Orbit / Arc

Still-image prompt

Initial-frame preparation only. A still image cannot demonstrate motion, editing or audible timing.

Create only the initial frame; motion is specified separately.
Scene: A clock repairer's narrow workshop contains a scarred oak bench, brass pendulum clock, fine tools and a frosted window. The repairer wears a slate apron; material wear stays subtle and believable.
Initial state: Camera at repairer's eye height, 2.5 m from clock center, front view of repairer behind clock.
Still reference: Full-frame 36 mm wide reference, 16:9 framing; optics 40 mm prime; f/4; exposure 1/48 s; ISO 400; WB 5000 K
Lighting: A broad 5600 K window key enters from camera left; a shaded 3000 K bench lamp warms the brass only. At 5000 K white balance daylight is mildly cool. Flag reflections and expose the pale dial below clipping.
Color: Keep oak brown and slate blue dominant, with a brass accent. Cool grey shadows retain tool shapes, skin midtones stay natural, and highlights turn cream with a soft shoulder. Moderate saturation and an open black level.
Do not depict multiple future moments in this one frame. This still alone is not evidence that a dynamic technique succeeded.

Production prompt

Complete execution and assembly recipe. Independent sources below must be acquired separately where specified.

PRODUCTION RECIPE: Orbit / Arc / Arc Left
Output: 8 s. Workflow: single_take. Format: Full-frame 36 mm wide reference, 16:9 framing.
Core constraint: Move the viewpoint around a stationary subject; keep the selected radius approximately stable and aim inward. Use the declared sweep, direction and support, not a rotating subject or optical-axis roll.
Scene: A clock repairer's narrow workshop contains a scarred oak bench, brass pendulum clock, fine tools and a frosted window. The repairer wears a slate apron; material wear stays subtle and believable.
Initial state: Camera at repairer's eye height, 2.5 m from clock center, front view of repairer behind clock.
Action / timeline: Move initially camera-left on a quarter-circle, maintaining 2.5 m radius and aiming at clock. Complete the 90 degree arc in six seconds, hold two. Foreground tools slide to reveal the clock's right side from the new view. Use a 90-degree counterclockwise arc as viewed from above, keeping the clock stationary; hold the new oblique view for the final two seconds.
End state: Clock and repairer appear in side-oblique relation; initial window is now off to one side.
Camera design reference: Full-frame 36 mm wide reference, 16:9 framing; optics 40 mm prime; fixed focal length; f/4; exposure 1/48 s; ISO 400; WB 5000 K; capture 24 fps; playback 24 fps; focus: Hold clock center around 2.5 m.
Lighting: A broad 5600 K window key enters from camera left; a shaded 3000 K bench lamp warms the brass only. At 5000 K white balance daylight is mildly cool. Flag reflections and expose the pale dial below clipping.
Color: Keep oak brown and slate blue dominant, with a brass accent. Cool grey shadows retain tool shapes, skin midtones stay natural, and highlights turn cream with a soft shoulder. Moderate saturation and an open black level.
Assembly / finishing: No compositing or speed change. Keep the intended camera geometry in the rendered sequence; a still image alone cannot demonstrate the movement.
Avoid: Subject turntable replacing camera travel; Optical-axis roll replacing an orbit
Parameters are design references; generated output requires visual and, where applicable, audible verification.

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• Pan

  Rotate horizontally from a fixed station and height with fixed focal length. Follow the declared angle and timing; do not translate toward the destination.

• Tilt

  Keep the station and camera height fixed; rotate only pitch with fixed focal length. Stage the intended start and end crops and follow focus only as required.

• Dolly Translation

  Translate the camera through the declared path at fixed focal length. Let foreground/background perspective change; focus may track distance, and only explicitly declared aiming compensation is allowed.

• Aerial Travel

  Use one coherent elevated route with persistent terrain landmarks and the specified height profile. Fixed focal length; do not replace flight with a flat map enlargement.

• Body-Supported Stabilizer

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• Gimbal Travel

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• Truck / Lateral Parallax

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