Three AM scene

Camera-style REC indicator over typed-on lines. Stages: “It was 3am and my phone showed 40 notifications.” You have a personal story or a scene with tension to lead with. Fits lines like “It was 6am and the airport was empty.”.

Open my video with this hook: "Three AM scene" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/hooks/three-am-scene/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: It was [time] and [vivid unexpected scene].
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
It was [time] and [vivid unexpected scene].
Example lines
It was 3am and my phone showed 40 notifications. · It was 6am and the airport was empty. · It was midnight and the oven was on fire. · It was 5am and the trail was already full.
Beats
0.0s REC dot and timestamp appear in the top corners. → 0.2s 'it was 3am and my phone had 40 notifications' types out. → 1.4s Dark room lit by phone glow; notification pings stacked quickly; the line starts mid-scene with no greeting.
Technique
Story cold open hook: In medias res: drop into a moment with stakes before any context.
Footage
Man talking and gesturing, Pexels

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