Sora camera docs: a shot list in one clip
Sora's docs cover 4 of the six points. Camera moves: words in the prompt. Framing: shown in examples. Cuts: several shots per clip. Frames: first frame only. Nothing on negative prompt and motion amount. As of 2026-09-25.
| Model | Camera moves |
|---|---|
| Adobe Firefly | Commands or presets |
| Google Veo | Words in the prompt |
| Grok Imagine | Words in the prompt |
| Higgsfield | Commands or presets |
| HunyuanVideo 1.5 | Words in the prompt |
| Kling AI | Words in the prompt |
| Leonardo Motion 2.0 | Commands or presets |
| LTX | Words in the prompt |
| LTX Studio | Commands or presets |
| Luma Dream Machine | Commands or presets |
| Midjourney | None in the docs |
| MiniMax Hailuo | Commands or presets |
| Moonvalley Marey | Drawn or set from an image |
| Open-Sora 2.0 | None in the docs |
| Pika | Words in the prompt |
| PixVerse | Commands or presets |
| Runway | Words in the prompt |
| SceneMixer | Words in the prompt |
| Seedance | From a reference |
| SkyReels | Words in the prompt |
| Sora | Words in the prompt |
| Step-Video-TI2V | Words in the prompt |
| Vidu | None in the docs |
| Wan | Words in the prompt |
Inclusion rule. All 24 models on the register, each with the way its own docs ask for a camera move. Order. Alphabetical by model name.
- Camera moves
- Words in the prompt
- Framing
- Shown in examples
- Cuts
- Several shots per clip
- Frames
- First frame only
- Negative prompt
- None in the docs
- Motion amount
- None in the docs
1What the docs say
OpenAI's Sora 2 prompting guide asks for the camera to be described in plain words, one clear move per shot, and shows weak and strong ways to write framing. Its worked example is a shot list of two timed shots in a four-second clip, and an input image anchors the first frame.
How a camera move is asked for: Words in the prompt
Some examples for good camera motion instructions: slowly tilting camera handheld eng camera
OpenAI Cookbook, Sora 2 prompting guide
- Camera directionCamera motion is described in plain words, one clear move per shot
Sora, camera moves in detail · How a camera move is asked for, every model
Shot sizes and angles in the docs: Shown in examples
Weak Camera shot: cinematic look Strong Camera shot: wide shot, low angle
OpenAI Cookbook, Sora 2 prompting guide
- Camera directionThe guide asks for a stated framing and shows weak and strong ways to write it
Sora, framing in detail · Shot sizes and angles in the docs, every model
Cuts inside one generation: Several shots per clip
Optimized Shot List ( 2 shots / 4 s total)
OpenAI Cookbook, Sora 2 prompting guide
- Worked exampleIts worked example is a shot list: two timed shots inside one four-second clip
Sora, cuts in detail · Cuts inside one generation, every model
Start and end frames: First frame only
The model uses the image as an anchor for the first frame, while your text prompt defines what happens next.
OpenAI Cookbook, Sora 2 prompting guide
- Image inputAn input image anchors the first frame; the prompt says what happens next
Sora, frames in detail · Start and end frames, every model
A negative prompt: None in the docs
- Prompting guide read; no negative prompt field is describedNot described in the docs read (2026-09-25)
A negative prompt, every model
A setting for how much the picture moves: None in the docs
- Prompting guide read; no setting for the amount of motion is describedNot described in the docs read (2026-09-25)
A setting for how much the picture moves, every model
2Camera words in its docs
tilt · dolly · push-in · handheld · aerial shot · close-up · medium shot · wide or long shot · establishing shot · shallow focus
3Neighbouring models
How the docs were read: the method.
4Docs read
- OpenAI Cookbook, Sora 2 prompting guide, read 2026-09-25