Over-the-shoulder shot in AI video prompts

3 of the 24 models' docs use over-the-shoulder shot: Google Veo, SceneMixer and Wan. An over-the-shoulder shot frames one person past the shoulder of another. As of 2026-09-25.

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

An over-the-shoulder shot frames one person past the shoulder of another. It is the standard grammar of a conversation.

Models whose docs use over-the-shoulder shot, read 2026-09-25.
Model	How the docs use it	From the docs
Google Veo	defines it	Over-the-shoulder shot : frames the shot from behind one person, looking over their shoulder at another person…
SceneMixer	uses it in an example	Say the angle if it matters: over @Jules’s shoulder, from the doorway, from the passenger window.
Wan	uses it in an example	Firelight , over-the-shoulder shot.

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

Google Veo defines it; SceneMixer 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 21 models' docs do not use it in the pages read: Adobe Firefly, Grok Imagine, Higgsfield, HunyuanVideo 1.5, Kling AI, Leonardo Motion 2.0 and others.

Over-the-shoulder shot : frames the shot from behind one person, looking over their shoulder at another person or object, common in conversations.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide

Say the angle if it matters: over @Jules’s shoulder, from the doorway, from the passenger window.
SceneMixer, how to write one shot

Camera word: over-the-shoulder shot
The docs define over-the-shoulder shot and describe what it doesGoogle Cloud, Veo video prompt guide / recorded 2026-09-25
Camera word: over-the-shoulder shot
An over-the-shoulder angle appears in the guide's own exampleSceneMixer, how to write one shot / recorded 2026-10-13
Camera word: over-the-shoulder shot
Over-the-shoulder shot appears in the docs' own prompt examplesAlibaba Cloud Model Studio, Wan prompt guide / recorded 2026-09-25

2Neighbouring camera words

establishing shot: An establishing shot opens a scene by showing where it happens, usually from wide.
low angle: A low angle looks up at the subject from below, making it seem larger or more powerful.

close-up · medium shot · wide or long shot · establishing shot · low angle · high angle · dutch angle · bird's-eye view · point of view · shallow focus