A visual reference for the angle, framing, and movement vocabulary Shot Director draws its suggestions from. Entries tagged 📋 ON THE LIST come straight from your Master Shot & Lighting List.
Every camera angle is really just how high or low the camera sits relative to the subject, swept from directly overhead (90°) to directly underneath (−90°). 📋 marks the four positions that are exact entries in your spreadsheet — the rest are common in-between reference points.
Any camera direction is really three independent choices stacked together: the angle you shoot from, how tight the framing is, and whether the camera moves. Mix and match freely — Shot Director's Photography track only draws from Angle + Framing (a still can't move); the Film track adds Motion on top.
Once you've picked an angle and a framing, the camera can hold still or move through the shot. These eight are the movement entries in your Camera Shot & Combo Camera Shot categories — the ones the Film track adds on top of Photography.
The camera physically moves closer to the subject.
The camera physically moves away from the subject.
The camera moves vertically up or down without tilting.
The camera moves smoothly alongside the subject.
The camera rotates horizontally on a fixed axis.
The camera rotates vertically on a fixed axis.
The camera sweeps high above the scene.
The camera continuously circles around the subject.
Angle and framing describe where the camera is; lighting describes where the light is and what it does to the subject. These three groups — direction, quality, and color/mood — are the words worth reaching for when you want an AI image or video model to render light on purpose instead of by accident. The full technique library with demo stills lives on the 💡 Lighting tab back in Shot Director.