Medium shot in AI video prompts: which docs use it
7 of the 24 models' docs use medium shot: Adobe Firefly, Google Veo, HunyuanVideo 1.5, Kling AI, SceneMixer, Sora and Wan. A medium shot frames a person from about the waist up, balancing expression with body language and a little of the setting. As of 2026-09-25.
A medium shot frames a person from about the waist up, balancing expression with body language and a little of the setting.
| Model | How the docs use it | From the docs |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Firefly | defines it | Medium shot: Frame the subject while providing enough context to the environment and surroundings. |
| Google Veo | defines it | Medium shot : shows the subject from approximately the waist up, balancing detail with some environmental context. |
| HunyuanVideo 1.5 | uses it in an example | slowly advancing medium shot, shot from a level angle |
| Kling AI | uses it in an example | Shot 4 , Frontal medium shot, tracking backward in front of the motorcycle, the rider’s helmet facing the camera. |
| SceneMixer | uses it in an example | Say the size of the picture: close-up, medium close-up, medium shot, full shot, wide shot. |
| Sora | uses it in an example | medium close-up shot, slight angle from behind |
| Wan | uses it in an example | Group conversation ,warm colors, daylight from large window, soft lighting, medium 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, SceneMixer, Sora 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 17 models' docs do not use it in the pages read: Grok Imagine, Higgsfield, Leonardo Motion 2.0, LTX, LTX Studio, Luma Dream Machine and others.
Medium shot: Frame the subject while providing enough context to the environment and surroundings.
Adobe, Firefly help: generate videos using text prompts
Medium shot : shows the subject from approximately the waist up, balancing detail with some environmental context.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide
- Camera word: medium shotThe docs define medium shot and describe what it does
- Camera word: medium shotThe docs define medium shot and describe what it does
- Camera word: medium shotMedium shot appears in the docs' own prompt examples
- Camera word: medium shotMedium shot appears in the docs' own prompt examples
- Camera word: medium shotMedium shot is listed among the picture sizes to write into a shot
- Camera word: medium shotMedium shot appears in the docs' own prompt examples
- Camera word: medium shotMedium shot appears in the docs' own prompt examples
2Neighbouring camera words
- close-up: A close-up frames a face or a detail tightly.
- wide or long shot: A wide or long shot shows the whole subject and its surroundings, placing a person in a space.
close-up · 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