ShotNew
Chase a moving point
The camera follows a moving point along a curved path from one place to another, a set distance behind, looking at it.
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Added
- 23 October 2026
- Films
- Not used in a film yet
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Range | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| start | choice | street | door, across, street, green, promenade, sand, waterline, bench, pond, roof, point | where the point starts; point uses `startAt` |
| startAt | vec2 | -70, -25 | -3000 to 3000 | the start when start is point: along and inland, in metres |
| end | choice | point | door, across, street, green, promenade, sand, waterline, bench, pond, roof, point | where the point ends; point uses `endAt` |
| endAt | vec2 | -10, -25 | -3000 to 3000 | the end when end is point: along and inland, in metres |
| bend | number | 20 | 0 to 150 deg | how much the path turns on its way from start to end: it bows to one side, 0 is straight |
| bendLeft | bool | true | – | which side the path bows to, seen from above along its way |
| lag | number | 45 | 3 to 500 m | how far behind the point the camera trails, along the path |
| height | number | 28 | 2 to 500 m | the camera height over the ground |
| side | number | 0 | -100 to 100 m | how far to the right of the path the camera stands (negative is left) |
| pointHeight | number | 1.5 | 0 to 500 m | the height over the ground of the point it looks at |
| fov | number | 60 | 8 to 110 deg | the lens |
| ease | choice | cruise | cruise, linear, inOut | cruise holds a steady speed with soft ends; inOut starts and ends at rest |
Use it in a film
film.js
move: element('chase-follow', { start: 'street', startAt: [-70, -25] })Use it from your agent
Ask your agent to put it in a film. It finds the element by name.