Number three surprises
Oversized gradient number slammed in, with a caps label and a serif follow-up. Stages: “Five ways to wake up earlier. Number 3 is wild.” The video is a list and you want viewers to know how long the payoff takes. Fits lines like “Four ways to save on flights. Number 2 feels illegal.”.
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Open my video with this hook: "Number three surprises" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/hooks/number-three-surprises/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 4s 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: [Number] ways to [outcome]. Number [x] is wild.
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
- [Number] ways to [outcome]. Number [x] is wild.
- Example lines
- Five ways to wake up earlier. Number 3 is wild. · Four ways to save on flights. Number 2 feels illegal. · Six ways to use a tripod. Number 5 is wild. · Three ways to eat more protein. Number 3 will surprise you.
- Beats
- 0.0s Number '#3' slams in, gradient-filled, filling the frame width. → 0.3s Label 'will surprise you' rises beneath it. → 0.8s Serif line 'five ways to wake up earlier' fades in last. → 1.4s Fast montage of tip clips; the number-3 clip is teased with a blurred thumbnail while text lands.
- Technique
- Numbered list hook: Promise a counted, scannable payoff.
- Footage
- Man talking and gesturing, Pexels