News & docs template
Documentary lower third animation
Serif name, role and place, fading in. A ready-made news & docs animation: change the content, pick the style and motion, then export a video for TikTok, Reels, Shorts or YouTube.
It starts on a transparent background, so you can export a MOV or WebM and lay it over your own footage. The example reads “Einar Sigurðsson”, “Glacier guide, 30 years”; replace it with your own.
Good for: documentary, lower third, interview.
Open in the editor, freeFree · No signup · Runs in your browser
What you can customise
Person
- Name
- Role
- Place
Style
- Text
- Size
- Text shadow
Your brand
- Your logo (PNG, transparent works best)
- Your name or @handle
- Show badge
- Badge position
- Badge look
- Badge size
- Background photo (card sits on it)
- Background padding
How to make it
- Open the template. It opens in the free editor in your browser, already animated.
- Make it yours. Edit name, role, place in the Content tab. The preview updates as you type.
- Pick the format. Choose 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, or 16:9 for YouTube, and set the background (it is transparent by default).
- Export. Save an MP4 to post, a transparent MOV for Premiere Pro, Final Cut or DaVinci Resolve, a WebM for CapCut, or a PNG still.
Export formats
- MP4, 720p or 1080p, 30 or 60 fps
- MOV (ProRes 4444) with transparency
- WebM with transparency (CapCut)
- PNG image
Guides and tools for this template
How to make breaking news graphics, lower thirds and documentary titlesCreate broadcast-style breaking news banners, tickers, lower thirds, quote cards, locator maps and cinematic documentary titles for YouTube and social.How to make animated lower thirdsCreate clean animated lower thirds with a name, title, photo or logo for interviews, podcasts, news and YouTube, and export them transparent for any editor.
