Cold open on the speaker, chip captions only

No title, no sting, no cut: the speaker is already mid-gesture at frame 0, the first caption words rise in at 0.2-0.4 s with a rounded chip on the word being spoken, and nothing else happens until the title card at 4.4-5.75 s. Corporate and leadership talking heads that should feel calm and credible.

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Open my video with this hook: "Cold open on the speaker, chip captions only" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/hooks/cold-open-chip-subtitles-no-graphics-hook-e3x/preset.json (pass its "preset" to the engine).
Engine (MIT, no dependencies, ES module): https://24fps.dev/editor/engine.js. Download the engine next to your page (curl -O) rather than importing cross-origin, then import { mount } from "./engine.js" in a <script type="module"> served over http.
Wiring: root = a position:relative box at the video's size. media = { main }: main is a wrapper holding my video, filling the root. Then const fx = mount(root, { kind: "text", preset, media }) and call fx.render(seconds) every frame. The preset runs 5s from t = 0; offset t to place it later. It is seek-safe: drive it from the GSAP timeline in HyperFrames or call render(frame / fps) in Remotion. Before capturing frames, await (fx.ready ?? document.fonts.ready). Check it on my footage: if text is hidden behind the subject or doesn't read against my colours, nudge the layer positions or colours.
Replace the demo text with mine: set preset.layers[n].text (use \n for line breaks); if none given, write lines that fit my footage and tell me.
Hook formula: [topic noun phrase] + [verb + object] + [claim], spoken straight to camera; first chip caption at 0.2-0.4 s
Field reference: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/llms.txt. Keep sizes as fractions of the frame height so it works at any resolution. Credit: 24fps.dev/video-editor

Formula: [topic noun phrase] + [verb + object] + [claim], spoken straight to camera; first chip caption at 0.2-0.4 s
Example lines: Brand operations, creating engaging B2B content starts with clarity · When I look at our daily leadership approach, the real work isn't just setting the vision · It's tricky balancing creativity with corporate guidelines
Beats: 0.0s cold open on the speaker mid-gesture, no graphics, no cut, no sound design → 0.3s first caption words fade/rise in, rounded chip on the spoken word → 0.8s 2-3 word chip captions advance word by word on a locked-off camera → 4.4s (after the hook) blob wipe to the tip card, see the transition preset
Same idea: Also called: Lift (AI Edit)
Footage: Man talking and gesturing, Pexels

"For me" with a script title revealA tight serif caption starts alone, then a large script title with a sparkle and a tiny stacked tagline blurs in behind the speaker at about 0.7 s.Edit passHookCut-out

Keyword blur card with a settling zoomThe clip eases out from a tight crop while the first keyword blurs into a glowing cream caps card at 0.5 s, followed by a tiny orange label at 1.2 s.Edit passHook

Dark fade-up, red keyword, flashThe clip rises from near black while bold red caption words and a letter-spaced glowing keyword reveal, then a prismatic white leak flashes at about 1.1 s.Edit passHook

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