Crane
Drone & Crane — Elevated, sweeping aerial and jib moves.
The camera rises or descends on a boom arm, typically tilting slightly to keep the subject in frame as the vantage changes. Distinct from a pedestal in scale — cranes cover much larger vertical distances.
When to use it: Crane up for grand, sweeping reveals that pull away from a subject into a wide establishing view — endings, scale reveals, epic beats. Crane down for descending from a wide establishing view into an intimate close-up — a classic opening move that lands a story on its subject.
Prompt
Camera: smooth crane up (or down) — camera rises/descends on a boom at constant speed, gradually tilting to keep subject in frame, no zoom.
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