Black White Text Opener

Role

Create a short, reusable opening animation: black background, large white text that appears one character at a time, synchronized typing click SFX, optional word replacement, and a clean transition into the main video.

This skill is generative. Do not copy source frames or promise pixel-level alignment with a reference. If the user asks to exactly match an existing video, route to rn-replica-qc first.

Required Reads

Before building an opener, read:

1. references/motion-contract.md
2. references/timing-presets.md

Read references/tool-recipes.md when choosing HyperFrames, Remotion, or ffmpeg.

Inputs

Collect or infer:

• main opening phrase
• optional replacement words or contrast words
• final hold phrase, logo text, or next-scene lead-in
• target ratio and resolution
• duration preset: micro, standard, or slow
• tone: cinematic, clean tutorial, product launch, or opinion opener
• transition into the next scene: fade, white velocity wipe, text smear, or cut
• typing cadence and SFX preference, default 14 chars/s with subtle key clicks

If the user gives only a topic, write 2-3 short phrase options and choose the cleanest one. Avoid long sentences.

Defaults

• Duration: standard 4.8-5.8s.
• Background: pure or near black, no busy decorative background.
• Text: large white sans-serif, centered or slightly above center.
• Motion: black hold -> white text types in character by character -> phrase holds -> replacement text types in -> final typed phrase holds -> transition out.
• Audio: quiet typing clicks aligned to visible character appearances. Do not add clicks during black hold, final hold, or transition-only frames.
• Build tool: HyperFrames for polished video projects; Remotion when the project already uses Remotion; ffmpeg only for simple utility openers.

Workflow

1. Create The Timing Plan

Use the bundled script to generate a deterministic plan: