Bird's-eye view in AI video prompts: which docs use it

4 of the 24 models' docs use bird's-eye view: Adobe Firefly, Google Veo, Open-Sora 2.0 and Wan. A bird's-eye or top-down shot looks straight down on a scene, turning it into something like a map. As of 2026-09-25.

Fig. 1 Counted from the models' docs on the day read.

A bird's-eye or top-down shot looks straight down on a scene, turning it into something like a map.

Models whose docs use bird's-eye view, read 2026-09-25.
Model	How the docs use it	From the docs
Adobe Firefly	defines it	Top down shot: A view directly above the subject, looking straight down.
Google Veo	defines it	Bird's-eye view or top-down shot : a shot taken directly from above, offering a map-like perspective of the scene.
Open-Sora 2.0	uses it in an example	The camera angle provides a bird's eye view of the waterfall.
Wan	uses it in an example	Top-down angle, top shot, soft light, daylight, center composition, cool tones.

Inclusion rule. Models whose own docs define the word, list it as a command or preset, or use it in an example prompt. Order. Alphabetical by model name.

1How the docs use it

Adobe Firefly and Google Veo define it; Open-Sora 2.0 and Wan use it in an example.

A word the docs define is one the maker explains to users. A command or preset is one the model is set up to perform on request. A word that appears only in an example prompt is one the maker shows working, without promising more.

The other 20 models' docs do not use it in the pages read: Grok Imagine, Higgsfield, HunyuanVideo 1.5, Kling AI, Leonardo Motion 2.0, LTX and others.

Top down shot: A view directly above the subject, looking straight down.
Adobe, Firefly help: generate videos using text prompts

Bird's-eye view or top-down shot : a shot taken directly from above, offering a map-like perspective of the scene.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide

Camera word: bird's-eye view
The docs define bird's-eye view and describe what it doesAdobe, Firefly help: generate videos using text prompts / recorded 2026-09-25
Camera word: bird's-eye or top-down
The docs define bird's-eye or top-down and describe what it doesGoogle Cloud, Veo video prompt guide / recorded 2026-09-25
Camera word: bird's-eye view
Bird's-eye view appears in the docs' own prompt examplesHPC-AI Tech, Open-Sora repository / recorded 2026-09-25
Camera word: bird's-eye or top-down
Bird's-eye or top-down appears in the docs' own prompt examplesAlibaba Cloud Model Studio, Wan prompt guide / recorded 2026-09-25

2A shot list from a script

Where “Bird's-eye view” has to be written by hand, SceneMixer's pipeline writes the shots; its guides explain:

SceneMixer turns a novel into a watchable short-drama series in one pipeline: upload the novel (Chinese or English) → AI extracts characters, scenes, and an episode-by-episode structure → generates consistent character and scene art → writes storyboard scripts → renders video segment by segment (16:9 by default, 9:16 in one setting) → composites full episodes.
SceneMixer, Turn a Novel into a Video Series with AI (read 2026-10-13)

A micro drama (vertical drama) is a serialized show of 60–120 second episodes shot for phones.
SceneMixer, The AI Micro Drama Production Pipeline (read 2026-10-13)

3Neighbouring camera words

dutch angle: A dutch angle tilts the frame so the horizon runs at a slant, used for unease or disorientation.
point of view: A point-of-view shot shows what a character sees, putting the viewer in the character's place.

close-up · medium shot · wide or long shot · establishing shot · over-the-shoulder shot · low angle · high angle · dutch angle · point of view · shallow focus