Shows the other person or a screen over one person's shoulder, conveying both the relationship and the line of sight.
When to use it
Scenes of looking at a phone or laptop screen (the screen content is added in editing), conversations.
Example videos
The Over The Shoulder Shot in Film (and How to Shoot a Dialogue Scene) #overtheshoulder — Explainer: Shows the over-the-shoulder shot, which frames the other person past one person's shoulder, and how to build a dialogue scene with it.20 Cinematic Camera Moves & Shots for Seedance and Kling | AI FIlmmaking Tutorial — AI: From 2:39, it shows over-the-shoulder and reverse shots made with AI.Luma AI - Ray2 Camera Angle Concepts — AI: The official 13-second demo shows results from Luma's angle presets, including the over-the-shoulder.
Will AI handle it well?
Official control available — Luma 'Over the Shoulder', Veo 'Over-the-shoulder shot'
One-click prompt
Over-the-shoulder shot from behind a teenage girl, looking at her laptop screen where a video call shows her grandmother smiling and waving, shallow focus, 50mm lens, locked-off camera, warm bedroom lamp light, tender mood, 5-second shot.
Tell the AI like this
over-the-shoulder shot from behind the man, looking at the laptop screen