Textplate contrast-plate spec storyboard

Summary

A motion-graphics spec page documenting the "textplate": a white contrast block that slides in behind text so copy stays legible over bright footage. The defining element is the six-frame storyboard showing the plate entering, the text appearing, then the text fading.

Visual description

Light grey background. A "Textplate" heading sits top-left above a narrow column of spec notes covering when to use the plate, then "Typeface: Inter Light, Color: Bravida Light Blue 75, Font size: 45px, Leading: Auto, Left aligned", plus placement and clear-space notes. The right two-thirds shows six numbered frames in a three-column grid. The footage is bright: construction workers in yellow Bravida hi-vis jackets and white hard hats on a concrete stairwell, with a large numeral "1" propped against the wall. Across the frames a white rounded plate animates in from the right edge, settles to a full plate, then a short two-line caption appears on it; the final frame shows the plate over a desaturated grey still. Each frame has a circled number top-left. "2021" sits bottom-left.

Key takeaway

The contrast-plate device itself: a solid plate that animates in behind type so captions hold up over busy or overexposed video. Documenting it as a numbered frame strip, including the plate-in and text-in steps as separate frames, makes the animation order unambiguous.

Reuse notes

Use when overlaying text on uncontrolled, bright, or high-detail footage where plain white type would wash out. Pairs with the line-by-line typography spec on the sibling page. Note the plate is keyed to a specific brand tint here (Bravida Light Blue 75), so re-tint it to fit another system. Best for lower-third captions rather than full-screen statements.