Tank Edge, Gantry, or Crane Follow? Choosing the Right Camera Angle
The disaster module decides what happens. The camera vantage decides how it feels. Same place, same disaster, three completely different videos.
Aug 16, 2026 · 5 min read · Tips
01
Tank Edge
Closest to the chaos
Ground level, right beside the FX tank and equipment. The nearest crew member's shoulder or back sits at the frame edge, cables and hoses crossing the foreground. Use this when you want the viewer to feel like they're standing right next to the rig.
02
Gantry
Full scale reveal
An elevated view looking down over the entire miniature set, with a metal guardrail low in frame and crew visible only from behind or in silhouette on the catwalk. Use this when the place itself — the full skyline, the full disaster — is the thing worth showing off.
03
Crane Follow
Most cinematic
A sweeping camera crane move low over the miniature during the impact, with the crane arm and cable rigging faintly visible at the frame edge. Use this for the most dramatic, most "trailer-like" version of a shot.
A Simple Way to Choose
If you're not sure, start with Tank Edge — it's the most intimate and the easiest to read on a phone screen. Move to Gantry when the place itself is dramatic enough to be the star. Save Crane Follow for a disaster with real motion across the frame, like a giant wave or a tornado, where the sweep adds to the chaos instead of competing with it.
Want to know why any of this actually reads as believable in the first place? See the five ingredients that sell the illusion.
Try All Three
Generate the same place and disaster with each vantage and compare. It's the fastest way to learn what each one does.
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