Edits text-animation cue sheet
Creator Lane | Reviewed September 15, 2026
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EDITS TEXT-ANIMATION CUE SHEET
Original planning exercise. Not a tested device output.

PROJECT
Topic:
Phone / operating system:
Edits version:
Date:
Final spoken script:
Caption language:
Where captions will sit:
Where extra callouts can sit:

ONE LAYER AT A TIME
Layer name:
Exact words:
Job: headline / callout / captions
Spoken cue:
Start:
End:
Entrance:
Readable still time:
Exit:
Font:
Colour:
Background or outline:
Position:
Subject or detail it must not cover:
Fallback if style unavailable:
Export result:

FILLED TWELVE-SECOND EXERCISE
00.0–02.5: Too many shots?
Job: name the problem. Quiet entrance; hold the complete question.
02.5–06.5: Choose three.
Job: support the spoken word three. Keep the checklist visible.
06.5–10.5: Film the easiest first.
Job: give the next action. Simple entrance; hold.
10.5–12.0: No extra headline.
Job: allow the action to finish without crowding the screen.
These are proposed timings, not measured playback or a native project.

STYLE CONTRACT
Main font:
Main text colour:
Accent:
Caption treatment:
Maximum number of competing layers:
Saved style available:
Style reference:
What may change for each shot:

REVIEW
Still text readable before animation:
Each cue aligned with the spoken idea:
Entrance leaves useful reading time:
No essential word appears only as a flash:
Caption and callout areas separate:
Hindi or other script proofread:
Brightest and busiest frames checked:
No face, label or important action hidden:
Export reopened:
Muted viewing checked:
Narration makes sense without pointing only:
First and final frames checked:
Destination preview checked:
Reviewer and date:
Corrections:


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