How to Master Camera Movements in AI Videos? T2V Director Model Step-by-Step Guide

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1. Camera Movement Function

First, enter the creation page, then select the "T2V-01-DIRECTOR" model under the Text-to-Video category. Click the camera button to enter the camera control function.

T2V-01-Director Model

Camera Movement Control Interface

Camera Movement Control Interface

Once the camera control interface is activated, hover the mouse over the respective button to preview the effect.

Free Select Function

Choose "Select Function" to insert [Camera Movement ] into the prompt.

[Pan left] indicates : A single shot is applied.

[Pan left,Truck right] indicates: Both shot movements are applied simultaneously.

xxx*[Pan left],xxx[Truck right]* indicates: The left pan shot occurs first, followed by the right truck shot.

Please note:Insert the camera control function at the point in the prompts where the shot movement occurs.

  • For example: A bird is flying [tracking shot, tilt up].

It indicates the shot tracks the flying bird with an upward tilt and tracking shot.

  • Try to avoid the following format:

Realistic style [tracking shot, tilt up], warm tones, a bird is flying.

For example:

Generated Video 1

Prompt 1 with [Camera Movement]

[Push in]A lamb stands in the snow.

Generated Video 2

Prompt 2 with [Camera Movement]

[Pan left,Pan right]A woman is drinking coffee.

Generated Video 3

Prompt 3 with [Camera Movement]

A man picks up a book [Pedestal up], then begins reading it [Static].

Generated Video 4

Prompt 4 with [Camera Movement]

Above an ancient battlefield [Pan right, Pedestal down], the frame reveals a close-up of a female warrior. Her face is smeared with dirt, and her eyes radiate determination.

Cinematic shots

We also offer some preset fixed combination templates:

preset fixed combination templates

Combinations:Cinematic shots

Generated Video 5

Prompt 5: Left circling shot

[truck left, pan right, tracking shot]

Generated Video 6

Prompt 6: Right circling shot

[truck right, pan left, tracking shot]

Generated Video 7

Prompt 7: Left walking shot

[truck left, tracking shot]

Generated Video 8

Prompt 8: Right walking shot

[truck right, tracking shot]

Generated Video 9

Prompt 9: Upwardtilt

[push in, pedestal up]

Generated Video 10

Prompt 10: scenic shot

[truck left, pedestal up]

Generated Video 11

Prompt 11: Stage shot right

[pan right, zoom in]

Generated Video 12

Prompt 12: Sstage shot left

[pan left, zoom in]

Generated Video 13

Prompt 13: Downwardtilt

[pedestal down, tilt up]

2. Text Prompt

Professional users can also use natural language to control camera movements. The following are the text prompts for camera movements:

Generated Video 14

Camera Movement: Left walking shot

Description:
The camera moves horizontally forward or backward.
Combination:
[Push in] / [Pull out]

Generated Video 15

Camera Movement: Zoom in/Zoom out

Description:
The video frame enlarges or shrinks proportionally.
Combination:
[Zoom in] / [Zoom out]

Generated Video 16

Camera Movement: Pan left/Pan right

Description:
The camera remains stationary while the shooting angle pans horizontally to the left or right.
Combination:
[Pan left] / [Pan right]

Generated Video 17

Camera Movement: Tilt up/Tilt down

Description:
The camera remains stationary while the shooting angle tilts vertically upward or downward.
Combination:
[Tilt up] / [Tilt down]

Generated Video 18

Camera Movement: Truck left/Truck right

Description:
The camera remains stationary while the shooting angle pans horizontally to the left or right.
Combination:
[Truck left] / [Truck right]

Generated Video 19

Camera Movement: Pedestal up/Pedestal down

Description:
The camera remains stationary while the shooting angle tilts vertically upward or downward.
Combination:
[Pedestal up] / [Pedestal down]

Generated Video 20

Camera Movement: Tracking shot

Description:
The camera remains stationary while the shooting angle pans horizontally to the left or right.
Combination:
[Tracking shot]

Generated Video 21

Camera Movement: Shake

Description:
The camera remains stationary while the shooting angle tilts vertically upward or downward.
Combination:
[Shake]

Generated Video 22

Camera Movement: Static shot

Description:
The camera remains stationary while the shooting angle pans horizontally to the left or right.
Combination:
[Static shot]

When writing prompts, smoothly incorporating the above camera movement will enhance the accuracy of the response and achieve diverse and precise shot combinations.

For example:

Generated Video 23

Prompt 23

The shot pans left while tilting upward, starting from a small rabbit looking up to the left, gradually moving toward the sky, with a balloon floating upward along the rabbit's line of sight.
Camera Movement:
[Pan left] / [Tilt up]

Generated Video 24

Prompt 24

The shot begins from the rooftop of a dark-toned house, pedestaling up and panning left to capture the magnificent city skyline on the left. In the night, the city is aglow with lights, and in the distant sky, there is a large pale red moon.
Camera Movement:
[Pan left] / [Pedestal up]

Generated Video 25

Prompt 25

A knight stands in the center of the ruins, holding a broken sword, gazing at the burning sky in the distance. The shot slowly rises from the ground, revealing the desolate scene around him. The camera then pulls out, gradually exposing the crumbling city walls and the raging hellfire in the distance. Finally, the camera tilts up, focusing on the enormous shadow of a creature floating in the sky.
Camera Movement:
[Pull out] / [Tilt up]

Generated Video 26

Prompt 26

The shot pushes in while zooming out, revealing a woman with a shocked expression. The background is a blurry beach, crowded with people.
Camera Movement:
[Push in] / [Zoom out]

Generated Video 27

Prompt 27

The camera pans left and then right, tracking a woman in a red dress as she walks toward the subway station.
Camera Movement:
[Pan left] / [Pan right] / [Tracking shot]

Source: https://sixth-switch-2ac.notion.site/T2V-01-Director-Model-Tutorial-with-camera-movement-1886c20a98eb80f395b8e05291ad8645