Static shot
How to prompt a static shot in AI video
To prompt a static shot in AI video, describe your scene first, then add the camera line as its own sentence: "locked-off static shot. Movement: hold one fixed camera position for the full clip." Finish it with the speed, what stays fixed and how the shot ends, as in the full recipe below.
Locked-off frame — no camera movement at all.
Best for: Dialogue holds, tableaux, and moments that need calm and control.
The recipe
locked-off static shot. Movement: hold one fixed camera position for the full clip. Speed: still and steady. Framing: keep the same angle, height, lens distance and composition. End: finish with the same framing and camera position.
How to prompt a static 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 static shot recipe
Append the recipe as its own sentence: "Camera: locked-off static shot. Movement: hold one fixed camera position for the full clip. Speed: still and steady. Framing: keep the same angle, height, lens distance and composition. End: finish with the same framing and camera position."
- 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: locked-off static shot. Movement: hold one fixed camera position for the full clip. Speed: still and steady. Framing: keep the same angle, height, lens distance and composition. End: finish with the same framing and camera position.”
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