Tight opener, big word, script ghost writes on

The first 0.4 s are a tight crop, a hard cut at about 0.46 s to the wide shot, small sans captions from 0.1-0.2 s, a bold keyword blown up at 0.3-0.5 s and a calligraphic ghost of the topic word that writes on underneath. Luxury, lifestyle and heritage creators.

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Open my video with this hook: "Tight opener, big word, script ghost writes on" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/hooks/tight-opener-script-ghost-word-hook-e6x/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: [Small phrase] + BIG [keyword] over a script [Topic word].
Pair with captions preset mixed-size-sans-big-keyword (https://24fps.dev/video-editor/captions/mixed-size-sans-big-keyword/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: [Small phrase] + BIG [keyword] over a script [Topic word].
Example lines: Let's talk morning routines: My morning routine tip for a refined lifestyle · The inspiration for the collection came from my travels · When I work with the clay I feel the history in my hands
Beats: 0.0s Tight face crop. → 0.1s First small lowercase word in white at y about 0.7. → 0.3s First keyword blown up to about 1.8x size in bold with a soft blur-in. → 0.4s Script ghost word (white, thin) draws on across the chest area, letters appearing left to right. → 0.5s Hard cut to wide shot; ghost keeps writing. → 0.9s Captions rotate small phrase / big keyword every 0.5-1 s over the persistent script word.
Same idea: Also called: Byline (AI Edit)
Technique: Edit device observed in the AI caption app sample clips
Footage: Man talking and gesturing, Pexels

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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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