Title card

What is Title card?

A title card is a screen that displays printed text within a video, used to convey information such as a date, location, speaker name, or narrative context. In short-form video, title cards are used at the start of a clip or between scenes to orient the viewer or set up the content that follows.

When you'd use it

1. 1When a clip is divided into sections and each section needs a text label to orient the viewer.
2. 2When a video opens with no on-camera subject and requires a text screen to establish the topic.
3. 3When a scene shift introduces a new location, date, or speaker that needs explicit labeling.
4. 4When the video format is a list or countdown and each item is introduced by its own screen.
5. 5When the opening seconds of a clip use text to set up what follows.

Example

A tutorial video about three color grading techniques might open with a card reading "Method 1: Exposure" before showing that segment, then cut to "Method 2: Saturation" and so on. Each card takes about one second and lets the viewer mentally categorize what they are about to watch.

Use cases

1. 1Opening a step-by-step tutorial with a numbered title card before each new instruction.
2. 2Inserting a location and date screen at the start of a brand event recap clip.
3. 3Using a full-frame text screen to introduce each chapter of a longer educational series cut into short segments.

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