How the movement reads
The top-down descend move looks straight down while descending toward the arrangement, increasing subject scale without changing the overhead axis. In the Camera Lab preview, the teal hero rig stays readable against nearby blocks and distant markers, so the change in perspective is easy to separate from subject motion. This technique is especially useful when flat lays, maps, tabletop products, and graphic overhead transitions. Keep the path deliberate, hold the intended subject scale where the move requires it, and avoid combining it with unrelated camera instructions. In an AI video prompt, name the movement first, then describe the subject, setting, speed, framing, and final composition. That order gives the model one clear spatial instruction while preserving continuity across the five-second shot.
Prompt template
Use a top-down descend camera movement around [subject] in [setting] at [speed] speed, preserve stable subject geometry, and finish on a clean readable composition.