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 moss-apron baker works with a pear tart, copper whisk, off-white tiled preparation table and flour jars. The pastry has distinct pear slices and glossy syrup, with no commercial packaging.
Initial state: Camera at table height plus 35 cm, 2 m from tart, frontal baker view.
Still reference: Full-frame 36 mm wide reference, 16:9 framing; optics 50 mm prime; f/4; exposure 1/48 s; ISO 400; WB 4600 K
Lighting: A 5200 K diffused window from frame left models the pastry; a 2800 K pendant warms rear tiles. At 4600 K white balance retain that separation. Bounce window light beneath the chin and protect syrup highlights.
Color: Use warm pear gold against moss green and off-white tile. Shadows stay neutral brown, midtones retain food texture and skin warmth, glossy highlights roll gently rather than glow. Restrained reds, clean whites and open dark aprons.
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 Right
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 moss-apron baker works with a pear tart, copper whisk, off-white tiled preparation table and flour jars. The pastry has distinct pear slices and glossy syrup, with no commercial packaging.
Initial state: Camera at table height plus 35 cm, 2 m from tart, frontal baker view.
Action / timeline: Arc initially camera-right for 90 degrees over six seconds, keep tart centered and radius 2 m, then hold. Baker stays behind the table and adds one pear slice midway. Near whisk shifts faster than rear jars. Use a 90-degree clockwise arc as viewed from above. The near copper whisk changes overlap with the tart faster than the distant kitchen, with no dessert turntable.
End state: A side view of the tart shows its layered edge; the baker, still behind the table in world space, moves toward the right of the new composition.
Camera design reference: Full-frame 36 mm wide reference, 16:9 framing; optics 50 mm prime; fixed focal length; f/4; exposure 1/48 s; ISO 400; WB 4600 K; capture 24 fps; playback 24 fps; focus: Focus on tart 2 m away throughout.
Lighting: A 5200 K diffused window from frame left models the pastry; a 2800 K pendant warms rear tiles. At 4600 K white balance retain that separation. Bounce window light beneath the chin and protect syrup highlights.
Color: Use warm pear gold against moss green and off-white tile. Shadows stay neutral brown, midtones retain food texture and skin warmth, glossy highlights roll gently rather than glow. Restrained reds, clean whites and open dark aprons.
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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  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.

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• Truck / Lateral Parallax

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