Focal length (lens) classes

These are creative focal-length classes, not a camera shop menu — we use them the way a prep book does: to steer compression, depth, and what reads as “the shot” before anyone picks a real lens on set.

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  Ultra-wide 14mm

  Extreme field of view — big environments, close to the action, strong perspective lines. Feels IMAX, architecture, and scale.
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  Wide 24mm

  Classical “wide but natural” for masters and two-shots. Reads environment + body language without the ultra-wide bowing.
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  Natural 35mm

  Versatile all-purpose focal length — a human default for dialogue and walk-and-talk, slightly wider than a bare eye view.
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  Normal 50mm

  Neutral, intimate distance — a sweet spot for faces and for staying honest with the room.
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  Portrait 85mm

  Gentle compression, flattering faces, softer backgrounds. Where emotional close work usually lives.
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  Short-tele 135mm

  Stronger compression — the world stacks behind the subject, ideal for portraiture and “layered” urban backgrounds.
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  Tele 200mm

  Long-lens look — small figure in a big world, or voyeur / surveillance read; also sports and end-of-dolly shots.
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  Macro

  For genuine inserts: eyes, hands, objects, details — not for normal coverage. Signals “cut in” in the edit.

AI-generated mood stills — creative focal-length classes match the shot scaffold lens field in the product.

Movement

What the camera does in time — independent of rig. Paired with tripod vs handheld vs dolly, the same move can feel clinical or human. Below are the exact movement options in the shot scaffold, each with a quick music-video style example.

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  static

  Hold the frame: a breath before the downbeat, a lock-off performance take, or letting lyrics land without camera dance.
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  slow push in

  Creep toward the lead on the pre-chorus — intimacy building without a cut, classic emotional zoom-by-walking the lens.
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  slow pull out

  Reveal context as the bar ends — show the room, the crowd, or loss of isolation as the vocal opens up.
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  slow pan left

  Trace a line across a skyline, a stage edge, or a second character entering from the left of the world.
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  slow pan right

  Follow a walking performer, a car passing, or hand off attention across a widescreen set.
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  tilt up

  Lift from boots to face on a power stance, or climb a building facade in time with a riser.
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  tilt down

  Drop from a hero wide to a prop or lyric object on the ground — a vertical reveal on a hit.
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  handheld drift

  Subtle alive micro-motion in a live room: not a shake attack, just organic float behind the beat.
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  tracking left

  Parallax past pillars, crowds, or neon as the artist moves on a line — side-on energy without orbiting all the way.
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  tracking right

  Mirror tracking left for compositional balance or to match stage direction in a live performance block.
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  crane up

  Big-festival scale: rise over heads, confetti, or a rooftop to sell the drop or outro lift.
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  crane down

  Land from a god-wide into the human scale — useful for “the world shrinks to one person” moments.
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  whip pan

  Hard accent on snare or chop — smash from face to environment or fake a continuity cheat on tempo.
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  dolly zoom

  Vertigo beat: hallway dread, chorus panic, or subjective warp — keep it sparse so it stays special.
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  orbit

  Circle talent or a duo on the hook — center-stage music-video grammar when you want 360° fan energy.
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  steadicam follow

  Long walk-and-talk through corridors, backstage, or one-take choreography blocks glued to the performer.

AI-generated illustrative stills (same palette across the set) — meant as mood references, not literal shot breakdowns. Labels match the shot scaffold movement field in the product; pair with rig on each row.