If your subject is on the move and you want the viewer to glide along with them, go Tracking Shot.
A tracking shot involves the camera physically moving through space to follow the subject. In AI video prompts, it results in a continuous perspective that keeps the subject centered while the background shifts naturally with parallax. It's a go-to for action, emotional pacing, and immersive sequences—whether ground-based, aerial, or even underwater.
Classic Example: The long hallway follow in The Shining, or the battlefield run in 1917. In AI video, this could mean following a character through a cyberpunk alley or soaring beside a dragon over mountains.
In AI video, "tracking shot" and "follow shot" tend to yield identical results unless specified with "from above" or "side view".
Subject & Background Behaviour
Subject: travels and often stays centered or slightly off-center
Background: shifts naturally with perspective; shows parallax and depth
Don't-Confuse-With
Pan → rotates the camera but doesn't translate it; background moves, but perspective doesn't shift
Zoom → no camera movement, only lens adjustment; results in size change, not spatial movement
Orbit → rotates around the subject; tracking follows alongside
| Movement Type | translation |
|---|---|
| Axis/Direction | varied |
| Related Movements | dolly in dolly left dynamic tracking shot |
| Used in Contexts | reveal, action, suspense, emotional, narrative emphasis |
| Motion Styles | cinematic, dramatic, immersive |
Realistic woman in anime scene
Camera tracks a realistic tanned blonde woman in white top and denim shorts walking forward in an anime-style illustration environment. Little white bird is flying near the subtly moving white clouds, soft breeze billowing the plants and tree leaves. The woman looking around curiously as if wonderin...
Split scene cat jumps from fryer to rock show
Split frame – left: cat dressed in a fast-food uniform stands in a kitchen, holding a basket of fries, right: neon-lit concert stage with smoke and glowing lights. Camera tracks as cat drops fries basket, leaps from kitchen to stage; left half wipes away, revealing full concert view. Energetic conce...
Thunder god eyed flying turtoises
The sky is alive with energy as two giant flying turtles soar majestically above a blurred landscape of mountains and rivers, carrying serene monks in meditation atop their shells. The turtles' eyes suddenly blaze with an intense blue glow, crackling bolts of electricity erupting into the air, illum...