Close-up in AI video prompts: which docs use it
10 of the 24 models' docs use close-up: Adobe Firefly, Google Veo, HunyuanVideo 1.5, Kling AI, Leonardo Motion 2.0, Pika, SceneMixer, SkyReels, Sora and Wan. A close-up frames a face or a detail tightly. As of 2026-09-25.
A close-up frames a face or a detail tightly. It carries emotion and makes small things matter.
| Model | How the docs use it | From the docs |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Firefly | defines it | Close up shot: Focus tightly on a subject’s face or a specific detail, highlighting important elements. |
| Google Veo | defines it | Close-up : frames the subject tightly, typically focusing on the face to emphasize emotions or a specific detail. |
| HunyuanVideo 1.5 | uses it in an example | In a medium close-up, a hand slowly crushes an intact red and white soda can on a wooden table. |
| Kling AI | uses it in an example | Close-up of the man, he lowers his head and says, "but they'll be green again next summer.". |
| Leonardo Motion 2.0 | lists it as a preset | Close Up |
| Pika | uses it in an example | vertigo into a closeup of that raccoon |
| SceneMixer | uses it in an example | Say the size of the picture: close-up, medium close-up, medium shot, full shot, wide shot. |
| SkyReels | uses it in an example | from a close-up, low-angle perspective |
| Sora | uses it in an example | A wide shot from above will emphasize space and context, while a close-up at eye level will focus attention on emotion. |
| Wan | uses it in an example | Moonlight, soft lighting, side lighting, medium close-up shot, center composition. |
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; HunyuanVideo 1.5, Kling AI, Pika, SceneMixer, SkyReels, Sora and Wan use it in an example; Leonardo Motion 2.0 lists it as a preset.
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 14 models' docs do not use it in the pages read: Grok Imagine, Higgsfield, LTX, LTX Studio, Luma Dream Machine, Midjourney and others.
Close up shot: Focus tightly on a subject’s face or a specific detail, highlighting important elements.
Adobe, Firefly help: generate videos using text prompts
Close-up : frames the subject tightly, typically focusing on the face to emphasize emotions or a specific detail.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide
- Camera word: close-upThe docs define close-up and describe what it does
- Camera word: close-upThe docs define close-up and describe what it does
- Camera word: close-upClose-up appears in the docs' own prompt examples
- Camera word: close-upClose-up appears in the docs' own prompt examples
- Camera word: close-upClose-up is one of the named camera presets
- Camera word: close-upClose-up appears in the docs' own prompt examples
- Camera word: close-upClose-up is listed among the picture sizes to write into a shot
- Camera word: close-upClose-up appears in the docs' own prompt examples
- Camera word: close-upClose-up appears in the docs' own prompt examples
- Camera word: close-upClose-up appears in the docs' own prompt examples
2Neighbouring camera words
- shallow focus: Shallow focus keeps only a thin slice of the scene sharp, isolating the subject against a soft background.
- medium shot: A medium shot frames a person from about the waist up, balancing expression with body language and a little of the setting.
medium shot · wide or long shot · establishing shot · over-the-shoulder shot · low angle · high angle · dutch angle · bird's-eye view · point of view · shallow focus