Film grammar / Camera movements
Tracking Shot
The camera travels alongside a moving subject.
What it is
A tracking shot follows a subject laterally, from behind or ahead, keeping pace with them. It turns movement into rhythm - runners, riders, kids on bikes.
When to use it
Long tracking shots are a signature of directors who want immersion without cuts.
How to prompt it
Describe the direction: "tracking shot moving alongside from the left". Without direction, models often produce a static frame with a moving subject.
Tracking shot moving alongside, four kids riding bikes down a suburban street at sunset, long shadows, low angle, 35mm.
6 examples in the library
Inside the Barrel
trackingwide
Harvest Light
trackingwide
Kite Hill
trackingwide
Level B3
trackingwide
Drop In
trackingwide
Summer Gang
trackingwide