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HookToo strong to be true
The catch the cover is built around. Templates built for it come first; none are hidden.
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- The payoffShow the best second of the video before they click.
- Out of placeOne ordinary thing where it should not be.
- The big numberOne figure so large (or small) it stops the scroll.
- The tiny detailSomething too small to make out, marked.
- Before and afterTwo states of one thing, split by a hard cut.
- Head to headTwo things and a verdict still to come.
- The correctionA claim struck through and the truth written over it.
- Too strong to be trueAn absolute claim, with a footnote that admits the twist.
- The unfinished sentenceA line that stops just before the answer.
- Cut openThe inside of something nobody has seen.
- The questionOne short question that promises a verdict.
- Where does it landA ranking the viewer wants to argue with.
27 of 48 templates · 10 built for too strong to be true
Clear filtersSpellcast
A burst of violet and gold magic exploding from a caster's hands toward the camera.
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9:16Footnote
A claim too strong to be true, set huge, with a red asterisk and a footnote that admits the twist.
The footnote is the cover without words.
Sticker Pop
One huge subject cut out like a sticker on a loud colour, with two or three giant words.
Start with thisReaction
A big face reacting in the corner, the thing they react to beside it, and one giant word.
Start with thisNeon Night
A dark scene lit in neon magenta and cyan, with glowing words and a glowing frame.
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The hero dead centre with an explosion blasting behind, and giant words on top.
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9:16Speedrun
A giant glowing timer over a blast of speed: speedruns, records and races.
The time is the cover without words.
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9:16Correction
One word struck through in red pencil and the truth set right after it. A correction slip.
The crossed-out word is the cover without words.
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9:16Big Number
One figure, very large: a price, a weight, a count of days. Everything else steps back.
The number is the cover without words.
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9:16Big Stakes
A giant yellow number with a hard 3D edge, and the thing it belongs to right beside it.
The giant number is the cover without words.
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9:16Rank Up
A grey rank, a fat arrow, a glowing gold rank, and the hero standing tall beside them.
The two ranks are the cover without words.
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9:16Survival
A giant day counter over an epic survival scene: the 100-days genre.
The day count is the cover without words.
First Contact
A colossal alien craft hanging over a tiny figure: the moment everything changes.
Start with thisMission Log
An astronaut at a window onto an alien planet, a mission-day tag and the title beside them.
Start with thisThe Quest
A small band on a ridge, a far castle on a mountain, golden light: the journey begins.
Start with thisThe Moment
The best second of the video, frozen as it happens, with the time it happens stamped on it.
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9:16Wrong Place
One ordinary thing where it should not be, shot flat and deadpan, laid on the table as a print.
Half of it is the title's page without words.
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9:16Pull Quote
One line someone said, set large as a quotation and cut off just before the answer.
The quote is the cover without words.
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9:16Confession
One stark colour, a short admission in big condensed capitals, and you beside it.
The admission is the cover without words.
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9:16Day One of Thirty
A tear-off calendar page on every episode of a series. Only the day changes.
The day number is the cover without words.
Field Notes
A handwritten paper label on a wide landscape, with the place stamped above it.
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9:16Front Page
A tabloid front page: your masthead, a heavy serif headline, the picture boxed like a news photo.
A front page is made of headlines without words.
Cutout
One object on a flat, loud colour with a round sticker. A shop window, not a photo.
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