Cold open, keyword chips

Speaker is mid-gesture at 0.0 s with no graphics; the first caption word lands at ~0.3 s and only keywords get big lime chips while filler words stay small and white. Friendly explainers where the first 3 s should feel like an unscripted start.

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Open my video with this hook: "Cold open, keyword chips" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/hooks/recess-cold-open-keyword-chip-hook-e5x/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 3s 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: [possessive] [keyword noun] [keyword noun] [verb] [tone] for the [keyword]
Pair with captions preset caps-rounded-white-lime-box-karaoke (https://24fps.dev/video-editor/captions/caps-rounded-white-lime-box-karaoke/preset.json); the captions kind takes script as [{ w, s, e, emph }], plus karaoke and activeColor.
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: [possessive] [keyword noun] [keyword noun] [verb] [tone] for the [keyword]
Example lines: My morning routine really sets the tone for the day. · Dealing with a landlord-tenant issue can be stressful. · It might seem simple, but tracking your energy levels really helps.
Beats: 0.0s Speaker mid-gesture, no graphics, room tone only. → 0.3s Small white filler word ('MY') fades in lower third. → 0.4s 'MORNING' lands bigger on a lime-to-lilac chip (~0.35 s per keyword). → 0.8s 'ROUTINE' chip holds ~0.6 s; 'REALLY' and 'THE' return to small plain white. → 1.9s 'SETS', 'TONE', 'FOR THE', 'DAY' keep the chip/filler alternation. No punch-in, no sfx.
Same idea: Also called: Recess (AI Edit)
Technique: No title card, no cut; the caption hierarchy carries the hook.
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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