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Show HN: Camera Controls and Motion for AI Video Prompts

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A practical prompt guide and interactive reference for controlling camera placement, framing and motion when generating AI video. It presents a short four-step workflow - bind a reference, describe the scene, keep the look consistent, and direct the camera - and offers one-click, copyable prompt snippets for angles, movements and shot sizes so generated clips read as deliberate direction rather than random framing. The resource emphasizes how camera choices change viewer relationships and narrative impact, and it groups controls into angle, movement, shot size and a glossary of model-friendly terms.

Specifics include precise definitions, expected framing and emotional effect for each option: eye‑level, high/low angle and extreme perspectives; movement types such as pan, tilt, slow zoom, rack focus, dolly in/out, truck, orbit, crane/drone, handheld and specials like dolly zoom or whip pan; and a nine-step shot‑size scale from extreme wide to extreme close. Each entry explains camera behavior, how foreground and background respond, the intended effect and how the shot should end. A taxonomy of common terms (pan/tilt, zoom/lens, dolly/track, physical moves, human camera, drone/crane, specials, speed/feel and negatives) makes it easy to assemble concise, cinematic prompts that control composition, motion and rhythm.

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