Watch my hands

Cinematic centred serif title with a wide-tracked kicker. Stages: “Watch my hands. I fold this shirt in two seconds.” The product or process is more convincing shown than described. Fits lines like “Watch my hands. I debone a chicken in 30 seconds.”.

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Open my video with this hook: "Watch my hands" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/hooks/watch-my-hands/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: Watch my hands. [Action].
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: Watch my hands. [Action].
Example lines: Watch my hands. I fold this shirt in two seconds. · Watch my hands. I debone a chicken in 30 seconds. · Watch my hands. I wrap a gift in 10 seconds. · Watch my hands. This is how I tie a knot.
Beats: 0.0s Wide-tracked kicker 'watch my hands' fades in. → 0.2s Serif title 'A shirt folded in two seconds' blurs into focus. → 0.9s Accent line 'no tricks' fades in. → 1.4s Overhead hands-only shot, ASMR fabric sound, the action begins on 'watch'.
Technique: Demonstration hook: Start with action instead of an announcement.
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

Snap zoom, bold italic titleTwo wide frames, a jump cut to a tight crop at 0.08 s, a two-line bold-italic title fades in behind the subject at ~0.25 s while frosted pill captions build with oversized italic accent words; the title is gone by ~2.8 s.HookSnap zoomCut-out

Jump-cut close-up, then serif title behind the speakerA wide first shot lasts 0.17 s, a hard jump cut punches in to a close-up, pill captions start at 0.25 s and a two-part serif title (caps word over an italic word) fades up behind the speaker at 0.5 s and stays about 2.5 s.HookSerifCut-out

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