Runway beside Google Veo, point by point
The docs of Runway and Google Veo part on 4 of the six camera points: framing, cuts, frames and negative prompt. They read alike on camera moves and motion amount. As of 2026-09-25.
| Field | Runway | Google Veo |
|---|---|---|
| How a camera move is asked for | Words in the prompt | Words in the prompt |
| Shot sizes and angles in the docs | None in the docs | Defined in a glossary |
| Cuts inside one generation | None in the docs | Editing terms only |
| Start and end frames | Several keyframes | First and last frame |
| A negative prompt | Advised against | A negative prompt field |
| A setting for how much the picture moves | None in the docs | None in the docs |
Inclusion rule. The six points every model on the register is read on. Order. The order the points take on every model page.
1How the two differ
Runway's docs say nothing about cuts inside a clip, while Google Veo reads “Editing terms only” on cuts inside a clip. Runway reads “Several keyframes” on start and end frames, while Google Veo reads “First and last frame” on start and end frames. Only Google Veo documents a negative prompt field. Runway's docs use 0 of the site's camera words and Google Veo's use 25, with none in common.
2The differing points, in the docs' words
Shot sizes and angles in the docs
Runway: the docs read do not cover this.
Close-up : frames the subject tightly, typically focusing on the face to emphasize emotions or a specific detail.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide
Cuts inside one generation
Runway: the docs read do not cover this.
You can use cinematic terms for editing style and specific techniques.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide
Start and end frames
Keyframes – Animate Frames app
Runway, camera control on Gen-3 Alpha Turbo
First and last frames to video
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide
A negative prompt
Use positive phrasing and avoid negative prompts
Runway, Gen-4 video prompting guide
Negative prompts are a tool that helps specify the elements that you don't want generated in your video.
Google Cloud, Veo video prompt guide
- Camera angles and shot typesShot sizes and angles are defined one by one, from extreme close-up to wide, low-angle and dutch angle
- Cinematic termsEditing terms such as match cut, jump cut and montage can be named in the prompt
- ReplacementsImage to video uses an input image; keyframes moved to an Animate Frames app
- Documentation contentsA separate mode generates video from a first and a last frame
- TipsThe guide advises positive phrasing and avoiding negative prompts
- Negative promptsNegative prompts list elements that should not appear in the video
3Runway, Google Veo and a third set of camera docs
| Camera point | SceneMixer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Shot sizes and angles in the docs | Each numbered shot in a segment carries a framing change, written by the storyboard step | SceneMixer, AI storyboard generator page |
| Cuts inside one generation | A segment holds several numbered shots and its length is the sum of them | SceneMixer, AI storyboard generator page |
| A negative prompt | Negative wording is advised against: the guide says to describe what is there, because a named absence tends to be drawn | SceneMixer, say what is there guide |
Inclusion rule. Points where the two models above differ and SceneMixer's guides say something; points its guides leave open are not shown. Order. The order the points take on every model page.