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One word in a large serif placed between the background and a cut-out of the speaker, so the head overlaps the letters.

Edit effects

Type behind the head

One huge word between the speaker and the background turns a talking head into a poster.

Use when
Emphasis on one word; the hook line on the first frame.

Prompt instructions

Give me an edit brief: where it goes on the timeline, the exact settings, and what to check before export, for a short video about [your product], for [your audience]. The technique is type behind the head: one huge word between the speaker and the background turns a talking head into a poster. How it works: one word in a large serif placed between the background and a cut-out of the speaker, so the head overlaps the letters. It is right for: emphasis on one word; the hook line on the first frame. Type over footage is split light and dark against the picture, never outlined; no gradients, glows or glass. The effect fires on the word that names it. Be concrete: numbers, seconds and settings, no theory. Ask me one question first if something you need is missing.

The same prompt works in Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini.

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Sources

Definition from Director Chair field notes on reading published videos; use from Director Chair notes on Reel Kit (Justyn The AI Guy) (described from the frames of two clips; no result per effect was measured) Checked 2026-11-13.

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