in AI video, describe your scene first, then add the camera line as its own sentence: "counterclockwise orbit. Movement: circle counterclockwise around the main subject at a consistent radius." Finish it with the speed, what stays fixed and how the shot ends, as in the full recipe below.

Full circle around the subject, counterclockwise.

Best for: Hero reveals — a true 3D turn that shows every side of a subject.

The recipe

counterclockwise orbit. Movement: circle counterclockwise around the main subject at a consistent radius. Speed: smooth controlled orbit. Framing: keep the subject centered while the background rotates around them. End: complete the intended arc or full circle with stable framing.

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How to prompt a orbit counterclockwise 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 orbit counterclockwise recipe

    Append the recipe as its own sentence: "Camera: counterclockwise orbit. Movement: circle counterclockwise around the main subject at a consistent radius. Speed: smooth controlled orbit. Framing: keep the subject centered while the background rotates around them. End: complete the intended arc or full circle with stable framing."

  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: counterclockwise orbit. Movement: circle counterclockwise around the main subject at a consistent radius. Speed: smooth controlled orbit. Framing: keep the subject centered while the background rotates around them. End: complete the intended arc or full circle with stable framing.”

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Opens the studio with this prompt filled in · 65 free credits

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